SUA KU SUA – What Is This Tausug Song? (+ LYRICS)

SUA KU SUA – What Is This Tausug Song? (+ LYRICS)

SUA KU SUA – In this topic, we are going to know and discuss the Tausug song and dance and read its lyrics.

Meaning

Roughly translates to “My Pomelo Tree” it is both the song and dance of the Tausug of Jolo which commemorates the bond between the people of Tausug and the pomelo tree.

Dance

As a dance, it imitates the gentle leaves of the sua, its attractive fruits, the fragrance and the slender body akin to a lady. The dances have two white fans they use to sway, which imitates the swaying to the leaves of the sua tree

The female costume consists of the following:

• Barawasi
  • traditional loose blouse, long sleeves with deep, plunging key hole neckline, extra panels attached to the right and left chest decorated with many tiny brass buttons
• Sawal or Kantiu
  • loose Chinese pants with a soft white band attached to a wide waist.
• Siyag
  • A separate shoulder band in the form of malong made of rich material which is strung over the right shoulder crossing the chest and hanging on the left side.
• Headpiece
  • Gold or brass filigree called tusuk
  • Paper bills pasted on slender sticks
  • Pasteboard cut-outs in the front tip (8-10 inches high)
• Gold earrings, bracelets and brooches

For the male dancer, his costume consists of the followinbg:

• Bajo
  • Short waist collarless shirt that has an open front with the right panel overlapping the left and is studded with many tiny brass buttons used as decoration.
• Sawal or Kantiu
  • loose Chinese pants with a soft white band attached to a wide waist. Difference is it has darker colors and bolder design
• Money belt, sarok hat
• Pis siyabit
  • rectangular scarftied on the head or hung loosely over one shoulder
• Kris or barong

Music

Here is the lyrics of the song uplifted from a b log by uchsmapeh on Blogspot:

Sua ku sua, ku am pati anum
Sua ku sua, ku am pati anum
Ay dahun-dahun niya unum
Ay dahun-dahun niya unum

Ay bang makatungtung sila ini tanun
Ay bang makatungtung sila ini tanun
Atay-atay kung makagumun
Atay-atay kung makagumun

Ikapilaran kambay sararan
Hikalasahan di ka pipintasan
Dahon-dahon pipintas-pintas
dahumahan Magpipintas
kitaragumay Kapilaran, iman

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