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Betawi

Ondel-Ondel

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Notes/narrative

1 Nyok, Kite    nonton ondel-ondel     

Let's,   We     watch   ondel -ondel   

'Let's watch   ondel-ondel (traditional puppets)'


2 Nyok, kita    ngarak ondel-ondel.

Let's   we      bring   ondel-ondel

'Let's             bring   ondel-ondel'


3 Ondel-ondel   ade anaknye

Ondel-ondel   has  children.

"Ondel-ondel  has children."


4 Anaknye          ngigel  teriteran.

  children          move  around .

"Their children  move  around."


5 Mak,bapak            ondel-ondel  ngibing.

Mother, father,        ondel-ondel  is dancing together

"Mom and dad,       look ondel ondel dancing."


6 Ngarak   penganten disunatin.

bring       bride       circumcision

"bring the circumcision's costume."


7 Goyangnye      asik ndut ndutan

shake               nicely undulate

"Nice and shaky"


8 Nyang      ngibing   igel-igelan.

They         dancing together happily

"they are dancing happily together,"


9 Plak Dumplak Dumplak pak pak

Plak Dumplak Dumplak pak pak .

"Plak Dumplak Dumplak pak pak ."


10
Gendang    nyaring    ditepak

The drum   loudly      is beaten

"beating the drum loudly"


11
Yang          ngiringin      nandak

Everybody   follows     the performance

"everybody goes to the performance"


12
Pade           surak surak

Everybody   shouts

"let's shout"


13
Tangan iseng   ngejailin

Idles     hands  make funny

"tickle eachother"


14
Kepale anak ondel-ondel

head      little  ondel-ondel's

"head of little ondel-ondel"


15
Taroin    puntungan

put out        the ciggarette

"put out the ciggarette"


16
Rambut      kebakaran

their heads  are burned

"their heads are burned"


17
Anak ondel-ondel  jejingkrakan

Little ondel-ondel  jump happily

"little ondel-ondel  jump happily"


18
Kepalenye                       nyale     bekobaran

little ondel-ondel  head     burned   large

"his head was burned"


19
Yang         ngarak    pada kebingunan

everybody bring        feel confused

"everybody becomes confused"


20
Disiramin                    air comberan

 to be showered          water dirty

"showered with dirty water"



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