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1. 1 2020-07-16T19:14:15+00:00 Jennifer Fraser 404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3 Song: "Padang Magek" 13 This song is named after the place, the nagari Padang Magek. plain 2021-06-26T23:44:00+00:00 Gabriela Linares 93b11788b420aa18884831bc41dd62cbbe2edd8b

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• 1 2020-11-13T14:02:12+00:00 Rendition: "Padang Magek" on Night Music of West Sumatra 14 "Padang Magek" on Night Music of West Sumatra plain 2021-04-14T15:51:44+00:00

  Song: "Padang Magek" 
  Performance: Night Music of West Sumatra. Recorded in a private home in Kabupaten Agam. 
  Date: Recorded 9-10 September 1992; published 1994.

  People: 

  • Padendang: 
    • Mak Sawir
    • Nurasni
  • Tukang Saluang: Zaidir SK

  Find an excerpt of the track below, which starts at the isi of the second pantun with Nurasni: 
  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Lyrics 

  Here the black font represents delivery by a single padendang, while the text in red is where the two padendang join together. This collective singing is remarkable for two reasons. The first is the perfect coordination of text, especially the vocables (marked in bold font) and ornamentation, between the two singers. I know from interviewing Mak Sawir that when he made recordings, he wrote the lyrics out in advance and shared them with his co-singer (interview, Mak Sawir, 2010). It's not clear whether this includes the vocables or that the padendang who joins on the repeat of the line made sure to replicate them exactly. 
  
  The other is that I have never heard another rendition of "Padang Magek" quite like this, but the rendition at a performance in Suayan comes close. Structurally, it is similar but the use of just one microphone shared between the two padendang makes it harder to hear when--or even if--they are singing in a duet. 
  
  Note that in this song each line of the pantun is repeated (indicated below with the use of "()"), often with vocables inserted or certain syllables extended to fit the melodic line. Each half pantun is just two lines of text, but this tune requires four different melodic lines. 

  Pantun 1: Mak Sawir

  Batang

  Minangkabau
  Lah masak padi Padang Magek
  (Mak lah masak padi Padang Magek)
  Lah di tuai anak lah tuan oi ondeh lah mudo-mudo
  (Lah di tuai anak lah tuan oi ondeh lah mudo-mudo)
  
  English
  The rice of Padang Magek has ripened,
  Already harvested by the young children

  Isi

  Minangkabau
  Kasiah sayang mintak dijawek
  (mak kasiah sayang mintak dijawek)
  Lah ko lai di dalam lah tuan oi ondeh lah hati juo
  (Lah ko lai di dalam lah tuan oi ondeh lai hati juo)
  
  English
  Feelings of love, l ask that you accept
  them in your heart.

  Interpretation of Pantun 1

  Batang: The batang is descriptive about rice being ripe and ready for harvest. Note that the place for which the tune is named is mentioned in first line. 
  Isi: the isi is a romantic text, with a touch of advice. 

  Pantun 2: Nurasni 

  Batang

  Minangkabau
  Lah masak padi lah Padang Magek
  (Lah masak padi lah Padang Magek)
  Lah manguniang iyo ondeh lah tuan oi lah daun tuonyo
  (Lah manguniang ondeh lah tuan oi lah daun tuonyo)
  
  English
  The rice of Padang Magek has ripened, 
  The old leaves are already yellow.

  Isi

  Minangkabau
  Tuan tagamang lai bajawek
  (Lah tuan tagamang lai bajawek)
  Denai tagamang lah tuan ai yo ondeh lah jatuah sajo
  (Denai tagamang lah tuan ai yo ondeh lah jatuah sajo)
  
  English
  lf you are about to fall, I catch you,
  but if I am about to fall, you let me drop.

  Interpretation of Pantun 2

  Batang: The batang is another one about rice being ripe and ready for harvest. Note that the place is mentioned again.  
  Isi: this isi is advice: treat others like you are treated. 

  Raun Saluang 
  
  Pantun 3: Mak Sawir

  Batang

  Minangkabau
  Kalam bakabuik Bukik Kaluang
  (Mak kalam bakabuik Bukik Kaluang)
  Tampak nan dari lah tuan oi ondeh lah Kampuang Lambah
  (Tampak nan dari lah tuan oi ondeh lah Kampuang Lambah)
  
  English
  Bukik Kaluang (probably the name of a hill) is dark and covered with fog
  Evident from Kampung Lambah

  Isi

  Minangkabau
  Bapasan denai ka nan kanduang
  (Lah bapasan denai ka nan kanduang)
  Janji nan dulu lah tuan oi ondeh lah jan diubah
  (Lah janji nan dulu lah tuan oi ondeh lah jan diubah)
  
  English
  My message to my sweetheart is,
  don't go back on your promise.

  Interpretation of Pantun 3

  Batang: The batang is another descriptive one about a hill covered in fog. Specific places are mentioned here but it is unclear if they are near Padang Magek. I think "Bukit Kaluang" might be the nickname for a local hill. I could not find it on google maps. 
  Isi: The message is clear: don't break promises. 

  Pantun 4: Nurasni 

  Batang

  Minangkabau
  Kaparak batuang den sandakan
  (Kaparak batuang den sandakan)
  Kajalan urang lah tuan oi ondeh lah taniayo
  (Lah kajalan urang lah tuan oi ondeh lah taniayo)
  
  English
  To the grove of big bamboo I stand myself
  To the road of people oppressed. 

