Sigulempong ~ Batak Toba Folksong

Sigulempong [Tapanuli, North Sumatera]

(Nahum Situmorang)

Sada dua tolu sigule gule
Songon ni dok ni pamilangi
Sigule sigulempong sigule gule

Jong jong hami natolu sigule sigule
Jumolo hami marsattabi
Sigule sigulempong sigule gule

Sirma inang sarge

Da sai sirma inang sarge

Tarsongoni do ho hape pargonting na dauk gale

Tarsongoni do ho hape pargonting na dauk gale

Natinittip sanggar sigule sigule

Lao bahen huru huruan
Sigule sigulempong sigule gule

Jolo sinukkun marga sigule sigule

Asa binoto partuturon
Sigule sigulempong sigule gule

Sirma inang sarge

Da sai sirma inang sarge

Tarsongoni doho hape pargonting na dauk gale

Tudia ma luluan sigule gule
Da goring goring baen soban
Sigule sigulempong sigule gule

Tudia ma luluan sigule gule

Boru manurung baen dongan
Sigule sigulempong sigule gule

Sirma inang sarge

Da sai sirma inang sarge

Tarsongoni do ho hape pargonting na dauk gale

The Meaning of The Song:

Translate the song is rather difficult because the poems are always poetic folk songs. Poem consists of four lines, the first two lines are attached as flavor while the last two lines are the contents of messages to be delivered.

Natinittip sanggar (sanggar, cut the same length, sanggar: a plant family graminae used to make a bird cage).

Lao bahen huru-huruan (to make huru, huru: something that is placed on the horns of the buffalo as a means to try to fight the other buffalo).

Jolo sinukkun marga (first, ask the clan name/surname, clan: "you know, family name").
Asa binoto partuturon (so I know your vocation, partuturon: list of calls or a degree in genealogy list).

Pargontingna dauk gale: the owner of the graceful waist.