Translated and annotated by Joan Suyenaga, Yogyakarta, 1983
This episode is during the battle between Rama’s combined forces and Ngalengka. In this version, the monkey army has been attacked and many lie wounded. Laksmana is also wounded. Hanoman meditates and is visited by Narada who informs him that the way to revive Laksmana is by applying a leaf which he will find growing on the slopes of the Malyawan mountains.
1. Nalikanira ing dalu
Wong agung mangsah semèdi
Sirep kang bala wanara
Sadaya wus sami guling
Nadyan ari Sudarsana
Wus dangu nggènira guling.
In the night, a great man meditated.
The monkey army slept peacefully.
Even Sudarsana’s younger brother slept.
Nalika: (at a past) time
-nira: (Kw) the, his/her
ing: at
dalu: (Kr) night
wong: human being
agung: great
mangsah: to carry out; used only for perang, semèdi
semèdi: meditation
sirep: quiet
kang ingkang; which
bala: soldiers, army
wanara: monkey
sadaya: all
wus wis: already
sami: together
guling: (Kw) to sleep (for a king)
nadyan: although, even
ari: younger brother
Sudarsana: brother of Rama
wus: already
dangu: long time
nggèn-ira: (Kw) to carry out, execute
guling: to sleep
2. Kukusing dupa kumelun
Ngeningken tyas sang apekik
Kawengku sagung jajahan
Nanging sanget angikibi
Sang Resi Kanekaputra
Kang anjog saking wiyati.
Incense burned.
The handsome one cleared his heart.
Although enclosed within a large area
(his thoughts) were concentrated.
Narada descended from the sky
Kukus: smoke
-ing: the
kumelun: smoke that rises
ngening-ken root = hening (clear); to make clear
tyas: (Kw) heart, thoughts
sang: honorific title
apekik: (Kw) handsome
kawengku: enclosed; from wengku (border)
sagung: (Kw) all
jajahan: colony, territory
nanging: but
sanget: very much
angikibi: concealed; from kikib
Sang: honorific
Resi: wise man
Kanekaputra: Narada
kang: which, who
anjog: to dive
saking: from
wiyati: sky
3. Kagyat risang kapirangu
Rinangkul kinempit-kempit
Dhuh sang retnaning bawana
Ya kitu kang walang ati
Ya kitu kang ngenes ing tyas
Ya kitu tang kudu gering.
The hesitant one (the one meditating) is startled.
He is hugged tightly.
[Narada speaks:] "Oh, gem of the world,
it is you who worries,
whose heart is sad,
who is ill."
kagyat: startled
risang sang; honorific
kapirangu (Kw) hesitate; may refer to Hanoman
(kapi=monkey)
rinangkul: root = rangkul (to hug); to be hugged
kinempit-kempit: root = kempit,
(to hold something under the arm);
to be held in someone’s arms
duh: oh!
Sang: honorific
retna-ning: precious gem
bawana: world
ya: yes
kitu: you
kang: which; who
walang: grasshopper; ati: heart
walang ati: one who has a small heart; one who worries
ngenes: sad, depressed
ing: in
tyas: heart
kudu must
gering (Kw) sick
4. Teka ndadak mèlu-mèlu
Kaya budiné wong ceplik
Lali yèn kalokaningrat
Ing bawana amurwani
Mustikaning jagad raya
Demen lalèn sangga runggi.
"Why do you join in the behavior of the little people,
forgetting that you are a famous leader in the world,
enjoying this forgetfulness and doubt?"
teka kok; flavoring word meaning approx. ‘why!’
ndadak necessary
mèlu follow blindly
kaya like, as if
budi-né heart, behavior
wong human being
ceplik small
lali forget
yèn that, if
5. Sun iji ngembani wuwus
Dera sang Hyang Otipati
Bathara Suksma kawekas
Sira ingkang dèn paringi
Nenggih Maos Adilata
Panguripé wong sabumi
"I carry a message from Bathara Guru.
