exile
Sujiwo Tejo Lyrics


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Prabu Rama, Sinta, Lesmana
Berancang-ancang 'kan ke pengasingan
Ke pengasingan ke Hutan Dandaka
Menyisir ngarai, menyeberang gangga

Meninggal rakyat, meninggal istana
Meninggal oh meninggal, meninggal-ninggal
Baju-bajunya cuma compang-camping
Kulitnya rusa, kulit pohon-pohon

Prabu Rama, oh Sinta
Raden Lesmana bolehkah turut
Serta kami ke hutan
Suka duka jadi senandung

Bapaknya Rama, sang Dasarata
Mengintip jauh terisak-isak
Dan Sukasalya, nyokapnya Rama
Menitip buntalan buat bekal di hutan

Dewi Kekayi, kikik cekikikan
Mengkhayal oh mengkhayal, mengkhayal-khayal
Anaknya Bharata, kini jadi raja
Mengganti Rama diraja Ayodya

Prabu Rama, oh Sinta
Raden Lesmana bolehkah turut
Serta kami ke hutan
Suka duka jadi senandung

Ohh ohh, ohh ohh




Orang Ayodya
Tanpa Rama, tanpa Sinta

Overall Meaning

These lyrics come from Sujiwo Tejo's song "Exile" and tell the story of the main characters from the Hindu epic, the Ramayana. Prabu Rama, Sinta, and Lesmana are preparing to go into exile in the forest of Dandaka. They will comb through valleys and cross rivers in their journey. The following lines talk about the deaths of the people left behind, including the king's people and the palace. All that is left of Rama's belongings are mismatched pieces of clothing, made from deer hides and tree bark.


The next verse talks about Rama's father, Dasarata, who is crying and watching them leave. Rama's mother, Sukasalya, gives Rama a bundle of supplies for their journey. In the last verse, Kekayi, Dasarata's other wife, is laughing and thinking about her son Bharata, who has been made the new king in Rama's place. The chorus asks if Lesmana can join them in the forest, and talks about their happy and sad times they will face there.


Line by Line Meaning

Prabu Rama, Sinta, Lesmana
Prabu Rama, Sinta, and Lesmana


Berancang-ancang 'kan ke pengasingan
Planning to go into exile


Ke pengasingan ke Hutan Dandaka
Going into exile to Hutan Dandaka


Menyisir ngarai, menyeberang gangga
Combing the valleys, crossing the Ganges River


Meninggal rakyat, meninggal istana
The people and the palace died


Meninggal oh meninggal, meninggal-ninggal
Dying, oh dying, dying repeatedly


Baju-bajunya cuma compang-camping
Clothes are nothing but scraps


Kulitnya rusa, kulit pohon-pohon
Skin is like deer skin or tree bark


Prabu Rama, oh Sinta
Prabu Rama and Sinta


Raden Lesmana bolehkah turut
May Raden Lesmana join us


Serta kami ke hutan
Along with us to the forest


Suka duka jadi senandung
Joys and sorrows become a melody


Bapaknya Rama, sang Dasarata
Rama's father, King Dasarata


Mengintip jauh terisak-isak
Peering into the distance, weeping


Dan Sukasalya, nyokapnya Rama
And Sukasalya, Rama's mother


Menitip buntalan buat bekal di hutan
Leaving a bundle for provisions in the forest


Dewi Kekayi, kikik cekikikan
Dewi Kekayi, laughing and joking


Mengkhayal oh mengkhayal, mengkhayal-khayal
Daydreaming, oh daydreaming, daydreaming


Anaknya Bharata, kini jadi raja
Bharata, his son, is now king


Mengganti Rama diraja Ayodya
Replacing Rama as the king of Ayodya


Orang Ayodya
The people of Ayodya


Tanpa Rama, tanpa Sinta
Without Rama, without Sinta




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