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NYANYIAN BERPANTUN ‘ISUN-ISUN’
No. Rumah 6 Lorong 7 Kampung Warisan
89357 Inanam Kota Kinabalu Sabah
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Introduction and history
Isun-isun is an art of poetic rhyming, accompanid by violins. Its rhymes are expressed fascinatingly in four sentences; the first two sentences are the hints, while the last two, the meaning. Performed along beautiful sounds of violins, the Bajau Sama and Iranun in Kota Belud take pleasure in it at weddings, birth of babies and vow ceremonies.
Pantun isun-isun music functions as a performance of arts at the arts and heritage official events, sung and staged at Tamu Besar in Kota Belud, the Regatta Lepa festivals and other events in Sabah.
Isun-isun rhymers wear the traditional Bajau Sama or the traditional Iranun clothing in Kota Belud. While its musical instruments are violins.
A man will begin reciting the poems and then a woman responding to him. At the same time, Tok Isun-isun (the lead) will sit and play his violin while rhyming and reciting his poems.
Isun-isun rhymes are of a variation of themes: romance, courting, frustration, marriage customs and others. The poems will follow a storyline at the whim of the Tok Isun-isun. In other words, the oral poems are structured with introduction, body and conclusion.
The nature of an isun-isun is that its first two lines are the hints, whereas the next two are the actual meaning to be conveyed.
An Example of Isun-isun Rhyming
Delamba badu boi no ku meli
(I bought a shirt)
Ai bo ku ngogo Sandakan
(I brought it to Sandakan)
Songom teq betiru kekuri doq kiti
(Tonight, we shall sing)
Sempena nambut dinakan anak dinakan
(Welcoming our relatives)
Notable figure of isun-isun music in Sabah is Masruh bin Siadik. The Sabah goverment highly acknowedged his contributions to isun-isun heritage. Sabah major events and festivals are pleased and charmed by his troupe.
Reference Source
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State JKKN Contact Information
Puan Nurshahrinna Syahrial
Cultural Officer
Jabatan Kebudayaan dan Kesenian Negara, Sabah
Kompleks JKKN Sabah,
Jalan Tasik off KM4 Jalan Penampang,
88200 Kota Kinabalu
SABAH
088-205070
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