The International Seminar of LAMAS III at Pandanaran Hotel in Semarang on 2 - 3 July 2013 held by Master of Linguistics Study Program, Post Graduate School of Diponegoro University and Balai Bahasa Provinsi Jawa Tengah
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TARLING MUSIC AS A MEANS OF MAINTAINING INDIGENOUS JAVANESE LANGUAGE AT NORTHERN COAST (PANTURA)
IN THE PROVINCES OF WEST JAVA AND CENTRAL JAVA
LEKSITO RINI
SMA Negeri 1 Brebes
ABSTRACT
This
paper aims to investigate the existence of traditional music like tarling as a means of maintaining
indigenous Javanese language at Northern Coast areas (Pantai Utara or a.k.a. Pantura
for short) in the Provinces of West Java and Central Java. The word ‘tarling’
itself stands for guitar and suling—a
traditional flute made of bamboo. This
kind of music is commonly heard by communities who live in Indramayu and
Cirebon (located in the Province of West Java) and those ones in Brebes, Tegal
and Slawi (located in the Province of Central Java). People living in those areas get used to
communicating in Javanese language with typically strong accent or dialect
which other Javanese speakers at the Eastern area—such as: in Semarang, Solo,
and Yogyakarta—call it basa ngapak. The way they communicate in Javanese with basa ngapak is assumed rather rude and
impolite even though the assumption cannot be truly generalized. In addition, speaking Javanese with basa ngapak has formed the people of the
communities to be proud of their self identity because their Javanese language
speaking is unique. While listening to the music and trying
to understand the lyrics of the songs, there are some moral values that show
how to well behave and interact in social life.
It proves that tarling maintains
and supports local wisdom through music since music has become a universal
means to deliver someone’s intention.
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