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Chant1 by Gunawan Maryanto

from Java: Ruwatan Ritual [Yogyakarta, Indonesia] by the-concrete

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Notes on general translation:
The mantras have Arabic and Javanese words with poetical and metaphorical phrases, so some words are untranslatable in exact English words. It is also because of the practice of Ruwatan is a syncretic practice between Javanese Hindu-animism belief, called kejawen (Javanism), and Islamic belief.

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[Java]

Niyatingsun adus, angedusi badan kayun, manggih toya rabani, dus lali, dus mani, badan adus den dusi padha badan, roh adus den dusi pada roh, suksma adus den dusi padha suksma, dat teles suksma ngalam, dat urip tan kena kawoworan, urip sajroning karsa, ingsun adus banyu saking kodratolah, byur njaba, suci njeroning badan rabani, alahu sakarsa, alahu alaihi wasalam.

Aku berniat mandi, memandikan badanku, bertemu dengan air suci, memandikan lupa, memandikan sperma, badan mandi kumandikan dengan badan, roh mandi kumandikan dengan roh, sukma mandi kumandikan dengan sukma, zat basah sukma alam, zat hidup tak bisa dicampur, hidup dalam kehendak, aku mandi air dari tuhan, byur luar, suci di dalam badan, hanya Allah yang berkehendak, Allahu alaihi wasalam.

Ingsun nutup rahsa, sang sir rahsa payungana ingsun, rahsa mangan cahya, cahya mangan rahsa, langgeng ing ciptaku, tetep mantep tan kena owah.

Aku menutup rasa, penguasa rasa lindungilah aku, rasa makan cahaya, cahaya makan rasa, abadi dalam pikiranku, tetap mantap tak berubah.

Bismillahirrohmanirrohim. Allahuma sakati’I maut, badanku gumulung cahyoku jumeneng, ya ingsun ratuning cahyo, ngadeg ing damar murub, urube murub ing sajroning ati, terus ing paningal, laa illaa illallaahu, muhammadurrasullulah.

Bismillahirrohmanirrohim. Allah penguasa kematian. Badanku tidur cahayaku berdiri, akulah penguasa cahaya, berdiri dalam api yang menyala, menyala di dalam hatiku, kemudian menyala di kedua mataku, aku percaya kepada Allah, dan Muhammad adalah nabiku.

Kun kanikun ingsun kun, kowe kama salah, aja angganggu gawe, aku ratuning kun.

[ENGLISH]

I intend to wash, cleanse my body with holy water, to clean the forgotten self, to wash out the sperm, cleansing the body with body, cleansing the spirit with spirit, cleansing the soul with soul, wet substance is the soul of the nature, living substance is un-dissolvable, to live with purposes, cleanse myself with water from God, purify outside and inside the body, only with the Allah’s will, Allahu alaihi wasalam (peace be upon him).

I ceased my feeling (of desire), the god of feeling please protect me, the feeling dissolve lights, the lights break down the feeling, eternally in my mind, remain unchanged.

Bismillahirrohmanirrohim (In the name of God, the most Gracious, the most Merciful). The God of death. My body is asleep but my light awakes, I am the ruler of the light, standing in the flaming fire, burning in my heart, and lighting up my eyes, I believe in Allah, and Muhammad is my prophet.

I am the light, you, the wicked sperm don’t bother me, I am the ruler of the light.

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from Java: Ruwatan Ritual [Yogyakarta, Indonesia], released February 1, 2016
Voice: Catur Cuncoro / Gunawan Maryanto
Bonang&Gender: Tri Suko Asmoro Hadi

Recording Dates: 23th, 24th, 25th of January 2016 [Yogyakarta, Indonesia]

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