Purchased by Paduan Suara Pueri Dei Chorale SD Santo Yoseph 1 Medan,

International Bandung Choral Festival 2023

Sengko Sengko
Traditional Batak Song
(For SSA & Soprano Solo)

Siddik Sitopul Arr. Mangaratua Simanjuntak

FINGER SNAPS              
   mf
                 
  

 
ALTO

pong pong

di gi dik pong pong

di gi dik pong pong di gi dik

     
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      
  
SOPRANO 1 mf
       

pong pong pong pong pong pong pong pong

                  
 
  

pong pong di gi dik

pong pong di gi dik

pong pong di gi dik

     
7

      
   
SOPRANO SOLO mf
   
      
  
Si re - ge re - ge tum -ba tum - ba


SOPRANO 1
          
 
pong pong pong pong pong pong pong pong pong pong pong pong


SOPRANO 2

      
                       
mf bim bam pong di di gi di gi bim bam pong di di gi di gi bim bam pong di di gi di gi

               

ALTO

   

 
 

pong pong di gi dik pong pong di gi dik pong pong di gi dik

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   
10

    
    
               
seng - ko nang seng - ko. Si re - ge re - ge tum - ba tum - ba

       
 
pong pong pong pong pong pong pong pong


   

         

      
 
bim bam pong di di gi di gi bim bam pong di di gi di gi

    
             

 

pong pong di gi dik pong pong di gi dik

   
12

    
         
          
seng - ko nang seng - ko Si re - ge re - ge tum - ba tum - ba

       
 
pong pong pong pong pong pong pong pong


   

         

      
 
bim bam pong di di gi di gi bim bam pong di di gi di gi

    
             

 

pong pong di gi dik pong pong di gi dik
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CLAPS

           
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   
   
        
SOLO ENDING

              

seng - ko nang seng -ko Si re - ge re - ge tum ba tum - ba seng -ko i -nang seng ko.

                
 
pong pong pong pong pong pong pong pong seng -ko i -nang seng ko. Met

 
  
 

 


                
 
bim bam pong di di gi di gi bim bam pong di di gi di gi seng -ko i -nang seng ko. Met

 
           
  
      

pong pong di gi dik

pong pong di gi dik seng -ko i -nang seng ko.

           
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  



 



met do - pe sing - ko - ru da - i - nang da - nu - nga di - han - dang han -

               
       
met do - pe sing - ko - ru da - i - nang da - nu - nga di - han - dang han -

      
              

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     
  
dang - i da - i - nang, met met do - pe si - bo - ru da - i -nang da -nu -nga di - tan -dang tan -

             
  
               
dang - i da - i - nang, met met do - pe si - bo - ru da - i -nang da -nu -nga di - tan -dang tan -

                
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      
   
dang - i. Tu - di - a ma lu - lu - an da - i -nang da go - ring go - ring ba - hen


     
           
 
  

 
dang - i. Tu - di - a ma lu - lu - an da - i -nang da go - ring go - ring ba - hen

    
      
              
Tu - di - a ma lu - lu - an da - i -nang da go - ring go - ring ba - hen
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                        
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     
   
so - ban da - i - nang, tu - di - a ma lu - lu - an da - i -nang da bo - ru to - bing ba - hen

                               

so - ban da - i - nang, tu - di - a ma lu - lu - an da - i -nang da bo - ru to -bing bo - ru to -bing ba -hen

            
 

           
  



so - ban da - i - nang, tu - di - a ma lu - lu - an da - i -nang da bo - ru to - bing ba - hen

   
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          
do - - - ngan. Seng - ko seng - ko da - i - nang


           
        
bo - ru to - bing ba - hen do - ngan. pol - long tap pol - long tap

  
       
        
do - - - ngan. pong pong pong di gi di gi

         
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          
 
seng - ko seng -ko da - i -nang seng - ko seng -ko da - i -nang seng -ko i -nang seng-

 
         

         

pol -long tap pol -long tap pol -long tap pol -long seng -ko i -nang seng-

   
  
 
  
 


        
  
pong pong pong di gi di gi pong pong pong di gi di gi seng -ko i -nang seng-

   f
  
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
     

   
ko seng - ko. Tri la la tri la la si

                          
mf
      
ko seng - ko. bim bam di gi di gi bim bam di gi di gi bim bam di gi di gi bim bam di gi di gi

    

mf
  

 

 
 



 



  
 

ko seng - ko. pong pong pong pong pong pong pong pong
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  


40

                  

re - ge re - ge tum - ba si re - ge re - ge tum - ba i -nang seng - ko seng - ko.

