narrative

Once, there was a kingdom in Priangan Land. Lived a happy family. They were a father in form of dog,his name is Tumang, a mother which was called is Dayang Sumbi, and a child which was called Sangkuriang. One day, Dayang Sumbi asked her son to go hunting with his lovely dog, Tumang. After hunting all day, Sangkuriang began desperate and worried because he hunted no deer. Then he thought to shot his own dog. Then he took the dog liver and carried home. Soon Dayang Sumbi found out that it was not deer lever but Tumang's, his own dog. So, She was very angry and hit Sangkuriang's head. In that incident, Sangkuriang got wounded and scar then cast away from their home. Years go bye, Sangkuriang had travel many places and finally arrived at a village. He met a beautiful woman and felt in love with her. When they were discussing their wedding plans, The woman looked at the wound in Sangkuriang's head. It matched to her son's wound who had left severall years earlier. Soon she realized that she felt in love with her own son. She couldn't marry him but how to say it. Then, she found the way. She needed a lake and a boat for celebrating their wedding day. Sangkuriang had to make them in one night. He built a lake. With a dawn just moment away and the boat was almost complete. Dayang Sumbi had to stop it. Then, she lit up the eastern horizon with flashes of light. It made the cock crowed for a new day. Sangkuriang failed to marry her. She was very angry and kicked the boat. It felt over and became the mountain of Tangkuban Perahu Bandung.

biantara

Assalamu’alaikum w. w. Ibu guru anu ku simkuring dipihormat. Teu kalangkung rerencangan sadayana. Langkung ti payun, mangga urang sami-sami muji syukur ka Gusti Nu Mahaangung, margi mung barokah sareng rohmat mantenna urang tiasa ruing mumpulung dina kasempatan ieu. Hadirin sadayana, dina danget ieu sim kuring bade nepikeun pidato ngenaan watek budaya Sunda. Ari sunda teh asalna tina kecap su anu hartina alus anu ngabogaan unsur kana kasaean. Watek sunda anu ku simkuring dipimaksad nyaeta cageur, bageur, singer, jeung pinter. Harti kecap sunda teh luhur pisan nyaeta gumilang. Harti kecap eta heuteu ngan dilarapkeun dina panampilan , tapi aya dina manah urang sunda sadayana. Dina kahirupan urang sunda seueur pisan kabeungharan seni jeung budayana. Salah sahijina nyaeta Tarling. Tarling singketan tina gitar suling, mimiti munculna di wewengkon Cirebon jeung Pantura iawa barat jaman Balanda, taun 1935-an. Tarling pepek ku sarupaning kamonesan. Aya seni sarimpi, jeung tari topeng minangka bubuka acara. Pareng nincak bulan hajatan teu di desa teu di kota, masarakat rea nu nanggap tarling. Harita tarling kaitung anu pangpayuna diogan ku nu boga hajat. Mung pangaruh dangdut anu diwanohkeun dina taun 70-an ngajadikeun tarling direformasi jadi Tarling dangdut. Beuki dieu tarling klasik kadeseh ku organ tarling anu teu merlukeun modal gede. Beuki dieu kasenian tarling beuki kadesek ku kasenian modern pangaruh tina globalisasi, jiga music pop jeung rock. Seni gitar suling atawa tarling cirebonan anu kungsi dopikaresep kiwari ukur waasna . lagu-lagu taling ngan ukur kadenge dina kaset . komo sangeus ditinggalkeun ku maestro-maestrona. Para hadirin sadayana, urang teh keudah ngiring ngamumule kasenian urang. Kasenian anu jadi kabeungharan urang tong neupi kageugeus ku kasenian luar anu ngajadikeun urang poho kana kasenian jeung kakayaan budaya sorangan. Sakitu wae ti simkuring , pamungkasna mugi-mugi taopek sareng hidayah gubrag ka urang sadaya. Wassalamualaikum w. w.