Ngasuh Anauk Song: A Form of Love Representation between Mother and Children

摘要

This article aims to reveal and explain Ngasuh Anauk song in the Hamparan Rawang area of Sungai Penuh city. This song, traditionally cultivated by the Hamparan Rawang community, aims to express the love of a mother to her child. The research method is descriptive, with the intention of describing the issue of the Ngasuh Anauk song that is entrenched as a song of affection. The informants in this study were the heirs and perpetrators of the Ngasuh Anauk song, as well as the traditional elders, the community, and government elements from the education and cultural services. Data were obtained through various interviews and direct observation during Ngasuh Anauk song performance, and through a literature study to support the primary data. The analysis was carried out by using Miles and Huberman methods namely data collection, data reduction, data presentation and data verification. The results showed that the song Ngasuh Anauk is popular among the Hamparan Rawang community, which until now continues to be the culture of the local community. One of them is because the song is a manifestation of a form of affection between a mother and her child. This form of affection caused the song to continue to be entrenched in the local community.