Ulek Mayang is a Malay traditional dance from the state of Terengganu, on the east coast of Malaysia. It was dance by a unique song also called Ulek Mayang. According to the ancients, they said this is a haunted song because if we sing this song, we will get curse. (It is better do not sing this song when you are alone.)
History About Ulek Mayang
In the beginning of the story, a group of fisherman went into the sea to catch fishes. After they up on the sea, they were caught into a storm. One of the man was swept overboard by a huge wave. He then fell into the deep of the sea. He heards a haunting song and two beautiful maidens appear beside him. The beautiful maidens use their charm to him with their beauty and song which is the Ulek Mayang song while pull him deeper into the water. However,the other fisherman helps to pull the young man out of the sea and drag him to shore and get a help from Malay bomoh a.k.a shaman. It is believed that the fisherman has been put under a spell by a princess of the sea who fall in love with him. The bomoh’s attempt to bring back the soul of the fisherman caused the princess to appeared more of her sisters which is five of them to charm the fisherman. The battle between the bomoh and the 6 princesses continued until the seventh princess with the eldest princess appeared and put an end to it. She said "I know all your origins” says the eldest princess and she commands everyone, "Let those from the sea to return to the sea, and those from the land to return to the land".The grateful Bomoh and all of the fisherman present the princess with coloured rice as an offerings, a ritual which continued to be practiced since then until the arrival of Islam, to pay their respects to the spirits of the sea.
The following are the lyrics to the song, where the last paragraph has been cut off out of the song in the modern rendition of it. That's because the last paragraph contains the spell that is supposedly able to call out spirits.
History About Ulek Mayang
In the beginning of the story, a group of fisherman went into the sea to catch fishes. After they up on the sea, they were caught into a storm. One of the man was swept overboard by a huge wave. He then fell into the deep of the sea. He heards a haunting song and two beautiful maidens appear beside him. The beautiful maidens use their charm to him with their beauty and song which is the Ulek Mayang song while pull him deeper into the water. However,the other fisherman helps to pull the young man out of the sea and drag him to shore and get a help from Malay bomoh a.k.a shaman. It is believed that the fisherman has been put under a spell by a princess of the sea who fall in love with him. The bomoh’s attempt to bring back the soul of the fisherman caused the princess to appeared more of her sisters which is five of them to charm the fisherman. The battle between the bomoh and the 6 princesses continued until the seventh princess with the eldest princess appeared and put an end to it. She said "I know all your origins” says the eldest princess and she commands everyone, "Let those from the sea to return to the sea, and those from the land to return to the land".The grateful Bomoh and all of the fisherman present the princess with coloured rice as an offerings, a ritual which continued to be practiced since then until the arrival of Islam, to pay their respects to the spirits of the sea.
The following are the lyrics to the song, where the last paragraph has been cut off out of the song in the modern rendition of it. That's because the last paragraph contains the spell that is supposedly able to call out spirits.
Ulek mayang ku ulek
Ulek dengan jala jemala
Ulek mayang diulek
Ulek dengan tuannya puteri
Ulek mayang diulek
Ulek dengan jala jemala
Ulek mayang diulek
Ulek dengan puterinya dua
Puteri dua berbaju serong
Puteri dua bersanggol sendeng
Puteri dua bersubang gading
Puteri dua berselendang kuning
Umbok mayang diumbok
Umbok dengan jala jemala
Nok ulek mayang diulek
Ulek dengan puterinya empat
Puteri empat berbaju serong
Puteri empat bersanggol sendeng
Puteri empat bersubang gading
Puteri empat berselendang kuning
Umbok mayang diumbok
Umbok dengan jala jemala
Nok ulek mayang diulek
Ulek dengan puterinya enam
Puteri enam berbaju serong
Puteri enam bersanggol sendeng
Puteri enam bersubang gading
Puteri enam berselendang kuning
Umbok mayang diumbok
Umbok dengan jala jemala
Nok ulek mayang diulek
Ulek dengan puterinya tujuh
Puteri tujuh berbaju serong
Puteri tujuh bersanggol sendeng
Puteri tujuh bersubang gading
Puteri tujuh berselendang kuning
Umbok mayang diumbok
Umbok dengan jala jemala
Nok ulek mayang diulek
Ulek dengan tuannya puteri
Tuan puteri berbaju serong
Tuan puteri bersanggol sendeng
Tuan puteri bersubang gading
Tuan puteri berselendang kuning
Umbok mayang diumbok
Umbok dengan jala jemala
Nok ulek mayang diulek
Ulek dengan tuannya puteri
Umbok mayang diumbok
Umbok dengan jala jemala
ulek mayang diulek
Ulek dengan tuannya puteri
Jelita..
Ku tahu asal usul mu
Yang laut balik ke laut
Yang darat balik ke darat
Nasi berwarna hamba sembahkan
Umbok mayang ku umbok
Umbok dengan jala jemala
Pulih mayang ku pulih
Pulih balik sedia kala
For my opinion, I think Ulek Mayang is the good legend story from Malaysia and it is important to know the history of Ulek Mayang. Every history there must be a reason why is it happen right? So I think it is better not to disturbing something that not disturbing you.
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