81. Takana Jo Kampuang (Traditional Minang)

I learnt this song while travelling in the Minangkabau region of West Sumatra. It is about someone who is homesick for his village - Kampuang - similar to "Kampong" in Bahasa Indonesia.

Here are the lyrics, as written out for me by a young lady from Minangkabau:

Kampuang den jauh di mato
Gunung sansay baku liliang
Takana jo kawan - kawan den lamo
Sangke basuliang - suliang

Pan duduk nyo nan elok
Nan suko bagotong royong
Sakit sanang samo-samo di raso
Den takana jo kampuang.

Takana jo kampuang
Ibu, ayah, adiak sadonyo
Rasu ma imbau-imbau den pulang
Den takana jo kampuang.

Thank you Sri Julianti for teaching me this lovely song.

This song is on my second CD: "Laws of Chance."

You can see a playlist of my songs from Asia, Africa and the Middle East here:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=3EA30970DB19283E

For lyrics and chords please go to my website: http://www.raymondcrooke.com

Category:

Music

Tags:

• folk
• song
• minang
• sumatra
• bahasa
• indonesia
• nasi
• padang
• sumatera
• angels
• kampong
• bukit
• tinggi

[alankl2009]

this is my country song...i like u very much ..u sing this song very good

[raymondcrooke]

@alankl2009 Thank you. I learned this in your country.

[dejavucw]

hay raymond, supposed 'induak' (mother) not 'ibu.' but some yes use ibu though. what amusement. thank you, man! i miss my kampuan aaaa llllllllooooooot!

[raymondcrooke]

@dejavucw Yes, there seems to be a mixture of Bahasa Indonesia and Minang dialect. But this is how I learned it from a young friend I met in Bukittinggi. The older generation would probably say "induak".

[apaalagi]

love your voice Mr.Raymond :))

[raymondcrooke]

@apaalagi Thank you.

[julhasratman]

good...



[denkoncol1]

Mamak den ko. :) Hehehe just joking Mr. Crooke. Of course you're not my uncle. But if you are, I'd be proud. Nice singing.

[retroboys7]

hello sir... im malaysian.. but my older generation came from minangkabau.... great voice

[bugyboy74]

nice voice... remind me at "Kampuang"

[pitokrx]

cool sir, hahaha, awesome..!!

[tujijia]

i really dont realize this song could be a country song....