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The song is using Javanese Osing language.

Gendjer-gendjer nong kedok’an pating keleler
Emake thole teka-teka mbubuti gendjer
Oleh sak tenong mungkor sedot seng tole-tole
Gendjer-gendjer saiki wis digawa mulih

Gendjer-gendjer esuk-esuk didol ning pasar
didjejer-djejer, diuntingi, podo didasar
Emae’ Jebeng podo tuku nggowo welasan
gendjer-gendjer saiki wis arep diolah

Translation:

Gendjer-gendjer are scattered in the field
A woman harvesting them
She has a basket full and then going home
At dawn, the gendjers are taken to the market
Neatly tied in a bunch and then were offered
Mother Jebeng buys plenty
Now the gendjer is ready to be cooked

There is one particular song in Indonesia that was banned by Suharto regime for more than 32 years. The song is called “Gendjer-Gendjer. ” It is because the affiliation and referential with the fail- coup by Communist Party in Indonesia in the 60.

As a child when I grew up, we have to be careful to ask our parent why we cannot sing this song. The reality is that, in Java we eat delicious side dish made of Gendjer. Genjer is is an aquatic and invasive weed native to tropical America, with latin name limnocharis flava.

My fellow blogger explained it more details:

Gendjer, whose Latin name is limnocharis flava, is an aquatic and invasive weed native to tropical America. The plant was brought to Asia where it grew rapidly into a pest to rice growers. Before the Japanese invaded Indonesia in 1942, food was plenty and Indonesian farmers did not even consider eating genjer, which they used only for animal feed mix. However, life conditions were harsh under the Japanese occupation and food became so scarce that people started to eat the plant, which turned out to be quite edible. A composer in Banyuwangi, M.Arief, was inspired by the change in people’s palate and decided to write the song, Gendjer-gendjer, as a reminder of the hardships of war. The song became so popular in Central and East Java that, according to some records, it was often used as the closing number in wayang and ketoprak performances.
(mehameha.blogspot.com)

What so scary about that song? I really have no idea. But one thing for sure, because the connection with Communist Party in Indonesia - It feels like spelling black magic when it was sung.

Gendjer-Gendjer is witten by Dhalang Letre. This dhalang, infamously wrote several composition with lyrics criticizing the government. Dhalang Letre is a member of LEKRA (Lembaga Kebudayaan Rakyat/People’s Culture Bureau) – a communist’s party vehicle. Of course, everybody knows the fate of Dhalang Letre, knowing that he was a LEKRA.
My in-law also said that there is one composition of Dhalang Letre that was more profound than Gendjer-Gendjer. The work is called “ Blanja Wurung.” Blanja Wurung tells a story about the dissapointment of the character because He can’t afford to shop the basic needs due to the fact of the rocketing price.

http://www.beornotbe.com/index.php/mirandised_divine/more/gendjer_gendjer_phenomena/

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