Ulik mayang is a traditional dance, derived from a form of pujaan called Puja Pantai (worship the spirit of the sea). It is well known that Puja Pantai is based in Trengganu state, Malaysia.
The dancers use 'mayang pinang' (strings of arecanut's flowers). While dancing, the 'mayang pinang' will be shaked until the person holding it feels that the 'mayang pinang' alives or moves by itself then it is given to another dancer!!!
The dancing always begins with a person who is suffering from illness.
The patient will then healed by a bomoh, a “doctor” in the traditional way. Seven actors beautifully dressed represent the 7 princess who come to visit the patient when the bomoh is treating him. Kemenyan will be burnt together with chanting of pantun and dancing through the whole performance. Although Tarian Ulit Mayang was once a folk ritual ceremonial in the Malay society, with its gentle and graceful movement, it has become one of the beautiful traditional dancing in Terengganu culture.
Some of these dances remain part of the agenda during certain occasion or ceremony, such as in a wedding or in a formal official function during which the complete set of music instrument will be used and the entire story of the dance will be carefully performed.
However, nowadays the belief in spirits has vanished and the dance is performed purely for entertainment.
Lyric: Ulik Mayang
Umbut mayang di umbut
Umbut dengan jala-jemala
Ulit mayang diulit
Ulit dengan puterinya satu
Puteri satu berbaju serong
Puteri satu bersanggul sendeng
Puteri satu bersubang gading
Puteri satu berselendang kuning
Ulit mayang di umbut
Ulit dengan jala-jemala
Jika sambut mayang disambut
Sambut dengan puterinya dua
Puteri dua berbaju serong
Puteri dua bersanggul sendeng
Puteri dua bersubang gading
Puteri dua berselendang kuning
Ulit mayang di umbut
Ulit dengan jala-jemala
Jika sambut mayang disambut
Sambut dengan puterinya tiga
---
Ku tahu asal usul mu
Yang darat balik ke darat
Yang laut balik ke laut
Nasi kuning hamba sermbahkan
Pulih mayang ku pulih
Pulih balik sedia kala
The dancers use 'mayang pinang' (strings of arecanut's flowers). While dancing, the 'mayang pinang' will be shaked until the person holding it feels that the 'mayang pinang' alives or moves by itself then it is given to another dancer!!!
The dancing always begins with a person who is suffering from illness.
The patient will then healed by a bomoh, a “doctor” in the traditional way. Seven actors beautifully dressed represent the 7 princess who come to visit the patient when the bomoh is treating him. Kemenyan will be burnt together with chanting of pantun and dancing through the whole performance. Although Tarian Ulit Mayang was once a folk ritual ceremonial in the Malay society, with its gentle and graceful movement, it has become one of the beautiful traditional dancing in Terengganu culture.
Some of these dances remain part of the agenda during certain occasion or ceremony, such as in a wedding or in a formal official function during which the complete set of music instrument will be used and the entire story of the dance will be carefully performed.
However, nowadays the belief in spirits has vanished and the dance is performed purely for entertainment.
Lyric: Ulik Mayang
Umbut mayang di umbut
Umbut dengan jala-jemala
Ulit mayang diulit
Ulit dengan puterinya satu
Puteri satu berbaju serong
Puteri satu bersanggul sendeng
Puteri satu bersubang gading
Puteri satu berselendang kuning
Ulit mayang di umbut
Ulit dengan jala-jemala
Jika sambut mayang disambut
Sambut dengan puterinya dua
Puteri dua berbaju serong
Puteri dua bersanggul sendeng
Puteri dua bersubang gading
Puteri dua berselendang kuning
Ulit mayang di umbut
Ulit dengan jala-jemala
Jika sambut mayang disambut
Sambut dengan puterinya tiga
---
Ku tahu asal usul mu
Yang darat balik ke darat
Yang laut balik ke laut
Nasi kuning hamba sermbahkan
Pulih mayang ku pulih
Pulih balik sedia kala
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