Genjer-genjer (Wikipedia Inggris, diakses 2026-10-13)

Genjer-genjer - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genjer-genjer Retrieved 2026-10-13 This article is actively undergoing a major edit for a little while. To help avoid edit conflicts, do not edit it while this notice is displayed. This notice was added at 11:05, 13 October 2026 (UTC). This page was last edited 28 minutes ago, at 14:55, 13 October 2026 (UTC) (refresh). Please remove this template if this page hasn't been edited for a significant time. If you added this notice, remember to remove it or replace it with {{under construction}} between editing sessions. "Genjer-Genjer" Song Language Osing Published c. 1942 Genre Folk Lyricist Muhammad Arief Tied sawah lettuces being sold for cooking, mentioned in the second verse of Genjer-Genjer Genjer-Genjer (Old Spelling: Gendjer-Gendjer, Carakan: ꦒꦺꦚ꧀ꦗꦺꦂꧏ; lit. 'Sawah lettuces') is an Osing language folk song from East Java, Indonesia, written by musician Muhammad Arief. The song is about sawah lettuces, a plant often found in rice fields, and how it's sold and cooked as a side dish with rice and sambal. Originally written to criticise the Japanese occupation and to ease the hardships of the Banyuwangi people, the song gained popularity amongst Indonesian communists before it was outlawed during the New Order due to its ties to the Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI). In modern times, Genjer-Genjer is still stigmatised due to its ties with the PKI and is often associated with communism, though there has been efforts by the Banyuwangi people to rectify the song as cultural heritage and symbol of resistance and perseverance.[1] Backgroundedit Muhammad Arief, the author of Genjer-Genjer. Muhammad Arief, an Osing musician and songwriter, was told by his wife, Suyekti, that in her native region of Central Java, people often eat sawah lettuces as a side dish, he didn't believe her at first, as sawah lettuces were known to be a wild plant often used as livestock feed such as ducks in his region,[2] and only after his wife cooked him a plate of sawah lettuce with rice and sambal did he believe her.[1] In March 1942, Banyuwangi fell under Japanese occupation and was placed under the control of the 16th Army. During the occupation, crops such as rice were seized from the civilians for the war effort, which led to widespread malnutrition and famine.[3] During the famine, the Banyuwangi people were encouraged to eat alternate foods such as cassava, corn, sweet potatoes, and snails, with some resorting to eating banana tree stumps, papaya leaves, and cassava leaves.[4] Muhammad Arief, inspired by the sawah lettuce dish his wife cooked him and the suffering of his people,[4] wrote Genjer-Genjer in 1942 to ease the hunger endured by the Banyuwangi people by telling them that sawah lettuces are edible.[1] After the song spread throughout the region, sawah lettuces were eaten by the Banyuwangi people as an alternative, where it was often served with corn and sambal.[5] Descriptionedit Gendjer-Gendjer (1962) A rendition of the three verses of Genjer-Genjer by the Regional Arts Family Studio of Surabaya, East Java, led by Tjak Abu and recorded by Lokananta Records.[6] Problems playing this file? See media help. Genjer-Genjer tells the story of sawah lettuces and how the locals interact with it, where it was harvested in small batches to be sold at markets, tied and displayed in rows, and bought to be boiled and served half-cooked with rice and sambal. Genjer-Genjer was originally played with angklung Caruk, as it was the instrument Arief was familiar with,[7] though was later adapted to traditional Osing ensembles to accompany gandrung performances.[8] The melody of Genjer-Genjer is believed to have been taken from Tong Alak Getak, a traditional Javanese children's song.[9] A traditional dance of the same name based on the song was created in 1962 by Slamet Menur, a fellow Banyuwangi artisan and close associate of Arief.[1] Early receptionedit In its early years, Genjer-Genjer's popularity stayed within Banyuwangi and the Osing people,[5][10] as it resonated with them through its depiction of the poverty and suffering at the time.[11][7] In 1962, Lukman Njoto, founder of Lekra and member of PKI, heard the song as he was passing through Banyuwangi in his journey to Bali, which caught his attention.[12] During this time, Srimuda (Indonesian: Seni Rakyat Indonesia Muda, lit. 'Indonesian Youth Folk Art'), founded by Arief,[9] often accompany PKI political events, with Genjer-Genjer being used frequently due to the lyrics fitting with PKI's political agenda.[13] Genjer-Genjer gained further popularity throughout Indonesia through its continuous use by the Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI),[14] which peaked in 1963 through intensive playtime on television through TVRI and radio through RRI.[13] Well-known musicians also came to record Genjer-Genjer such as Bing Slamet and Lilis Suryani.[3][10] Censorshipedit In 1965, Genjer-Genjer became entangled in the New Order’s mythology of the 30th September Movement, an abortive supposed left-wing coup that took place on 1 October 1965, that Suharto used as a pretext to launch a counter-coup and bring his own authoritarian government to power. During the coup, seven generals were abducted by the September 30th movement and then killed at a site called Lubang Buaya. In order to bolster its own legitimacy and further discredit the Indonesian Left, the New Order fabricated a story about how during the killings members of the PKI youth (People's Youth) and women (Gerwani) organizations danced and took part in orgies as they mutilated the generals while singing songs, including Genjer-Genjer.