Indonesian Traditional Song - Gundul-Gundul Pacul

Gundul - Gundul Pacul


Gundul - Gundul Pacul Cul,

Gembelengan

Nyunggi - Nyunggi Wakul Kul,

Gembelengan

Wakul Glempang,

Segane Dadi Sak Latar



This song of Java was created in 1400's by Sunan Kalidjaga and his friends were still teenagers and have that in a philosophical sense and very noble.


Gundul :

is plonthos head without hair. Head is a symbol of honor, the glory of man.
Hair is the crowning symbol of the beauty of the head.
Then bare meaning without a crown of honor.

While "Pacul":
is a farmer hoe is a tool made of rectangular steel plates.
Hoe:
is the epitome of low subjects who are mostly farmers.
Bald hoe means:
that a true leader is not one who is crowned, but he was carrying a hoe for hoeing, seek prosperity for its people.

Javanese people say hoe is papat ucul kang (four off). Means that:
will depend on the merits of four things:
how to use the eyes, nose, ears and mouth.

1. Eye used to see the difficulties of the people.
2.
Ear used for hearing
advice.
3. Nose is used to smell the fragrance goodness.
4. Mouth used to speak fair.

If four it off, then it must let loose his honor.

Gembelengan:
Gembelengan means: big head, snob and play in using his honor.
Many leaders forget that he actually carry out the mandate of the people. But what he did:
1. using his power as
glory himself.

2. Using his position to.
boast among
humans.

3. He considers the power
because of their versatility.

Nyunggi wakul, gembelengan Nyunggi wakul means:
carry basket (rice bowls) in kepalanya.Banyak leaders forget that he
the trust is important to bring a basket his head.

Wakul is:
symbol of the people's welfare.

Country's wealth, resources,
Tax is its content. It means that he considers head under the basket honor belongs to the people.

Position under the basket people.
Who is of higher social status, carrier baskets or baskets owner?

Of course the owner of the basket.
Carrier basket is the maid of the owner.
And many leaders are still gembelengan (melenggak lenggokkan head with pride and play around).
As a result;
Wakul ngglimpang segane dadi sak background Bakul rice rolled and spilled everywhere.
If gembelengan leader, then the resources will spill everywhere. He's not well distributed. Gaps are everywhere. Rice spilled on the ground can not be eaten again because dirty. Then the job will fail the trust of the people ..