Bathara Suksma is sent on an errand
to give you this sacred plant
which can revive life to people all over the world."
sun ingsun; I (used by monarchs)
iku: emphasis; am
ngembani: root = emban; to carry
dera = -ira; of
sang: honorific
Hyang Otipati: Bathara Guru
Bathara Suksma
kawekas: root = wekas; to be sent on an errand
sira: (literary, stage use) you
ingkang: which
dèn: literary passive prefix marker (di-)
paring-i: (krama inggil) to be given something
nenggih: this is; indeed
Maos ?
Adi: (lit) fine, beautiful
lata: climbing vine
pang-urip-é: a living; life
sa-: one
bumi: world; earth
6. Sira arsa aprang pupuh
Lan détya Ngalengka Aji
Panguripé kapi bala
Roning lata maos adi
Yén ana madya palagan
Ungkulana maos aji.
"You intend to fight the giant king of Ngalengka (Rahwana).
Later, in the middle of the battlefield,
place a leaf of this sacred plant
over the victim’s head to revive him."
sira: you
arsa: to intend to
a-prang: to fight
pupuh: stanza
lan: with
détya: (wayang) ogre, giant
Ngalengka: kingdom of Rahwana
aji:(Kw) king
pang-urip-é: life
kapi: (Kw) monkey
bala: army
ron: (Kr) leaf
-ing: of
lata: climbing vine
maos ?
adi: beautiful
yèn: if, when
ana: there is, exists
madya: (Kw) middle, center
palagan: (Kw) battlefield
ungkul-ana: put something over someone’s head
maos adi
7. Waluya ing uripipun
Kèn sira adu malih
Tanduren ing dépokira
Sukuning Malyawan wukir
Wus kaki sira kariya
Narada mesat wiyati.
"When they have revived, tell them to fight again.
The plant is at a hermitage
at the foot of Malyawan mountain.
That is all. I leave you, grandchild."
Narada ascended to heaven.
waluya: healthy, recovered
ing: of
urip-ipun: (kr.) life
kèn: to tell someone to do something
sira: you
adu: to fight
malih: again
tandur-en: to plant
ing: in, at
dépok-ira: hermitage
suku-ning: (kr.) foot of
Malyawan: name of a mountain
wukir: (Kw) mountain
wus: already, past tense marker
kaki: grandchild/grandfather
sira: you
kari-ya: to be left behind; stay well
Narada
mesat: to jump
wiyati: sky
8. Nugraha sang kapirangu
Badhé tinanem pribadi
Nadyan Ari Sudarsana
Datan sinungan udani
Wus aring sadaya mangsah
Ngenengi kang nambut kardi.
It was to be planted by the hesitant one himself.
Not even Sudarsana’s younger brother was informed.
After they were all revived,
they went to attend the one who performed the task.
nugraha: blessing, reward
sang
kapi rangu
badhé: going to do something
tinanem: root = tanem (to plant); to be planted
pribadi: self
nadyan
ari: younger sibling
Sudarsana
datan: (Kw) no, not
sinungan: root = sung (to give); to be given
udani: to be aware
wus: already
aring: having recovered
sadaya: all
mangsah: to face, confront; to move forward
njenengi: root = jeneng (name); to be present at
nambut: nyambut; to work
kardi: gawé; work
9. Tan cinatur laminipun
Wus paripurna rinakit
Sagungé bala wanara
Wus samya tinundhung mulih
Marang ing guwa Kiskendha
Tan kena kari sawiji.
The time lapse was not discussed.
The meeting ended.
All of the monkey army was sent
to return together to the cave Kiskendha.
