Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Es Lilin

"Es lilin" is the title of a traditional Sundanese song which is very popular in Indonesia (although many only remember the first two lines :p ).
My Mom loved to sing it at home.
I never did.
It is non-sense to sing something that is clearly nothing compared to the version my family used to hear :p
And so, here, far far away from home I happened to stumble upon a clip for this song by Viki Sianipar and... oh, I realized.. hey, this song is cool, and...
I must admit there is this sense of belonging (patriotism? nah :p).
So, surprise, surprise, now I really want to sing this song!
Yet, it shocked me that no lyric is available for this song on the internet. How come? How am I supposed to sing along?
So, here are the lyrics. Hope next time people search for "lirik es lilin" or "lyrics es lilin" they will immediately get this page instead of Siti Nurhaliza's other version of Es lilin. Let's sing!
  1. 1st version , based on the song performed by Viki Sianipar

    Es lilin mah ceuceuuu
    kalapa muda
    dibantun mah geuningan
    didorong-dorong

    abdi isin geuningan
    samar kaduga
    margi na mah aduuhhh
    inggis kaboyoh(?)

    Es lilin mah geuningan
    buatan Bandung
    dibantun mah geuningan
    ka Sukajadi

    abdi isin jungjunan
    duh bararingung
    sok inggis mah aduuh
    henteu ngajadi

    Itu saha dunungan
    nu nungtun munding
    digantelan geuningan
    ku saputangan

    itu saha geuningan
    ku ginding teuing
    sing horeng mah aduh
    geuning jungjunan

    Kamana mah geuningan
    ngaitkeun cingcin
    ka kaler mah geuningan
    katojo bolat
    kamana mah dunungan
    ngaitkeun pikir
    moal baleg geuningan batu sabulan(?)

  2. 2nd version, found by J thru internet (I only change it to a readable,- and sing-able-, format)

    Es lilin mah
    didorong-dorong
    dibantun mah
    dibantun ka Sukajadi

    abdi isin ceuceu
    samar kaduga
    sok sieun mah aduuh
    henteu ngajadi

    Es lilin mah ceuceu
    buatan Bandung
    dicandakna geuningan
    ka Cipaganti
    abdi isin jungjunan
    duh bararingung
    sok inggis mah aduuh
    henteu ngajadi

    Itu saha dunungan
    nu nungtun munding
    digantelan geuning
    ku saputangan

    itu saha dunungan
    ku ginding teuing
    sing horeng mah aduh
    geuning jungjunan

    Es lilin mah ceuceu
    dikalapaan
    raosna mah geuningan
    kabina-bina

    abdi alim dunungan
    paduduaan
    sok sieun mah dibantun
    kamana-mana

    Kamana mah dunungan
    ngaitkeun cingcin
    ka kaler mah aduuh

    katojo bolat
    kamana mah dunungan
    ngaitkeun pikir
    sakieu mah aduuh panas hatena.

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