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Note: Sawah Liek
12020-11-01T15:32:02+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c321A porno theme that is used in different songsplain2020-11-01T15:32:02+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3"Sawah Liek," literally "dry rice field," is a metaphor with a sexual reference. In the context of saluang, it is considered "porno." "Dry rice field" is a metaphor for a widow or divorcee. Just like a dry, clayey rice field that needs a strong, sharp hoe to plough it, so the widow/ divorcee needs a strong "hoe" to "plough" her "dry rice field."
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12020-07-16T19:14:05+00:00Song: "Banda Sapuluah"13A song named after the place, the confederation of 10 nagari, Banda Sapuluah.plain2021-07-02T18:11:30+00:00-1.69337, 100.71026Translation of Title: This sone is named for a place, Banda Sapuluah. "Banda Sapuluah" literally means "ten harbors," the name for a confederation of ten nagari in Pasisia Salatan. Composer: Unknown. Type of song: Satangah Tiang (Mardjani noted this as ratok). Place affiliations:
Kabupaten: Pasisia Salatan.
Darek or Rantau: Rantau.
Source: Te E's List of Songs, Mardjani's List of Songs. Description: The song is affiliated with the Pasisia Salatan, but was adapted for saluang by Syamsimar. According to Martis, the theme is similar to both "Kambang Aia Aji" and "Palaiaran," two other songs associated with this region. The batang, the first half of the pantun, usually reference the ocean, water, the beach, the waves, or the beauty in viewing the ocean. The isi reference the feelings around daily life or the sadness of love. Mak Lenggang told me that if the theme, "Sawah Liek" ("Dry Rice Field") appears, then it is often within this song.
