Analisis Makna Teks dan Kontinuitas Sinunὂ Famolaya Iraono (Lagu Menidurkan Anak) pada Masyarakat Nias Selatan

Abstract

This research paper discusses the song to lullaby children, namely sinunὂ famolaya iraono, in a traditional activity to lull children (famolaya iraono) from the South Nias tribe. Sinunὂ famolaya iraono consists of three traditional songs and one modern song that already has a composer. The three songs of the Famolaya Iraono tradition include fahohoini iraono sawuyu, fahohoini iraono samalὂgu, and fahohoini iraono sidadao. As for the modern song sinunὂ famolaya iraono entitled he'ahe. Sinunὂ famolaya iraono is usually sung when solaya ndraono (the babysitter) is about to put her child to sleep. This study aims to analyze the meaning of the text and social values, describe musical analysis, and analyze the continuity that occurs in the presentation of sinunὂ famolaya iraono to the people of South Nias. The meaning of the text and the continuity of sinunὂ famolaya iraono are two important things that need to be studied in this paper. To explain these two things, the author uses the field work and desk work methods proposed by Bruno Netll. The theory used to answer the formulation of the problem in this paper is the theory of semiotics pioneered by Roland Barthes regarding the meaning of denotation and connotation. The results of the study revealed that sinunὂ famolaya iraono shows the life of the people of South Nias in pre-Christian times and sinunὂ famolaya iraono produces social values consisting of values of sacrifice, maturity, education, cooperation and morals. Furthermore, regarding the continuity of sinunὂ famolaya iraono during the Christian period, it underwent a significant change, namely the three traditional songs of sinunὂ famolaya iraono were replaced with a new song entitled he'ahe. The conclusion of this paper shows that the activities of the Famolaya Iraono tradition still continue today. However, some elements such as the traditional version of sinunὂ famolaya iraono were never found again, so their existence was replaced by sinunὂ famolaya iraono entitled he'ahe.