Gending Sriwijaya is the name of the traditional performance whether it is a song, music, as well as dance that originated from Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia. Both of the song and the dance was created to describes the splendor, cultural refinement, glory and the grandeur of Srivijaya empire that once succeed on unifying the western parts of Indonesian archipelago and Malay world generally.
The word of Gending derived from the word in Javanese: romanized: gendhing which refer to the cengkok used in karawitan — the classical gamelan music and performance practice, it is later adapted in Malay and Indonesian languages which means "the song (of gamelan)". While the word of Sriwijaya refer to the empire of Srivijaya that once ruled the Maritime Southeast Asia, which the capital took place in present-day Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia. Thus the Gending Sriwijaya can be roughly translated as "the performance of Srivijaya", which in fact this Gending Sriwijaya performance (music, song, and dance) mainly tell or invoked the splendor of Srivijaya empire.
The first stanza is the original lyrics of the song, while the second stanza was added later.
To download the easy alphanotes and chords sheet music, look here. Enjoy!
Lyrics:
Kutembangkan nyanyian lagu Gending Sriwijaya
Dalam seni kunikmatkan lagi zaman bahagia
Kuciptakan kembali dari kandungan Maha Kala
Tutur sabda Dharmapala Sakyakhirti Dharmakhirti
Menaburkan tuntunan suci Gautama Buddha Shakti
Saksi luhur berdiri tegak kukuh sepanjang masa
Melambangkan keagungan sejarah nusa dan bangsa
Dengan kolam pualam bagai di Surga Indralaya
Mendengarkan nyanyian dendang Gending Sriwijaya
English Tranlation:
In the past, I missed the greatness of the past
I sang the song Gending Sriwijaya
In art, enjoy happy times again
I re -created from the content of Maha Kala
Sriwijaya with the Great Dormitory of the Supreme Master
Say the words of Dharmapala Sakyakhirti Dharmakhirti
Echoing from the top of Siguntang Maha Meru
Sprinkle the holy guidance of Gautama Buddha Shakti
Borobudur heritage temple in the Sriwijaya Period
The sublime witness stood firm at all times
Promoting Indonesia in Asia
Symbolizes the greatness of the history of the nation and the nation
Shri Ksetra's golden -tiered Taman Sari
With a marble pool like in Surga Indralaya
Taman Putri descended from Maharaja Syailendra
Listening to Gending Sriwijaya's resounding song
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