Representation of Ambivalence and Suggestive Narrative in the Lyrics of the Folk Song "Bale Nagi" (A Critique of Pure Reason)

Abstract

The song "Bale Nagi" is one of the old songs from the East Nusa Tenggara region that is very phenomenal until now. This song was composed by a young student named Berchmans Lisen Djangun from East Flores in 1962 as one of the students of Mataloko Seminary (Catholic Priest Candidate Education Institute) with the interest at that time the song was only as a performance medium for a big celebration event in Flores City. Although, the song was created in such a short period of time, it turns out that this song is based on a true story of the songwriter and has several parts in the lyrics whose meaning seems ambivalent. This research aims to examine the meaning of ambivalence in song lyrics, recognize the content of the type of narrative contained in song lyrics and represent the meaning of the song. Based on the results of the research, it is found that the folk song "Bale Nagi" contains several ambivalent meanings that collide with each other in the lyrical content built by the author and the type of narrative applied by the songwriter is a suggestive narrative and this song as a whole tells the story of a young man's longing for his beloved hometown.