Song in the Sumatran Highlands

Song: "Lawang Parak Tabu"

Alternative Title: "Parak Tabu."
Translation of Title: "Parak" means "garden," "tabu" means "sugarcane," so "Garden of Sugarcane." I have seen sugarcane grown in this region. "Lawang" is inserted in the title to suggest both an affiliation to place, nagari Lawang and the style of song from Lawang.
Composer: Unknown.
Type of song: Ratok.

Place affiliations: Source: Te E's List of SongsMardjani's List of Songs.

 

 

 

 

 





 

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