VOI - Voice of Indonesia | RRI - Radio Republik Indonesia

We present the songs from Central Java Region. A song entitled “JANGKRIK GENGGONG” is not known who the creator was. This song tells about two people who learn to know each other. In the process of knowing each other, it is described how to feel longing with someone when he or she is away from the loved one. The song "JANGKRIK GENGGONG" has also been performed by famous Indonesia Keroncong singer, Waldjinah. This song entitled “CUBAK CUBAK SUWENG” is usually sung by children while playing the game called ‘Cublak Cublak Suweng’. The game requires three people at least. How to play is that one child faces down in the middle, while the other children surround while taking turns grasping the pebbles and singing the song "Cublak Cublak Suweng". If the child on the stomach can guess who is holding the pebble, then someone who holds the pebbles will replace the child facing down earlier. The meaning of the song "Cublak Cublak Suweng" itself is to get true happiness. Then, one must escape from the love of worldly possessions, emptying oneself, being humble, not demeaning and always being conscious.