 
                      
   
bim bam di gi di gi bim bam di gi di gi bim bam di gi di gi bim bam di gi di gi da seng - ko.

               
        
  
pong pong pong pong pong pong pong pong da seng - ko.

 
                    

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   
Tri la la tri la la si re - ge re - ge tum -ba si re - ge re - ge tum -ba i -nang seng

                 

          
Tri la la tri la la la Tri la la si re -ge re -ge tum - ba. re -ge re - ge tum -ba i -nang seng


                
    
   
Tri la la, Tri la la si re -ge re -ge tum - ba. re -ge re - ge tum -ba i -nang seng

    
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  
To Coda SOPRANO SOLO mf

     
Met met do

         
   
mp
        
    
ko seng - ko. tap pol -long tap pol - long tap pol -long tap pol - long

           
mp
     
           
 
ko seng - ko. bim bam pong di di gi di gi bim bam pong di di gi di gi

 

mp
 

 


    
   
ko seng - ko. pong pong pong pong pong pong pong pong
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   
50 D.S al Coda

                   
 
pe si bo - ru da - i -nang da nu - nga di tan -dang tan -dang - i


                         
   
tap pol -long tap pol - long tap pol -long tap pol - long tap pol -long pong


                            
  
bim bam pong di di gi di gi bim bam pong di di gi di gi bim bam pong pong

 
  

pong

pong pong
 
pong

pong

pong pong
 
pong

pong

pong

pong

   f           
53 

 
           
Foot Stomps

 
Seng - ko i - nang seng -ko seng - ko seng - ko seng - ko i - nang seng -ko

 f   
                      
Foot Stomps

 
Seng - ko i - nang seng -ko seng - ko seng - ko seng - ko i - nang seng -ko

 f   
    
  
Foot Stomps
     
            
Seng - ko i - nang seng -ko seng - ko seng - ko seng - ko i - nang seng -ko

                        
  
 
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f Foot Stomps

  
Seng -ko i -nang seng -ko seng - ko seng -ko seng -ko i -nang seng - ko. Seng - ko dai -

                        
f Foot Stomps

 
Seng -ko i -nang seng -ko seng - ko seng -ko seng -ko i -nang seng - ko Seng - ko dai -

 
                   
 
f Foot Stomps
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Seng -ko i -nang seng -ko seng - ko seng -ko seng -ko i -nang seng - ko Seng - ko dai -
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nang seng - ko. Ho - ras!

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nang seng - Seng -ko i -nang seng -ko seng - ko seng -ko Seng -ko i -nang seng -ko Ho - ras!

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nang seng - Seng -ko i -nang seng -ko seng - ko seng -ko Seng -ko i -nang seng -ko Ho - ras!

Text and Translation

Met met dope singkoru da inang, Bead plant is still young

Da nunga dihandang-handangi The plant is already taken and upheld
Met met dope si boru dainang A little girl is too young
Danunga di tandang-tandangi A man wanted to visit a woman for spouses
Sengko sengko dainang sirege rege tumba No meaning written to rhyme with the next line

Tudia ma luluan dainang Mom, where are we going to look for

Da goring goring baen soban dainang Branch for "rewood"
Tudia ma luluan dainang da Mom, where are we going to look for
Boru Tobing baen dongan Tobing's family to be lovers
Trialala sirege rege tumba No meaning written to rhyme with the next line

Batak Pronounciation

'k' as in "singkoru" is spoken "sikkoru" and is pronounced {k.k} as in "milk cow"

'd' as ini "handang" is spoken "haddang" and is pronounced {d.d} as in "hard day"
'ng' as in "sengko" is spoken "sengko" and is pronounced {n} as in "king"

Context

This song came as a PANTUN or is known Rhyme from Batak people and live in province of North Sumatera.
In ancient Batak tradition, this song told about for a group of young men to visit a group of young women
during the night to meet and look for lovers. A usual, the young men would start singing outside the house to
identify themselves and the young women could guess who the men were. It the young women were intrested,
the door would be opened, Usually, the young men with the best voice or who was able to play an istrument
and ussualy they used guitar for captivate would appear to be most attractive and get the most attention from
young women. The young men would use principle or PANTUN to get the attention of young women. The
young men would use principle or PANTUN to get the attention of young women. Sengko - Sengko is among
the most popular pantun songs.