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"I want to contribute to your website about a folk song from my culture (Indonesia), precisely from my grandma's ethnic group (Sundanese). I have known the song from my grandma since I was little. This song is a song about a bat." -Raditya Anandanto
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A Little Boy Can Fly
Folk Song
Folk Song
(Sundanese)
(English)
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Babakuna ngapungna peuting
Neangan kakalayangan
Sarupaning bungbuahan
Naon waé nu kapanggih
Eta kadaharanana
A little boy can fly
He usually flies at night
Looking for food
Which look like fruits
Anything that he could find
That is his meal.
Notes
Here's a 2nd verse to this song.
Kalau siang bergantungan
Di dahan pohon
Bersuara seperti teriak
Coba kamu pikirin
Yang seperti itu apa namanya
Pinter kalau tau
Translation:
In the afternoon hanging
from tree branches
Sounds like a scream
Try to think
What is it called?
You're smart if you know.
Answer: a bat
Thanks!
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Thanks to Raditya Anandanto for sharing this song, for translating and singing it! Thanks to Innosanto Nagara for the lyrics and translation of the 2nd verse!
Image from "Simple Hans and other funny pictures and stories" (1854).
Hatur nuhun!
