Learn Message Behind “Menthok-Menthok” Song

Learn Message Behind “Menthok-Menthok” Song

            My generation can be said as lucky generation. It’s because we are in transition stage of modern era. We are child of 90’s era; still get many meaningful educations from the traditional culture. It’s such as traditional games, traditional folklore, traditional dance, and also traditional song.  I still remember when I played traditional games with its song with my friends. That’s kind of activity which now very rare to be find, especially in the city.

            Traditional song is not only for playing a game or having fun but also has it’s meaning.  It has deep meaning inside its simple lyric and rhythm. The meaning is can be consist of; moral value, social value, religiosity, etc. Traditional song can be a media to educate child with simple message.

The example of traditional kids song is “Menthok-Menthok” :

Menthok-Menthok

By: Ki GusHar Wegig Pramuditho

Menthok-menthok tak kandani, mung lakumu angisin-isini

Bokya aja ngethok, ana kandang wae

Enak-enak ngorok ora nyambut gawe

Menthok-menthok, mung lakumu megal-megol gawe guyu

            Menthok-Menthok song is tell a story about duck with its behaviour.  Menthok is a ugly duck, it has ugly face different with the ordinary duck.  The song is said to Menthok that his way of walk is embarrassing. So these songs suggest Menthok to just in cage, have a nice sleep and do not have to work. But beside it actually Menthok way of walk is funny.

            This song morale values is about confidence and respect other people. In this song we can see that even it was said that menthok way of walk is embrrassing but menthok still confidence and not closed himself. This song also give respect other value, even  Menthok is embrrassing but methok also funny. It has value that whatever the people is bad,ugly,dishonor, etc they still has a good value of theirself, so we must respect them.