Pantun Melayu Melaka

The pantun is a Malay poetic form. The pantun originated as a traditional oral form of expression. The first examples to be recorded appear in the 15th century in the Malay Annals and the Hikayat Hang Tuah. The most common theme is love.Here are some examples of Malay pantun recited by Puan Nyonya Tan and Allahyarham Maarof Abu Chik.