  Isi

  Minangkabau
  Ka tuan untuang disandakan
  (Ka tuan untuang disandakan)
  Lah indak nan kontan lah tuan oi ondeh lah surang juo
  (Lah indak nan kontan nan kanduang oi ondeh lah surang juo)
  
  English
  l have to rely on you,
  I have no brothers.

  Interpretation of Pantun 4

  Batang: The batang uses references from nature, including going to a grove of giant bamboo and using it to buttress oneself. 
  Isi: Another clear moralistic message: "You need to be there for me, because I am without family."

  
  Source: The lyrics, including the vocables, are from the supplemental liner notes (pp 2-3). The Minang texts were transcribe by Hanefi.  
• 1 2020-07-16T19:14:15+00:00 Song: "Padang Magek" 13 This song is named after the place, the nagari Padang Magek. plain 2021-06-26T23:44:00+00:00 Translation of Title: This song is named after the place, the nagari Padang Magek.
  Composer: Unknown.
  Type of song: Satangah Tiang but as Philip Yampolsky explains "Padang Magek can be either happy [gembira] or "half-happy" [satangah tiang, as listed here] but cannot be sad [ratok]. The pantun the singers choose make it half-happy in this performance" (Yampolsky, 1994, liner notes).  
  
  Place affiliations: 
  • Nagari: Padang Magek.
  • Kecamatan: Rambatan.
  • Luak: Tanah Data.
  • Darek or Rantau: Darek.
  Source: Te E's List of Songs, Mardjani's List of Songs.
  
  Song Structure: The pantun used for this tune are 4 lines in total, split into the two halves: batang and isi. Each half is 2 lines of text. The tune is somewhat unique in that each line of the pantun is repeated. The melodic line, however, is slightly different on the repeats. Either vocables are inserted or certain syllables of the pantun are extended, both are techniques to make the pantun fit the melodic line. 
  
  One other special feature of this song is that in delivery, it often involves an atypical method of delivery, where the padendang combine forces singing momentarily as a duo (see Rendition: "Padang Magek" on Night Music of West Sumatra) or the second padendang takes over mid-verse to complete the end of the last line (see Rendition: "Padang Magek" 07/29/16). 

  Lyrics

  As presented in Sekilas Lintas Dendang Minang (57-58). They are presented as stock verses, rather than accompanying any specific rendition of the song. 

  Pantun 1 

  Minangkabau
  Masaklah padi Padang Magek 2x
  Disabik anaklah tuan oi ndeh lai mudo-mudo 2x
  Kasiah sayang mintak dijawek 2x
  Kok lai di dalam lai tuan oi ndeh lai hati juo 2x

  Indonesian
  Masaklah padi Padang Magek 2x
  Disabit mak lah tuan oi ndeh lah muda-muda  2x
  Kasih sayang minta dijawat (diterima)
  Kalau ada di dalam lai tuan ndeh hati juga 2x

  Pantun 2 

  Minangkabau
  Nan manuai baduo-duo 2x
  Paneh mamanggang lah tuan oi ndeh lai tangah hari 2x
  Hati baralah kaibonyo 2x
  Yo nan baganggam lah tuan oi ganggam tak jadi 2x

  Indonesian
  Yang menuai berdua-dua 2x
  Panas membakar lah tuan oi ndeh lai tangah hari 2x
  Hati bukan main kan hibanya (sedihnya) 2x
  Yo nan bergenggam lah tuan oi genggam tidak jadi 2x
  
  
• 1 2020-12-18T19:45:14+00:00 Repertoire: Radio Republik Indonesia Bukittinggi, February 6, 2004 9 List of repertoire at Malam Suntuak plain 2021-06-17T19:32:42+00:00
  
  1. Musical Item: Imbauan Saluang
  2. Musical Item: Imbauan Singgalang
  3. Song: "Singgalang Alai [New]": the tune was identified in my notes as "Singgalang Alai." I listened to the recording and worked on lyrics with Martis, who identified the tune in this way.  
  4. Song: "Arau Lamo"
  5. Song: "Pariaman Lamo"
  6. Song: "Cancang Kambiang"
  7. Song: "Kabau Punco"
  8. Song: "Suayan Maik Ka Turun"
  9. Song: "Balam jo Rantiang"
  10. Song: "Bujang Marando"
  11. Song: "Tabek Sarojo"
  12. Song: "Sorak Gaduik"
  13. Song: "Oyak Ambacang"
  14. Song: "Ratok Bonjo"
  15. Song: "Antaran Dama"
  16. Song: "Suntiang Patah Batikam"; Rendition: "Suntiang Patah Batikam"  
  17. Song: "Buaian Anak"
  18. Song: "Tanjuang Baliak"
  19. Musical Item: Imbauan Saluang
  20. Song: "Mudiak Suak"
  21. Song: "Singgalang Parak Kina"
  22. Song: "Parambahan"
  23. Song: "Balam jo Rantiang"
  24. Song: "Suayan Balenggek"
  25. Song: "Ense Garendeh"
  26. Song: "Baburu Babi"
  27. Song: "Barabah Mandi"
  28. Song: "Pariaman Laweh"
  29. Song: "Bungo Larangan"
  30. Song: "Padang Magek"
  31. Song: "Pariaman Lamo"
  32. Musical Item: Imbauan Saluang
  33. Musical Item: Imbauan Singgalang
  34. Song: "Singgalang Lagundi"
  35. Song: "Saba Mananti"
  36. Song: "Sawah Rawang"
  37. Song: "Ampaian Santo"
  38. Song: "Pitaruah Ayah"
  39. Item: Jalu-Jalu