Sayir about Si Pahit Lidah as the Example of the Traditional Malay Literature in Transition Period

The review presents the analysis of the content and the form of a traditional Malay poem about the hero Si Pahit Lidah as a vivid example of literary heritage of the Malay world. The close interest to the poem is caused by the balance of the content and form in times on the eve of the tradition changings, among the flourishing region literatures based on local folklore.

traditional Malay literature, poem, shair, folklore, sakti, ambivalent hero, archaic beliefs