Bubuy Bulan - A Sundanese Folksong


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Lyrics and Translation

Bubuy bulan, Bubuy bulan, sangray béntang
Roast the moon, roast the moon and toast the stars
Panonpoé, Panonpoé disasaté
The sun, the sun is skewered

Unggal bulan, unggal bulan abdi téang
Every month, every month I search
Unggal poé, unggal poé ogé hadé
Everyday, everyday is good as well

Situ ciburuy, laukna hésé dipancing
In the Ciburuy lake the fishes are hard to fish
Nyérédét haté ningali ngemplang caina
My heart flutters upon seeing the clear water

Duh, itu saha nu ngalangkung unggal énjing?
Oh, who's that who passes by every morning?
Nyérédét haté ningali sorot socana
My heart flutters upon seeing their gaze

Lyrics

Bubuy bulan, bubuy bulan, sangray béntang
Panonpoé, panonpoé disasaté
Unggal bulan, unggal bulan abdi téang
Unggal poé, unggal poé ogé hadé

Situ ciburuy, laukna hésé dipancing
Nyérédét haté ningali ngemplang caina
Duh, itu saha nu ngalangkung unggal énjing?
Nyérédét haté ningali sorot socana

English Translation

Roast the moon, roast the moon and toast the stars
The sun, the sun is skewered
Every month, every month I search
Everyday, everyday is good as well

In the Ciburuy lake the fishes are hard to fish
My heart flutters upon seeing the clear water
Oh, who's that who passes by every morning?
My heart flutters upon seeing their gaze

Indonesian Translation

Bakar bulan, bakar bulan sangrai bintang
Matahari, matahari ditusuk sate
Tiap bulan, tiap bulan ku mencari
Tiap hari, tiap hari juga baik

Telaga Ciburuy ikannya susah ditangkap
Berdebar hati melihat jernihnya air
Duh, itu siapa yang lewat setiap pagi?
Berdebar hati melihat tatap matanya