Topeng Sidha Karya: A Balinese Mask Dance - Yavanika

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TOPENG: SIDHA K ARYA 185ritual chants blast louder to the most distant places. Having theloudest ceremony is not where it’s at. Money does not a ceremonymake! Only honesty and devotion yield real results. There is noguideline that says a little ceremony will earn only a modest blessing,while an enormous yadnya will earn blessings galore. Only truedevotion deserves a blessing. [Kodi here critiques the display behaviorseen in contemporary Balinese ceremonies.]punta: I get it! Thank you, honorable preacher!kartala: Oops! Our king, Bhatara Dalem, is about to arrive. (To theking) Please enter, my Lord.Dalem Scene in Besakih Temple[dalem watu renggong enters. His movement is refined and dancelike.The dialogue of the king is spoken by punta, who delivers the king’sspeech in Kawi, a form of old Javanese not understood by audience members.Viewers derive their understanding through the interpolations of thetext into colloquial Balinese by the two attendants.]Figure 2. The Dalemdances in refined styleand the white or lightcoloredmask shows hisnoble nature. (Photo:Kathy Foley)
186 Kodi et al.dalem: (Recited by punta) Sekaya mangke katekeng swagotra mami katekaningdelaha . . .kartala: (Translating for the king) For our family, children, grandchildren,and future descendants . . .dalem: (Recited by punta) Dirga yusa namastu di taya.kartala: (Translating) Safety and long life.dalem: (Recited by punta) Uduh carakaningsung maka rwa. [Hey, mytwo servants.]kartala: (Answering) Here we are, Lord.dalem: (Recited by punta) Enak pariyatna angetut uri lampah tuanta.[Be careful in accompanying me.]kartala: How can I be careless in accompanying you, my Lord?dalem: (Recited by punta) Uduh, carakaningsung maka rwa, pomo kawingking,ulun bepraya lumampah jumujuging Kerta Gosa Pagosana, agendurasaabawurasa lawan tana mantri sedaya aneng paheman. [Hey, mytwo servants, get ready, I will proceed to Kerta Gosa’s audience hallfor a cabinet meeting.] [Kerta Gosa is an open raised pavilion wherethe king and his advisors would meet in precolonial times.]kartala: Please your Excellency, mount the stairs to Kerta Gosa’smeeting chamber. (They make a circle showing the transit to the audiencehall.)punta: Now we are at Kerta Gosa. My lord, let me pose a question.Why does your countenance looks so grey, as if the sun wereblocked by clouds?dalem: (Recited by kartala) Uduh carakaningsung maka rwa. [Oh, mytwo servants.]punta: Here we are, my Lord.dalem: (Recited by kartala) Tan hana rwa tri kang wacana hyangmami kaya mangke.punta: You say, “There is one thing that burdens you?”dalem: (Recited by kartala) Lwir gineseng tanpa pui ikanang antawredaya kaya mangke.punta: Your mind is scorched, but not by fire.dalem: (Recited by kartala) Mawas mandeg gatinikanang yadnyatanpa pala.punta: (Translating) Because the ceremony breaks off without result.dalem: (Recited by kartala) Lwir nirdon ingulun anadi ratu, tan Sidhaangawe suka, santika tuasikanang para jana.punta: (Translating) You say you are a failure as king, unable to bringhappiness and peace to our people.dalem: (Recited by kartala) Sekayaning mangke tan hana para patihumareka.punta: (Translating) Your ministers fail to join you for this meeting.
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