Virtual Medley Lagu Daerah 2024 Ver. – Bilingual Lyrics Indonesian/English

• By: ayundarisu, MoonaHoshinova, AiraniIofifteen, KureijiOllie, AnyaMelfissa, PavoliaReine, VestiaZeta, KaelaKovalskia, KoboKanaeru

Lyrics & Translation

This medley is a perfect entry point for learning the Indonesian language, as it features classic regional songs with clear, rhythmic, and poetic lyrics. By listening to these traditional verses, learners can improve their pronunciation and gain insight into the diverse cultural dialects that shape the Indonesian identity.

[English]

Mambo Simbo! Mambo Simbo!

(Mambo, finally coming home)

Mambo Simbo! Mambo Simbo!

(Mambo, finally coming home)

Come on, come on, let's dance

Have fun together with the dancers

In the social gathering

In front of the crowd

Come on, come on, let's dance

Have fun together with the dancers

In the social gathering

In front of the crowd

There is a jewelry box

The jewels are scattered about

Even the scent can be smelled by a buffalo

The toothless man looks right and left

Whoever is laughing - is the one who is hiding

Their conscience, like empty soybeans with no filling

There is a jewelry box

The jewels are scattered about

Even the scent can be smelled by a buffalo

The toothless man looks right and left

Whoever is laughing - is the one who is hiding

Their conscience, like empty soybeans with no filling

Tokecang steals from the holey pot

A pot of bean soup, all empty

Tokecang steals from the holey pot

A pot of bean soup, all empty

There's electricity in the mosque, its light is so dazzling

There is a tall, thin woman - she has a mole on her cheek

Tokecang steals from the holey pot

A pot of bean soup, all empty

Tokecang steals from the holey pot

A pot of bean soup, all empty

Cempaka flower, Cempaka flower

It is famous in Aceh

A flower so beautiful and charming

Truly mesmerizing

Under the moonlight

The wind sways them

Falling and wilting, they pile up on each other

White, yellow, mixed with red

A single bloom, beautiful and lovely

The scent is wonderful if you wish to smell it

How fragrant the Cempaka flower is

Cik cik periuk, a chipped pot from Java

Grandma Kecibok arrives bringing - two crabs

Cik cik periuk, a chipped pot from Java

Grandma Kecibok arrives bringing - two crabs

Whoever has a stump for a leg - means they were bitten by a softshell turtle

Arranging the bananas

My bananas are not yet ripe

One ripens, only to be swarmed by ants

Dance the Jangi Janger

The Janger troupe arrives, accompanied by - musical instruments

Together we go, dancing together

Searching for beautiful flowers

Elegant and graceful - as if wearing ivory

Let's all dance together now

Together we search for delicious food

Dance the Jangi Janger

Please open the door, I want to come in

Oh Miss, I am out front

I call out, but there's no answer - and you won't open the door either

Oh Miss, I want to come in

I call out, but there's no answer - and you won't open the door either

Please open the door, I want to come in

To the gentle breeze, I send a message

Deliver it to her window

To the one who is forgetful

Come, oh gentle breeze

A wind that carries a chill

And pierces through to the bone

E aule

Until she can remember

The person who has no feelings

[Indonesian]

