Cublak-Cublak Suweng - Traditional Games

Cublak-Suweng - Traditional Games

Javanese traditional children's games this one is how to play is also quite simple, namely Cublak-Cublak Suweng. Presumably giving the name of the game is also inspired by the tools used to play a kind of suweng (Earring) who did the horn, commonly called uwer. The tool is usually grasped by the children who play cublak-cublak suweng. If there is no similar objects, it can be replaced with gravel or other objects of pearls, and artificial objects were considered as suweng. However, although the tool used is not suitable early-first, but the game is still called

cublak-cublak suweng. 

Children who frequently play Dolanan is usually too small children between the ages of 6-14 years. Children who are greater if playing cublak-cublak suweng, usually more focused teaching younger siblings younger. Can be played by girls, boys, or mixed. However, due to the nature of this game do not need much physical strength and not very strenuous, often synonymous with women's game. But sometimes young boys also love to play cublak-cublak suweng. 

They used to play in my spare time, could be morning, afternoon, or evening, especially if the holidays and the bright moon. Played in the yard, on the porch, or inside the house. Playgrounds are usually bright and clean, because the kids who play usually sit around and there should tengkurab. Either start when the game is known and played by children of Javanese society, is not so clear. But at least the name of this game has been recorded in Baoesastra (Dictionary), published in 1939 Java ago. 

Dictionary essay W.J.S. This Poerwadarminto column 2 on page 641, stated that cublak-cublak Dolanan suweng including child's name. Similarly, in the community, the game is being pretty evenly. In the region of Yogyakarta is also known for this game, in Central Java region is also known. Similarly, in other areas including the Java community, such as East Java, of course. So, Dolanan are at least more than 70 years are known to date. Children who want to play cublak-cublak suweng, usually gathered in a place that is comfortable and bright enough. Suppose there are 4 children would play, then after gathering, they first determine the embok, or Dolanan leader. Once agreed upon, then they hompipah to determine the player who wins and loses. If the fourth, coincidence player B loses, then the player A, C, and D including the players who orders yet (not so). 

Or-dadi player immediately loses his seat recline bertimpuh then to the floor, while the other players around him. The players who win, both hands placed supine (open) on the back of the player loses. Similarly, right hand (usually left) for the embok (Dolanan leader).While his right hand holding a gravel or the like are considered as suwengnya. The player loses, while tengkurab also closed her eyes, so do not know which was circulated to suweng movement between the hands. After that, any player who wins together to sing the lyric cublak embok-cublak suweng as below. There are two versions of the poem-cublak cublak suweng, although at the beginning of the same, but that behind the somewhat different. The first poem we usually encounter in Yogyakarta and surrounding areas, thus complete:

“Cublak-cublak suweng, suwenge ting gelenter, mambu ketundhung gudel, pak empong orong-orong, pak empong orong-orong, sir-sir plak dhele kaplak ora enak, sir-sir plak dhele kaplak ora enak”. 

 While the second verse we often encounter in Central Java, with the poem as follows: 

 “Cublak-cublak suweng, suwenge ting gelenter, mambu ketundhung gudel, pak empo lera-lere, sapa guyu ndhelikake, sir-sir pong dhele gosong, sir-sir pong dhele gosong” 

Differences in song lyric cublak-or-cublak suweng maybe also appear in other Dolanan song lyric - are common across regions, with first deployment Dolanan from one area to another just happens orally. So it is not impossible that there is a change in the deployment of the words in the poem.