30/09/2020
Burung Kakatua is a folk song from Indonesia about the cockatoo (kakatua) and the village grandmother who listens to it sing.
Rhythm : 4/4 time signature
Texture: Homophonic (characterized by the movement of accompanying parts in the same rhythm as the melody)
Timbre: The character or quality of a musical sound or voice is distinct from its pitch and intensity.
Form: Binary (the song has a musical form in 2 related sections, both of which are usually repeated , AB ).
Burung Kakatua
(Bahasa Indonesia)
Burung kakatua
hinggap di jendela
nenek sudah tua
giginya tinggal dua.
Tredung, tredung, tredung tra la la
Tredung, tredung, tredung tra la la
Tredung, tredung, tredung tra la la
Tredung, tredung, tredung tra la la
burung kakatua.
Giginya tinggal dua
Nenek sudah tua
Hinggap di jendela
Seperti kakatua!
Tredung, tredung, tredung tra la la
Tredung, tredung, tredung tra la la
Tredung, tredung, tredung tra la la
Tredung, tredung, tredung tra la la
burung kakatua.
The Cockatoo
(english version)
The cockatoo
Sits on the window sill,
My grandmother is already old
And she only has two teeth!
Tredung, tredung, tredung tra la la
Tredung, tredung, tredung tra la la
Tredung, tredung, tredung tra la la
Tredung, tredung, tredung tra la la
The cockatoo
She only has two teeth left
Grandma is already old,
She sits on the window sill
Like the cockatoo!
Tredung, tredung, tredung tra la la
Tredung, tredung, tredung tra la la
Tredung, tredung, tredung tra la la
Tredung, tredung, tredung tra la la
The cockatoo.