[15][16] The only evidence that the New Order presented for the song's use during the killings is unreliable and fabricated, however, stemming from confessions extracted through torture and a book of Indonesian folk songs that included lyrics for Genjer-Genjer found left behind at Halim Airforce Base (the coup headquarters).[3][16] Given Genjer-Genjer’s connection to the politics and culture of the left and its alleged connection to the September 30th Movement, the New Order quickly banned the song. The ban on the song ended in 1998 with Suharto's resignation and the end of the New Order. Aftermathedit Since 1998, more and more Indonesian musicians have begun to perform the song, though the stigma that became attached to it during the days of the New Order has not yet dissipated fully from Indonesian society. Indonesian singer and songwriter Iwan Fals used the song as reff for his 1987 song Surat Buat Wakil Rakyat (Letter for People's Representatives) as a criticism to the People's Representative Council in the wake of the 1987 Indonesian legislative election, the song was subsequently banned by the New Order regime due to its provocative lyrics. The Indonesian band OmpRock recorded a version of Genjer-Genjer in 2011, the cover includes the third verse. Gendjer2 by Nova Ruth & Grey Filastine, 2012. It was reviewed on NPR,[17] including an interview with the artists discussing the song's political context. Indonesian singer and songwriter Ahmad Dhani created Ojo Kuwi, a campaign song for Prabowo-Hatta during the 2014 presidential election, the melody of the song is reminiscent of Genjer-Genjer, which got him into notable controversy.[18] The American rock band Dengue Fever recorded a version of Genjer-genjer in 2016, with lyrics in Khmer.[19] Lyricsedit Though most renditions of the song stayed true to the original lyrics, there has been many small variations in lyrics, such as replacing Osing words with standard Javanese equivalents or completely cutting off the third verse of the song. The original lyrics of the song, written by Menur, are as follows:[1] Lyrics Translation Original [Sic] Standardised Genjer-genjer nong kedokan pating keleler Genjer-genjer nong kedokan pating keleler Emake tolik teko-teko mubuti genjer Emake tolik teko-teko mubuti genjer Oleh sak tenong mungkur sedot sing tolih-tolih Genjer-genjer sak iki wis digowo mulih Genjer-genjer esuk-esuk didol ring pasar Genjer-genjer esuk-esuk didol ring pasar Dijejer-jejer di untingi bodo didasar Dijejer-jejer di untingi bodo didasar Emake jebeng podo tuku nggowo welosah Genjer-genjer sak iki wis arep diolah Genjer-genjer mlebu pendil wedang gemulak Genjer-genjer mlebu pendil wedang gemulak Setengah mateng dientas wong dienggo iwak Setengah mateng dientas wong dienggo iwak Sego ring piring sambel jeruk ring pelonco Genjer-genjer dipangan musuhe sego Genjer-genjer nong kedokan pating keleler Genjer-genjer nong kedokan pating keleler Emake thulik teka-teka mbubuti genjer Emake thulik teka-teka mbubuti genjer Ulih sak tenong mungkur sedhot sing tulih-tulih Genjer-genjer saiki wis digawa mulih Genjer-genjer isuk-isuk didol ring pasar Genjer-genjer isuk-isuk didol ring pasar Dijejer-jejer diuntingi padha didhasar Dijejer-jejer diuntingi padha didhasar Emake jebeng padha tuku nggawa welasah Genjer-genjer saiki wis arep diolah Genjer-genjer mlebu kendhil wedang gemulak Genjer-genjer mlebu kendhil wedang gemulak Setengah mateng dientas wong dienggo iwak Setengah mateng dientas wong dienggo iwak Sega ring piring sambel jeruk ring pelanca Genjer-genjer dipangan musuhe sega Sawah lettuces spread out all over the ricefields Sawah lettuces spread out all over the ricefields The boy's mother came by to pick some sawah lettuce The boy's mother came by to pick some sawah lettuce Without looking, she grabbed a bunch and left The sawah lettuces has now been brought back home In the morning, the sawah lettuces are sold at the market In the morning, the sawah lettuces are sold at the market Laid out in rows, all tied up as well to be sold Laid out in rows, all tied up as well to be sold The girl's mother bought some while carrying a woven basket The sawah lettuces are now ready to be cooked Sawah lettuces are placed in a pot of boiling water Sawah lettuces are placed in a pot of boiling water Half-cooked, it's then strained to be eaten as a side dish Half-cooked, it's then strained to be eaten as a side dish With two plates of rice and nasnaran, sitting on a divan The sawah lettuce is eaten with rice 1962 renditionedit Lyrics Carakan Translation 𝄆 Génjér-génjér nong kedokan pating kelélér 𝄇 𝄆 Emaké thulik teka-teka mbubuti génjér 𝄇 Ulih sak ténong mungkur sedhot sing tulih-tulih Génjér-génjér saiki wis digawa mulih 𝄆 Génjér-génjér isuk-isuk didol ning pasar 𝄇 𝄆 Dijéjér-jéjér diuntingi sarwa didhasar 𝄇 Emaké jebeng mengko tuku nggawa welasah Génjér-génjér saiki wis kudu diolah 𝄆 Génjér-génjér mlebu kendhil wédang gemulak 𝄇 𝄆 Setengah mateng dientas wong dienggo iwak 𝄇 Sega rong piring sambel jeruk ring pelanca Génjér-génjér dipangan musuhé sega 𝄆 Sawah lettuces spread out all over the ricefields 𝄇 𝄆 The boy's mother came by to pick some sawah lettuce 𝄇 Without looking, she grabbed a bunch and left The sawah lettuces has now been brought back home 𝄆 In the morning, the sawah lettuces are sold at the market 𝄇 𝄆 Laid out in rows, all tied up as well to be sold 𝄇 The girl's mother bought some while carrying a woven basket The sawah lettuces are now ready to be cooked 𝄆 Sawah lettuces are placed in a pot of boiling water 𝄇 𝄆 Half-cooked, it's then strained to be eaten as a side dish 𝄇 With two plates of rice and nasnaran, sitting on a divan The sawah lettuce is eaten with rice Referencesedit Irham, Muhammad (2023-09-22). 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