Sekar Alit | Cultures of Denpasar

Previously, we have been described gegendingan, now let's go to sekar alit.

In contrast with Sekar Rare (children's songs and folk songs), Sekar Alit group, commonly called the tembang macapat, gaguritan or Pupuh, bound by law Padalingsa consisting of wilang teacher and dingdong teacher. Teachers wilang are provisions that bind the number of rows on each one kind of Pupuh (song) and the large number of syllables in each line. In the event of breach of this wilang teacher then the error is called "elung".

Next is The Dingdong teacher, Dingdong teacher is uger-uger governing the fall of the vowel in each syllable final. Violation of the dingdong teacher is called "ngandang". About macapat term used to refer to this type of song is a term of the Java language. The group song is called macapat song because generally read by the system reads the four-four syllables (beats).

As for the types of song macapat (Pupuh) found in Bali and are still favored by the people, among which are :

Each Pupuh mentioned above contain the psychological atmosphere is different. The atmosphere generated by Pupuh is very useful to reveal a dramatic atmosphere of a story / play. In general, the relationship between the atmosphere with the type of Pupuh can be described as below :

Nevertheless, the influence of the singer who brought Pupuh can change the atmosphere generated by the Pupuh. It should also be aware that the song is called Pupuh is based on the chart or the framework of existing tracks on each - each of this Pupuh.

Based on the content or story that is expressed, the type of song is also on call guritan according to the stories they contain. Guritan Basur means macapat song tells the story of Basur. Similarly guritan Jayaprana, Sampik, Linggarpetak and so forth. The language used in the group song this is the language macapat Kawi (Old Javanese) and Balinese languages.

By law Padalingsa, macapat songs Bali can be arranged as the following table below :

Well, this sekar alit for each pupuh type has its own philosophy value. The flyer that came by the ancestors to the younger generation be able to live a better life. And also I include here, one of my favorite Pupuh, Pupuh ginada. Enjoy it.

Eda ngaden awak bisa
Depang anake ngadanin
Geginane buka nyampat
Anak sai tumbuh luhu
Ilang luhu ebuk kata
Yadin ririh
Liu enu pelajahang

Which means in Indonesian :
Jangan merasa diri bisa (dalam artian pintar, pandai, bisa melakukan segalanya)
Biarkan orang lain yang menilai apa
Kalau diandaikan seperti menyapu
Selalu saja ada sampah
Habis sampah masih saja ada debu
Walaupun pintar
Masih banyak yang harus dipelajari

In English :
Do not feel themselves able to (in the sense of smart, clever, can do everything)
Let other people judge what
If it assumed such a sweeping
There's always trash
Discharged waste there still dust
Although smart
There is still much to be learned

That's one example, and many Pupuh or sekar alit song that teaches us to be able to do better.

Gegendingan | Cultures of Denpasar

Bali, not only rich in variety dance or customary ceremonies that are so complex. But also rich in songs or traditional song that will be eroded by times.

Well, to be able to preserve it, then it is appropriate that we know about traditional songs or Tembang Bali. Various types of song that is owned by the Balinese and their structure and function of different. The Balinese art distinguish this song into four groups. Namely Gegendingan, Sekar Alit, Sekar Madya, and Sekar Agung. Now let us discuss Gegendingan.

Gegendingan is a collection of independent sentences are sung. Its contents are generally short, and simple. Said to be free because really there is no binding. Between each sentence does not have to have the meanings that make up a story or understanding, and sometimes the sentences are formed from the words that also has no clear meaning.

There are three types of gegendingan owned by the art Tembang Bali:

1. Gending Rare

Gending Rare or Sekar Rare includes various types of songs the children are nuances of the game. This type of song is in general use simple Balinese language, is dynamic and cheerful, so it can be sung with ease in an atmosphere of play and have fun. It also teaches children at an early age how to work together, and Balinese languages.

Usually every song is complemented (or as a complement ) a game (Dolanan) the same themes. But there is also a stand-alone, as the folk songs (gegendingan) whose shape is very simple. Both children's songs and folk songs are not too bound by the law / uger-uger like Guru song or Padalingsa. Some examples of this type of song, among others, such as meong-meong, juru pencar, galang bulan, and much more.

In this gending type, there is a whole stanza is the content, and some stanzas containing sampiran some have only form without content sampiran a clear meaning.

Here I list the text or lyrics of some sekar rare that I know , so please correct if there is something wrong, I'm sure for adults who lived in Bali at least know how to rhyme and better yet, teach this song to your children, so they can pass it to the next generation.

Meong-Meong
Meong meong alih ja bikule
Bikul gede gede
Buin mokoh mokoh
Kereng pesan ngerusuhin
Juk meng… Juk kul..

Dadong Dauh
Dadong dauh ngelah siap putih
Suba metaluh reka
Minab ada limolas taluhne
Nangih lacur ada nak nepukin
Anak cerik cerik
Anak cerik cerik
Keliwat usil ipun

Juru Pencar
Juru pencar juru pencar
Mai jalan mencar ngejuk ebe
Be gede gede
Be gede gede
Di sawana ajaka liu

Putri Cening Ayu
Putri cening ayu
Nongos ngijeng jumah
Meme luas malu
Ke peken meblanja
Apang ada daharang nasi

Meme tiang ngiring
Nongos ngijeng jumah
Sambilang mempumpun
Ajak tiang dadua
Di tekane nyen gapgapin

Kotak wadah gerip
Jaja megenepan
Ane luwung luwung
Megenep isine
Apang ada aji satus

2. Gending Jejangeran

This Gending Jejanggeran same with Gending Rare and usually sung together between with one another groups . There are a Janger (daughter groups) there is a Kecak (groups of boys).

Eventually this Gending Jejangeran also sung by the adults in the spectacle with giving movements variations or lakon variations (lelampahan).

Examples of this Gending Jejangeran is putri ayu, siap sangkur, mejejangeran, and many more.

3. Gending Sanghyang

Gending Sanghyang sung to lower (nedunang) Sanghyang-Sanghyang, for example in the procession of cultural relics in the pre-Hindu sacred dance Sanghyang, which includes dance anghyang Dedari, Sanghyang Deling, Sanghyang Jaran, Sanghyang Bojog, Sanghyang Celeng, Sanghyang Sampat and so on.

System or ortenan this song same with other gending rare, the resulting understanding the contents of this gending often abstract, and uncertain because it is difficult to digest.

Examples of gending-gending Sanghyang is Puspa Panganjali, Kukus Arum, Suaran Kumbang, and others.