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--- On Tue, 24/8/10, mh <[email protected]> wrote: From: mh <[email protected]> Subject: [kisunda] Sastra - Pantun Sunda To: "Ki Sunda" <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, 24 August, 2010, 3:11 PM PANTUN SUNDAby Richadiana Kartakusuma on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 at 1:17pm Pantun SundaPantun Sunda is a type of Sundanese oral narrative performance interspersed with songs and music played on a kacapi, a kind of zither. A pantun used to be recited during an evening-length performance. A single performer relates the tales the story of a hero's initiation; the protagonist leaves his kingdom in order to seek experiences, beautiful princesses to become his wife, power, other kingdoms to subject, the realization of a dream (Rosidi 1984a:143); after having succeeded in reaching his goal he finally returns to his kingdom. Alongside memories of historical events the stories often contain mythical elements. Pantun were not written down, the bards often being illiterate, in many case blind. Originally they had a sacral character, as was clear from the offerings, until recently made at the beginning of the recitation and also from the content of the introductory part of the story, called rajah; this was an invocatory song, imploring the help of divine figures to ward off bad influences. The form of the pantun was not strictly fixed; however, the dominant language from employed in most pantun was the octosyllabic verse. For a detailed description of the nature and form of a Sundanese pantun you are referred to Eringa (1949), to Hermansoemantri (1977-79). Currently there are not so many Pantun Sunda shows because there is no regeneration for reserving the music genre especially when radio has been a household appliance in West Java. Transcription of pantun storiesPantun being typically oral text, they were not written down in the Sundanese literally tradition; only late in the nineteenth century were the first pantun put down in writing, at first mainly on the initiative or instigation of Western ( Dutch) person, in the beginning usually in cacarakan script. After the establishment of Indonesia, Sundanese scholars made important contributions to the study of pantun, by publishing more oral texts as well as by critically investigating them. Special mention should be made of a project by Ajip Rosidi who in the early seventies had a considerable number of pantun recorded as they were performed by singers from various areas in West Java (see Rosidi 1973). The recorded pantun was transcribed and in stenciled form circulated in limited circle. Later on a number of them were published in book form, such as Mundinglaya di Kusumah (1986). An excellent study of the literally structure of the pantun was written by Hermansoemantri (1977-79); Kartini et al. (1984) wrote a useful comparative analysis on the plot of the pantun, based on a survey of 35 pantun stories. A valuable work on the musical aspects of pantun performances, based on extensive data collected in the field, was written by A. N. Weintraub (1990). In the Sanghyang Siksakanda ng Karesian, dated 1518, pantun are mentioned: "hayang nyaho di pantun ma: Langgalarang, Banyakcatra, Siliwangi, Haturwangi, prepantun tanya" (if you want to know pantun, such as Langgalarang, Banyakcatra, siliwangi, Haturwangi, ask the pantun singer, Atja and Danasasmita 1981a:14). Throughout the ages many ancient elements have been preserved, even though the content of the stories told and the language used underwent changes and adaptations. Not only are there a number of Arabic words present in many pantun texts, which in pre-Islamic Old Sundanese text are lacking; the repertoire of present-day pantun singers include Islamic tales as is clear from the list in Weintraub (1990:23-4). List of Pantun StoriesBased on Budi Rahayu Tamsyah in his book "Kamus Istilah Tata Basa jeung Sastra Sunda", there are pantun stories as follow: Ciung WanaraLutung KasarungMundinglaya di KusumahAria Munding JamparingBanyakcatraBadak SangorahBadak SingaBima ManggalaBima WayangBudak ManjorBudug Basu /Sri Sadana / Sulanjana Bujang PangalasanBurung BaokBuyut OrenyengDalima WayangDemung KalaganDeugdeug Pati Jaya Perang / Raden Deugdeug Pati Jaya Perang Prabu Sandap PakuanGajah LumantungGantangan Wangi Hatur WangiJaka SusuruhJalu MantangJaya MangkuratKembang Panyarikan / Pangeran Ratu Kembang PanyarikanKidang PanandriKidang PananjungKuda GandarKuda Lalean Kuda MalelaKuda WangiLangla LarangLangga SariLangon SariLayung KumendungLiman Jaya MantriLutung Leutik / Ratu Bungsu Karma JayaMalang SariManggung Kusuma Matang JayaMunding JalinganMunding KawangiMunding KawatiMunding LimanMunding MintraMunding Sari Jaya MantriMunding WangiNyi Sumur BandungPaksi Keling / Wentang Gading Panambang SariPanggung KaratonParenggong JayaRaden Mangprang di KusumahRaden TanjungRaden TegalRangga Sawung GalingRangga GadingRangga KatimpalRangga Malela Rangga SenaRatu AyuRatu PakuanRinggit SariSenjaya GuruSiliwangihttp://www.facebook.com/notes/richadiana-kartakusuma/pantun-sunda/424613039474