​​​ ​Mambo Simbo! Mambo Simbo!​ ​​

​​​ ​(Mambo, akhirnya pulang)​ ​​

​​​ ​Mambo Simbo! Mambo Simbo!​ ​​

​​​ ​(Mambo, akhirnya pulang)​ ​​

​​​ ​Yuk, yuk, kita menari​ ​​

​​​ ​Bersenang-senang bersama penari​ ​​

​​​ ​Dalam arisan​ ​​

​​​ ​Di hadapan orang banyak​ ​​

​​​ ​Yuk, yuk, kita menari​ ​​

​​​ ​Bersenang-senang bersama penari​ ​​

​​​ ​Dalam arisan​ ​​

​​​ ​Di hadapan orang banyak​ ​​

​​​ ​Ada suatu kotak perhiasan​ ​​

​​​ ​Perhiasannya berceceran​ ​​

​​​ ​Bahkan baunya bisa tercium oleh kerbau​ ​​

​​​ ​Orang ompong menengok ke kanan dan kiri​ ​​

​​​ ​Siapa yang tertawa,​ ​​ ​​ ​dia yang menyembunyikan​ ​​

​​​ ​Hati nurani, kedelai kosong tanpa isi​ ​​

​​​ ​Ada suatu kotak perhiasan​ ​​

​​​ ​Perhiasannya berceceran​ ​​

​​​ ​Bahkan baunya bisa tercium oleh kerbau​ ​​

​​​ ​Orang ompong menengok ke kanan dan kiri​ ​​

​​​ ​Siapa yang tertawa,​ ​​ ​​ ​dia yang menyembunyikan​ ​​

​​​ ​Hati nurani, kedelai kosong tanpa isi​ ​​

​​​ ​Tokecang mencuri di kendil bolong​ ​​

​​​ ​Sayur kacang satu periuk kosong​ ​​

​​​ ​Tokecang mencuri di kendil bolong​ ​​

​​​ ​Sayur kacang satu periuk kosong​ ​​

​​​ ​Ada listrik di masjid, terangnya begitu silau​ ​​

​​​ ​Ada perempuan tinggi kurus,​ ​​ ​​ ​dia punya tahi lalat di pipinya​ ​​

​​​ ​Tokecang mencuri di kendil bolong​ ​​

​​​ ​Sayur kacang satu periuk kosong​ ​​

​​​ ​Tokecang mencuri di kendil bolong​ ​​

​​​ ​Sayur kacang satu periuk kosong​ ​​

​​​ ​Bunga cempaka, bunga cempaka​ ​​

​​​ ​Ia terkenal di Aceh​ ​​

​​​ ​Bunga yang indah dan menawan​ ​​

​​​ ​Sungguh memesona​ ​​

​​​ ​Di bawah sinar bulan​ ​​

​​​ ​Angin mengayunkan​ ​​

​​​ ​Berguguran dan yang layu saling bertumpuk​ ​​

​​​ ​Putih, kuning, bercampur merah​ ​​

​​​ ​Mekar sekuntum indah rupawan​ ​​

​​​ ​Harum baunya kalau ingin dicium​ ​​

​​​ ​Alangkah harum si bunga cempaka​ ​​

​​​ ​Cik cik periuk, belanga sumbing dari Jawa​ ​​

​​​ ​Datang nenek kecibok membawa​ ​​ ​​ ​kepiting dua ekor​ ​​

​​​ ​Cik cik periuk, belanga sumbing dari Jawa​ ​​

​​​ ​Datang nenek kecibok membawa​ ​​ ​​ ​kepiting dua ekor​ ​​

​​​ ​Barang siapa yang kakinya buntung,​ ​​ ​​ ​berarti digigit bulus​ ​​

​​​ ​Susun-susun pisang​ ​​

​​​ ​Pisangku belum matang​ ​​

​​​ ​Matang satu, malah dikerubungi bari-bari​ ​​

​​​ ​Berjogetlah jangi janger​ ​​

​​​ ​Kelompok Janger datang diiringi​ ​​ ​​ ​suara instrumen​ ​​

​​​ ​Bersama kita, menari bersama​ ​​

​​​ ​Mencari bunga yang indah​ ​​

​​​ ​Elegan dan anggun,​ ​​ ​​ ​seolah mengenakan gading​ ​​

​​​ ​Bersama-sama menari sekarang​ ​​

​​​ ​Bersama-sama mencari makanan yang lezat​ ​​

​​​ ​Berjogetlah jangi janger​ ​​

​​​ ​Tolong buka pintunya, aku ingin masuk​ ​​

​​​ ​Wahai Nona, aku ada di depan​ ​​

​​​ ​Aku panggil, tidak menjawab​ ​​ ​​ ​Tidak mau membuka pintu juga​ ​​

​​​ ​Wahai Nona, aku ingin masuk​ ​​

​​​ ​Aku panggil, tidak menjawab​ ​​ ​​ ​Tidak mau membuka pintu juga​ ​​

​​​ ​Tolong buka pintunya, aku ingin masuk​ ​​

​​​ ​Pada semilir angin aku berpesan​ ​​

​​​ ​Hantarkanlah ke tingkapnya​ ​​

​​​ ​Kepada ia yang pelupa​ ​​

​​​ ​Datanglah wahai semilir angin​ ​​

​​​ ​Angin yang membawa hawa dingin​ ​​

​​​ ​Dan merasuk hingga ke tulang​ ​​

​​​ ​E aule​ ​​

​​​ ​Sampai ia dapat mengingat​ ​​

​​​ ​Pada orang yang tak punya rasa​ ​​

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
menari me-na-ri A1	verb - to dance
bersenang-senang ber-se-nang-se-nang A1	verb - to have fun
perhiasan per-hi-a-san A1	noun - jewelry
berceceran ber-ce-ce-ran A2	verb - scattered
kerbau ker-bau A1	noun - water buffalo
hati nurani ha-ti nu-ra-ni B1	noun - conscience
kedelai ke-de-lai A1	noun - soybean
tokecang to-ke-cang C1	noun - a type of traditional thief character
kendil ken-dil B1	noun - earthenware pot
cempaka cem-pa-ka A2	noun - frangipani flower
memesona me-me-so-na B1	adjective - charming
janger jan-ger B1	noun - traditional Balinese dance group
elegan e-le-gan A2	adjective - elegant
tingkap ting-kap B1	noun - window
semilir se-mi-lir B1	adjective - gentle (breeze)

Key Grammar Structures

• ​​​ ​Mambo Simbo! Mambo Simbo!​ ​​

  ➔ Exclamatory Sentence

  ➔ The repeated phrase "Mambo Simbo!" is an exclamatory sentence used to express excitement or emphasis.

• ​​​ ​Yuk, yuk, kita menari​ ​​

  ➔ Imperative Mood with Reduplication

  ➔ The word "yuk" is repeated to emphasize the invitation to dance, a common feature in Indonesian colloquial speech.

• ​​​ ​Ada suatu kotak perhiasan​ ​​

  ➔ Existential Clause

  ➔ The phrase "Ada suatu kotak perhiasan" uses the verb "ada" to indicate the existence of a jewelry box.

• ​​​ ​Siapa yang tertawa,​ ​​ dia yang menyembunyikan​ ​​

  ➔ Conditional Clause

  ➔ The structure "Siapa yang tertawa, dia yang menyembunyikan" is a conditional clause indicating a cause-and-effect relationship.

• ​​​ ​Tokecang mencuri di kendil bolong​ ​​

  ➔ Active Voice with Specific Verb

  ➔ The sentence uses the active voice with the verb "mencuri" (to steal) to describe the action of stealing.

• ​​​ ​Bunga cempaka, bunga cempaka​ ​​

  ➔ Reduplication for Emphasis

  ➔ The phrase "Bunga cempaka, bunga cempaka" uses reduplication to emphasize the beauty of the flower.

• ​​​ ​Cik cik periuk, belanga sumbing dari Jawa​ ​​

  ➔ Onomatopoeia

  ➔ The phrase "Cik cik periuk" is an onomatopoeia mimicking the sound of a pot or pan.

• ​​​ ​Susun-susun pisang​ ​​

  ➔ Reduplication in Verbs

  ➔ The phrase "Susun-susun pisang" uses reduplication of the verb "susun" (to arrange) for rhythmic effect.