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Pupuh
is a traditional poetry in Sundanese (also occur in Javanese that
called macapat), which has clear sentence pattern (number of consonant
and vocal). This
poetry was
build before the era of new poetry pattern developed. In fact,
this poetry was used since long time ago to express feelings and
thoughts. There are 17 pupuh patterns that expressed different
kind of feeling, thoughts and experiences that would like to tell:
PUPUH
KINANTI (Kinanti, expressed by somebody who has unhappy
feelings because s/he has to wait for something that absurd.)
Budak |
leutik |
bisa |
ngapung |
Child |
small |
can |
fly |
“A small child can fly” |
Babaku |
ngapungna |
peuting |
usually |
flying |
night |
“Usually flying in nighttime” |
Nguriling |
kakalanyangan |
Circling around |
Flying high |
“Flying high and circling around” |
Neangan |
nu |
amis-amis |
Looking for |
something |
sweets |
“Looking for something sweets” |
Sarupaning |
bubuahan |
Something like |
Fruits |
“Something like fruits” |
Naon |
bae |
nu |
kapanggih |
what |
ever |
that |
found |
“Whatever that can be found” |
Ari |
beurang |
ngagarantung |
If |
|
Hanging on |
“In the daytime they are hanging on” |
Pinuh |
dina |
dahan |
kai |
full |
on |
branch |
wood |
“Hanging on to the branches of the tree” |
Disarada |
patembalan |
Sounds |
shouting each other |
“Sounds of shouting to each other” |
Nu |
kitu |
naon |
ngaranna |
those |
like that |
what |
its name |
“What is the name of these children?” |