Analisis Makna Tekstual dan Struktur Melodi Ende Bue Bue Papodom Anak pada Masyarakat Mandailing di Kabupaten Tapanuli Selatan

Abstract

This research paper discusses children's lullabies, namely ende Bue - bue in the traditional activities of putting children to sleep from the Mandailing tribe in South Tapanuli. The content of the song is usually in the form of hopes and prayers, so that when they grow up, their children will have a good life. Ende Bue - bue consists of two traditional songs sung spontaneously entitled bue ale amang and "Modom maho Amang" and two modern songs that have the same composer entitled bue - bue. The meaning of the text and the melodic structure of ende bue bue are two important things that need to be studied in this paper. To explain these two things, the author uses. The theory used to answer the analysis of the meaning of the text in this paper is the semiotic theory pioneered by Ferdinand de Saussure regarding the meaning of denotation and connotation and to get the results of the analysis of the melodic structure of Wiliam P. Malm weigthtedscale method. Techniques The research technique used by the author is field work and desk work (laboratory work) proposed by Bruno Netll. The author uses Qualitative methods by conducting observations, interviews and audio and video recordings. The results of the research reveal that Bue-bue papodom anak shows the life of the people of South Tapanuli in the pre-technology and modernisation period both produce the value of sacrifice, maturity, education, and morals. The conclusion of this paper shows that the activity of the bue-bue papodom anak tradition continues today. However, some elements such as the traditional or spontaneous version of bue-bue papodom anak are rarely found anymore so that its existence is replaced by bue-bue papodom anak that already has a creator or has a recording.