Song in the Sumatran Highlands

Song: "Talago Biru"

Translation of Title: "Talago" means "lake or pond," "biru" means "blue," so it means blue lake. As this is a composition of Mak Sawir, who is from Koto Kaciak, a nagari in the Maninjau region, the lake reference is Lake Maninjau. The lyrics in the version I learned at ISI also make that connection clear.
Composer: Mak Sawir.
Type of song:Gembira.

Place affiliations: Lake Maninjau.Source: Te E's List of SongsMardjani's List of Songs.
Description: This is a well-known dendang, part of the curriculum in dendang & saluang classes at ISI. It was one of the first dendang Jennifer learned when she was an exchange student in 1998-9.

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