Folk Song : Ding Kediding

Ding kediding is one famous song from passumah at now known as south Bengkulu etnique song. The passumah folk song tell a few daily activity at farm at passumah land as interior and neighbour rejang land.

This dance originated from the south of Bengkulu.
It is a special dance to greet guests of honour

For today the song use for accompany andun dance. The andun dance is official dance from south Bengkulu as welcoming dance for dedicated to guest and visitor or in ceremony event.

Ding kediding ngambin umbut
Singgah ketalang ngambik pisang
Jangan diseding ayam luput
Tambangan nian sighat pulang

Jangan di seding ayam luput
Tambagan kaba nian tambangan sighat pulang
Jangan di seding ayam luput
Tambagan kaba nian tambangan sighat pulang

Ding kediding ngambin umbut
Singgah ketalang ngetam padi
Jangan diseding ayam luput
Jangan di aghap balik agi

Ding ke diding ngambin umbut
Singgah ketalang minta api
Jangan diseding ayam luput
Lemak kite bedalak lagi

In bahasa :

Membawa umbut dengan (memakai) kediding
Tiba di ladang mengambil pisang
Jangan sesalkan ayam lepas
(Karena) Ikatanmu tak erat

Membawa umbut dengan (memakai) kediding
Tiba di ladang menuai padi
Jangan sesalkanl ayam lepas
Jangan harapkan kembali lagi

Jangan menyesal ayam lepas
(Karena) Ikatanmu tak erat
Jangan menyesal ayam lepas
(Karena) Ikatanmu tak erat

Membawa umbut dengan (memakai) kediding
Tiba di ladang minta api
Jangan sesalkan ayam lepas
Lebih baik dicari lagi

Credit:
Text and written in bahasa by Imrodili
(Checked by Tun Jang and Mr Musi Ardanis).
Photo :
http://library.thinkquest.org/26300/dance_sumatra.html