Not one was allowed to stay behind.
tan: datan; no, not
cinatur: root = catur (discussion); to be discussed
lami-nipun: (kr.) long time
wus: already
paripurna: finished; perfect
rinakit: :root = rakit (team pair); to be assembled
sagung-é all
bala: army
wanara: monkey
wus: already
samya: all; together
tinundhung: root = tundhung; to send someone off
mulih: to return to one’s own place
marang: to, toward
ing: in, at
guwa: cave
Kiskendha: cave of Sugriwa’s kingdom
tan: not, no
kena: allowed, permitted
kari: left behind
sa-wiji: one
Gerongan
Gerongan adalah suatu tembang yang disuarakan oleh wiraswara pada waktu gending melantun.
Cakepan gerongan salisir :
- Parabe Sang Smarabangun, sepat domba kali oya, aja dolan lan wong priya, gerameh nora prasaja
- Garwa Sang Sindura Prabu, wicara mawa karana, aja dolan lan wanita, tan nyata asring katarka.
- Sambung langu munggweng gunung, kunir wisma kembang rekta, aja nggugu hujarira, wong lanang sok asring cidra
- Gentha geng kang munggwing panggung, jawata pindha Harjuna, jaman mengko kawruhana, wong wadon keh ngamandak
Cekapan kinanthi 1:
- Punapata mirah ingsun, prihatin waspa gung mijil, tuhu dhahat tanpa karya, sengkang rinemekan Gusti, gelung rinusak sekarnya, sumawur gambir melathi
- Upama tyase mangunkung, mulating sira dyah ari, sayekti melu mangarang, telase riris gumanti, ingkang tarangggana sumyar, remek dening salah kapti
- Marmanta mangrurah gelung, lintange merang ningali, mring langening kiswanira, miwah kidang kidang isin, miyarsa ing swaranira, si kidang umpetan tebih
- Tuwin kombang kombang geng kung, miyarsa swaranta yayi, kadi merange si kidang, anoning liringireki, mangkana susahing kidang, malah tyarsira lir kanin
- Kabot kabotan lung gadhung, wekasan mungkret amuntir, mulat nggonira saduwa, malah malah cengkir gadhing, kang tiba mrih dherangkalan, umpetan mring jurang trebis
Cakepan kinanthi 2 :
- Mideringrat hangalangut, lelana njajah nagari, mubeng tepining samodra, sumengka hanggraning wukir, analasak wanawasa, tumuruning jurang trebis
- Sayekti kalamun suwung, tangeh miriba kang warni, lan sira pepujaningwang, manawa dhasaring bumi, miwah luhuring akasa, tuwin jroning jalanidi
- Iku ta sapa kang weruh, nanging kiraning tyas mami, sanadyan ing bawana, anas kang madha warni, maksih sumeh semu sira, ruruh rarase respati
- Myang dedeg pangadegipun, sedeng sedhete mantesi, sembada genging sarira, lelewane milangeni, wiraga raga karana, murwedah hyang hyanging bumi
- Manis gapyak lukita rum, dhemes luwes merak ati, susila tyase ngumala, solahe nyudara werdi, jumawut geng kang salaga, pari kudu sun ngengeri
Cakepan kinanthi 3 :
- Nalikanira ing dalu, wong agung mangsah semedi, sirep kang bala wanara, sadaya wus sami guling, nadyan ari Sudarsana, wus dangu nggenira guling
- Kukusing dupa kumelun, ngeningken tyas sang apekik, kawengku sagung jajahan, nanging sanget hangikibi, sang resi Kanekaputra, kang anjok saking wiyati
- Kagyat risang kapirangu, rinangkul kinempit kempit, dhuh sang retnaning bawana, ya ki tukang walang ati, ya ki tukang ngenesing tyas, ya ki tukang kudu gering
- Teka ndadak melu melu, kaya budhine wong ceplik, lali yen kalokaningrat, ing bawana amurwani, mustikaning jagad raya, dhemen lalen sanggarungi
- Sun iki ngembani wuwus, Dewa Sang Hyang Hodipati, Bathara Suksma kawekas, sira ingkang den paringi, ingkang maosandilata, panguripe wong sabumi.
