Long time ago in West Java, lived a beautiful girl
named Dayang Sumbi. She was also smart and clever. Her beauty and
intelligence made a prince from the heavenly kingdom of Kahyangan desire
her as his wife. The prince asked permission from his father to marry
Dayang Sumbi. People from Kahyangan could never live side by side with
humans, but his father approved on one condition, when they had a child,
the prince would transform into a dog. The prince accepted the
condition.
They get married and lived
happily in the woods until Dayang Sumbi gave birth to a baby boy. The
prince then changed into a dog named Tumang. Their son is named
Sangkuriang. He was very smart and handsome like his father. Everyday,
he hunted animals and looked for fruits to eat. One day, when he was
hunting, Sangkuriang accidentally killed Tumang. His arrow missed the
deer he was targeting and hit Tumang instead. He went home and tells her
mother about the dog. “What?” Dayang Sumbi was appalled. Driven by
sadness and anger, she grabbed a weaving tool and hit Sangkuriang’s head
with it. Dayang Sumbi was so sad; she didn’t pay any attention to
Sangkuriang and started to cry.
Sangkuriang feel sad and also
confused. How can his mother love a dog more than him? Sangkuriang then
decided to go away from their home and went on a journey. In the
morning, Dayang Sumbi finally stopped crying. She started to feel
better, so she went to find Sangkuriang. But her son was no where to be
found. She looked everywhere but still couldn’t find him. Finally, she
went home with nothing. She was exhausted. She fell asleep, and in her
dream, she meets her husband. “Dayang Sumbi, don’t be sad. Go look for
my body in the woods and get the heart. Soak it with water, and use the
water to bathe, and you will look young forever,” said the prince in her
dream. After bathing with the water used to soak the dog’s heart,
Dayang Sumbi looked more beautiful and even younger.
And time passed by. Sangkuriang
on his journey stopped at a village and met and fell in love with a
beautiful girl.He didn't realize that the village was his homeland and
the beautiful girl was his own mother, Dayang Sumbi. Their love grew
naturally and he asked the girl to marry him. One day, Sangkuriang was
going on a hunt. He asked Dayang Sumbi to fix the turban on his head.
Dayang Sumbi was startled when she saw a scar on his head at the same
place where she, years ago, hit Sangkuriang on the head.
After the young man left, Dayang
Sumbi prayed for guidance. After praying, she became convinced that the
young man was indeed her missing son. She realized that she had to do
something to prevent Sangkuriang from marrying her. But she did not wish
to disappoint him by cancelling the wedding. So, although she agreed to
marry Sangkuriang, she would do so only on the condition that he
provides her with a lake and built a beautiful boat, all in one night.
Sangkuriang accepted this
condition without a doubt. He had spent his youth studying magical arts.
After the sun went down, Sangkuriang went to the hill. Then he called a
group of genie to build a dam around Citarum River. Then, he commands
the genies to cut down trees and build a boat. A few moments before
dawn, Sangkuriang and his genie servants almost finished the boat.
Dayang Sumbi, who had been spying
on him, realised that Sangkuriang would fulfill the condition she had
set. Dayang Sumbi immediately woke all the women in the village and
asked them to wave a long red scarf. All the women in the village were
waving red scarf, making it look as if dawn was breaking. Deceived by
false dawn, the cock crowed and farmers rose for the new day.
Sangkuriang’s genie servants
immediately dropped their work and ran for cover from the sun, which
they feared. Sangkuriang grew furious. With all his anger, he kicked the
unfinished boat. The boat flew and landed on a valley. The boat then
became a mountain, called Mount Tangkuban Perahu (Tangkuban means
upturned or upside down, and Perahu means boat). With his power, he
destroyed the dam. The water drained from the lake becoming a wide plain
and nowadays became a city called Bandung (from the word Bendung, which
means Dam).***
Judul : Sangkuriang
Deskripsi : Long time ago in West Java, lived a beautiful girl named Dayang Sumbi. She was also smart and clever. Her beauty and intelligence made ...