The Legend of "SANGKURIANG"
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ENGLISH
Once upon a time in west Java, Indonesia lived a wise
king who had a beautiful daughter. Her name was Dayang
Sumbi. She liked weaving very much. Once she was weaving
a cloth when one of her tool fell to the ground. She was very tired
at the time so she was too lazy to take it. Then she just shouted
out loud.
She shouted ‘Anybody
there? Bring me my tool. I will give you special
present. If you are female, I will consider you as my
sister. If you are male, I will marry you’
Suddenly a male dog, its name was Tumang,
came. He brought her the falling tool. Dayang Sumbi was
very surprised. She regretted her words but she could not deny
it. So she had to marry Tumang and leave her father. Then
they lived in a small village. Several months later they had a
son. His name was Sangkuriang. He was a handsome and
healthy boy.
Sangkuriang liked hunting very much. He often
went hunting to the forest using his arrow. When he went hunting
Tumang always with him. In the past there were many deer in Java so
Sangkuriang often hunted for deer.
One day Dayang Sumbi wanted to have deer’s
heart so she asked Sangkuriang to hunt for a deer. Then
Sangkuriang went to the forest with his arrow and his faithful dog
Tumang. But after several days in the wood Sangkuriang could not
find any deer. They were all disappeared. Sangkuriang was
exhausted and desperate. He did not want to disappoint her mother so
he killed Tumang. He did not know that Tumang was his father. At
home he gave Tumang’s heart to her mother.
But Dayang Sumbi knew that it was Tumang’s
heart. She was so angry that she could not control her
emotion. She hit Sangkuriang at his head. Sangkuriang was
wounded. There was a scar in his head. She
also repelled her son. Sangkuriang left her mother in sadness.
Many years passed and Sangkuriang became a strong young
man. He
wandered everywhere. One day he arrived
at his own village but he did not realized it. There he met Dayang
Sumbi. At the time Dayang Sumbi was given an eternal beauty by God
so she stayed young forever. Both of them did not know each
other. So they fell in love and then they decided to marry.
But then Dayang Sumbi recognized a scar on his
Sangkuriang’s head. She knew that Sangkuriang was his
son. It was impossible for them to marry. She told
sangkuriang but sangkuriang did not believe her. He wished that they
marry soon. So Dayang Sumbi gave a very difficult
condition. She wanted Sangkuriang to build a lake and a boat in one
night! She said she needed that for honeymoon.
Sangkuriang agreed. With the help of genie and
spirits Sangkuriang tried to build them. By midnight he had
finished the lake by building a dam in Citarum
river. Then he started building the boat. It was almost
dawn when he nearly finished it. Meanwhile Dayang Sumbi kept
watching on them. She was very worried when she knew
this. So she made lights in the east. Then the spirits
thought that it was already dawn. It was time for them to leave. They
left Sangkuriang alone. Without their help sangkuriang could not
finish the boat.
Sangkuriang was very angry. He kicked the
boat. Then the boat turned out to be Mount Tangkuban
Perahu. It means boat upside down. From a distant it
looks like a boat upside down.
Versi INDONESIA
Pada suatu saat di Jawa Barat, Indonesia hidup seorang raja yang bijaksana yang
memiliki seorang putri cantik. Namanya adalah Dayang Sumbi. Dia sangat suka
menenun. ketika dia menenun kain salah satu alatnya jatuh ke tanah. Dia sangat
lelah pada waktu itu sehingga dia terlalu malas untuk mengambilnya. Lalu dia
hanya berteriak keras-keras.
Dia berteriak "Siapa di sana? Ambilkan alat saya. Saya akan memberikan
hadiah istimewa. Jika Anda perempuan, saya akan menganggap Anda sebagai adikku.
Jika Anda laki-laki, aku akan menikah denganmu '
Tiba-tiba seekor anjing jantan, namanya Tumang, datang.
Dia membawa alat yang jatuh. Dayang Sumbi sangat terkejut. Dia menyesali
kata-katanya, tapi dia tidak bisa menyangkalnya. Jadi dia harus menikahi Tumang
dan meninggalkan ayahnya. Kemudian mereka tinggal di sebuah desa kecil.
Beberapa bulan kemudian mereka memiliki seorang putra. Namanya Sangkuriang. Dia
adalah seorang anak laki-laki tampan dan sehat.
Sangkuriang sangat menyukai berburu. Dia sering
pergi berburu ke hutan menggunakan panahnya. Ketika ia pergi berburu Tumang
selalu bersamanya. Pada saat itu ada banyak rusa di Jawa sehingga Sangkuriang
sering berburu rusa.
Suatu hari Dayang Sumbi ingin memiliki jantung rusa
sehingga ia meminta Sangkuriang untuk berburu rusa. Kemudian Sangkuriang pergi
ke hutan dengan panah dan Tumang anjing yang setia. Tapi setelah beberapa hari
di hutan Sangkuriang tidak bisa menemukan rusa apapun. Mereka semua menghilang.
Sangkuriang lelah dan putus asa. Dia tidak ingin mengecewakan ibunya sehingga
ia bunuh Tumang. Dia tidak tahu bahwa Tumang adalah ayahnya. Di rumah dia
memberikan hatinya Tumang untuk ibunya.
Tapi Dayang Sumbi tahu bahwa itu adalah hati Tumang itu.
Dia begitu marah karena dia tidak bisa mengendalikan emosinya. Dia memukul
Sangkuriang di kepalanya. Sangkuriang terluka. Ada bekas luka di kepalanya. Dia
juga mengusir anaknya. Sangkuriang meninggalkan ibunya dalam kesedihan.
Bertahun-tahun berlalu dan Sangkuriang menjadi seorang
pemuda yang kuat. Dia berjalan di mana-mana. Suatu hari ia tiba di desa
sendiri, tetapi dia tidak menyadari hal itu. Di sana ia bertemu Dayang Sumbi.
Pada saat Dayang Sumbi diberi keindahan abadi oleh Allah sehingga dia muda
selamanya. Keduanya tidak saling mengenal. Jadi mereka jatuh cinta dan kemudian
mereka memutuskan untuk menikah.
Tapi kemudian Dayang Sumbi mengakui bekas luka di kepala
Sangkuriang . Dia tahu bahwa Sangkuriang adalah anaknya. Itu tidak mungkin bagi
mereka untuk menikah. dia mengatakan sangkuriang tapi sangkuriang tidak percaya
padanya. sangkuriang berharap bahwa mereka menikah segera. Jadi Dayang Sumbi
memberikan kondisi yang sangat sulit. Dia ingin Sangkuriang untuk membangun
sebuah danau dan perahu dalam satu malam! Dia bilang dia membutuhkan itu untuk
bulan madu.
Sangkuriang setuju. Dengan bantuan jin dan roh Sangkuriang
mencoba untuk membangunnya. Pada tengah malam ia selesaikan danau dengan
membangun bendungan di Sungai Citarum. Lalu ia mulai membangun perahu. Hampir
terbit fajar ketika ia hampir selesaikannya. Sementara itu Dayang Sumbi terus
melihatnnya. Dia sangat khawatir ketika dia tahu ini. Jadi dia membuat lampu di
timur. Kemudian roh berpikir bahwa itu sudah fajar. Sudah waktunya bagi mereka
untuk pergi. Mereka meninggalkan Sangkuriang sendiri. Tanpa bantuan mereka
sangkuriang tidak bisa menyelesaikan perahu.
Sangkuriang sangat marah.
Dia menendang perahu. Kemudian perahu ternyata Gunung Tangkuban Perahu. Ini
berarti perahu terbalik. Dari jauh terlihat seperti perahu terbalik.
