Lholands
arranged by Larry Polansky
for
gender, voice
and gamelan instruments
1990-1991
Hanover
Balungan and gender cengkok
(arr. L. Polansky, 1991)
for gender, voice(s), kenong, slenthem, gong
6 3
2 1)
6 3 5
1)
I. 1/2 tum 3 1/2 kk1 1/2 tum3 1/2 kk1
II.
kk1
kk1
III.
DB1 or tum5 kpy.
DB1
or tum5 kpy
6
3 2
3)
1 1
6 6
I. tum3 gt1 gt6
II. kk3 (high) or DK3 gt1 gt6
III.
Putut
semedi
gt1
gt6
2)
6 5
(3)
I. 1/2 jk6 tum3
II. tum3
III. tum3
(Note:
cengkok names from my book on beginning gender playing, available from
the American Gamelan Institute)
Gender
introduction:
mbalung
1.
There was a mighty ship, and she sailed upon the sea
gender
mbalung freely
And she went by the name, of the Golden Vanity
all
other instruments tacet
And
she feared she would be taken, by the spanish enemy
And
they'd sink her in the lowlands, in the lowlands
They'd
sink her in the lowlands, low
2.
Then up jumped the cabin boy, and boldly up spake he
gender:
irama tanggung
And
said to the captain, what will you give to me
add
slenthem
If I
swim alongside, the spanish enemy
And
sink her in the lowlands, in the lowlands
And
sink her in the lowlands, low.
3. He
said I will give you silver, and I will give you gold
gender:
irama dados
And
my fair young daughter, will be yours to hold
slenthem,
slight variations
If
you swim alongside, the spanish enemy
add
gong and kenong
And
you sink her in the lowlands,...
4. Well up jumped the cabinboy, and overboard
went he
gender:
irama dados w/variations
And
he swam alongside, the spanish enemy
full
gamelan
and
with his pick and auger, he made him(self) holes three
add
voices on final lines
And
he sank her in the lowlands, ...
5. gender solo, wilet, one
complete verse...
(w/all other instruments)
6.
Well captain, oh captain, please take me back on board
gender:
irama wilet
For I
have been just as good as my word
(all
other instruments in till last
verse)
and I
swam alongside, that spanish enemy
And I
sank her in the lowlands,...
7.
Well this said the captain, to that brave cabinboy
gender:
irama wilet
Oh
never, oh never, will I take you back on board
gender
panerus enters
And
you and my daughter, never will that be
For you'll stay
here in the
lowlands,...
8. Well up spake the cabinboy, and captain,
said he
gender:
irama wilet
If I didn't love your daughter, just like the
enemy
I'd take my pick and auger, and captain you
would see
That I'd sink you in the lowlands,...
9. But he turned his back on them, and swam
away did
he
gender:
mbalung
He swam far away, from the Golden Vanity
all
other instruments tacet,
And he sunk himself down, to the bottom of
the sea
except
for final gong...
And he drowned in the lowlands,...