Song: "Ratok Koto Tuo"
Translation of Title: "Ratok of Koto Tuo." This song is named after the place, the nagari Koto Tuo.
Composer: Unknown.
Type of song: Ratok.
Place affiliations:
- Nagari: Koto Tuo.
- Kecamatan: IV Koto.
- Luak: Agam.
- Darek or Rantau: Darek.
Description: One theme for pantun, according to Mak Lenggang, that can be used this song and/or others from Koto Tuo is "pitaruah ayah" (or a father's advice). This theme for texts is about the advice a father gives to his child: for example, when a child is going to the rantau, telling them to be careful, or when they are getting married, to be careful in the house of his wife (historically, the Minangkabau practiced matrilocality. Men moved in with their wive's family.)