Bujang Runggu Ensing (Sickly Kingfisher Dude)

My hubby and I found this hilarious song in YouTube (click on the link, I can't post the video here). It's an Iban song. I posted the lyrics here along with its meaning in English (in italics). I hope I translated it well. Just a bit of background: teachers are well respected among the Ibans because they are presumed to have more knowledge than the rest of the people (well, that was then). To have a beau who is a teacher is a BIG bonus to the lady and her family. Ibans are well known for their 'adat bejalai' (bejalai tradition), which means they will look for their fortune, knowledge, experiences in far away places i.e Saudi Arabia, USA etc.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnwkEz_UKkM

Bujang Runggu Ensing (Sickly Kingfisher Dude)

kasih meh tudah diri
pity me
bangat nadai pemandai
I've no skill or good education
enda landik di tunjuk jari
I've no qualification
tusah amai ka ngiga bini
It's hard for me to get a wife
indu dara amat lawa
the virgins are all choosy
enggai ke laki ke nadai kerja
they don't want to date men without proper occupations
enti aku nyadi cikgu
but if I'm a teacher
nya baru sida setuju
surely they want me as their beau

nadai ngawa ku lama bujang
I'm an old bachelor but that's ok
asal ati ku teperindang
as long as I'm happy
enda ibuh di kumbai bujang skrang
I don't have to be known as the bachelor of Skrang (name of a place)

ila meh ku kerja ngagai tasik saudi arab bia
I'll look for my fortune by working in faraway Saudi Arabia
gaji besai duit dibai ku pulai
I'll have big salary and lots of money when I come home (to Sarawak)

baru sida ya nemu
then they will know
nesal diri enggai ke aku
they will regret it because they (the ladies) rejected me before
taja pan nadai pemandai
even though I've no proper education or skill
ulih ga nyadi tauke besai
I can still become a somebody

ti peda tak runggu ensing
If they look at me, I'm just a dude who looks like a sickly kingfisher
ti terebai apus ga sungai
but if I fly, I can fly far away, way beyond the river
indu dara nyau nyeling
the virgins will steal a look at me
agi laku ga bujang tuai
and though I'm an old bachelor I'm still a hot dude