Panon Hideung

Panon Hideung (Sundanese: ᮕᮔᮧᮔ᮪ ᮠᮤᮓᮩᮀcode: sun promoted to code: su ; lit. 'Black Eyes') is a popular Sundanese folk song.^[1] Written by Ismail Marzuki in between 1936-1937, Panon Hideung is the Sundanese adaptation of a well-known Russian romance, "Ochi Chornye" (Russian: Очи чёрные, lit. 'Dark Eyes').^[2][3] The song's lyrics tells of a guy who's in love with a beautiful girl from Bandung.

A portrait of Miss Eulis (1930), the main inspiration for Panon Hideung

Origin

Marzuki with his orchestra were requested to fill in radio programmes on Western songs in Bandung,^[4] he studied many Western and traditional songs.^[5] During that time, he translated many Western songs, including Russian Ochi Chornye with the help of Zarkov, a Soviet artisan who lived in Bandung.^[5][6]

Panon Hideung was also inspired by Miss Eulis, a Sundanese kroncong singer and radio star of Arab descent.^[6][7] While translating, Marzuki fell in love with Miss Eulis, in the song, he described her in the song as having black eyes, yellow-ish cheeks, and sharped nose.^[3][7]

Renditions

The first known rendition of Panon Hideung is by Mus Ds, accompanied by Orkes Teruna Ria under Oslan Husein from 1958.^[8][9] In this rendition, Mus Ds added extra lyrics with a poem reading in-between verses.

In the 60's, Bing Slamet made a cover of Panon Hideung. In this rendition, he altered the second line of the second verse, instead saying "badan abdi sararedih" (lit. 'my body saddens deeply').^[10]

Lyrics

Original Lyrics by Ismail Marzuki

Sundanese	In Sundanese Script	Translation
Panon hideung, irung mancung Pipi konéng, putri Bandung Putri saha, di mana bumina? Abdi resep ka anjeunna   Siang-wengi kaimpi-impi Haté abdi sararedih Teu émut dahar, teu émut nginum Émut ka nu geulis, panon hideung	ᮕᮔᮧᮔ᮪ ᮠᮤᮓᮩᮀ, ᮄᮛᮥᮀ ᮙᮔ᮪ᮎᮥᮀ ᮕᮤᮕᮤ ᮊᮧᮔᮦᮀ, ᮕᮥᮒᮢᮤ ᮘᮔ᮪ᮓᮥᮀ ᮕᮥᮒᮢᮤ ᮞᮠ, ᮓᮤ ᮙᮔ ᮘᮥᮙᮤᮔ? ᮃᮘ᮪ᮓᮤ ᮛᮨᮞᮨᮕ᮪ ᮊ ᮃᮔ᮪ᮏᮩᮔ᮪ᮔ   ᮞᮤᮃᮀ-ᮝᮨᮍᮤ ᮊᮄᮙ᮪ᮕᮤ-ᮄᮙ᮪ᮕᮤ ᮠᮒᮦ ᮃᮘ᮪ᮓᮤ ᮞᮛᮛᮨᮓᮤᮂ ᮒᮩ ᮆᮙᮥᮒ᮪ ᮓᮠᮁ, ᮒᮩ ᮆᮙᮥᮒ᮪ ᮍᮤᮔᮥᮙ᮪ ᮆᮙᮥᮒ᮪ ᮊ ᮔᮥ ᮌᮩᮜᮤᮞ᮪, ᮕᮔᮧᮔ᮪ ᮠᮤᮓᮩᮀ	Black eyes, sharp nose Yellow cheeks, a Bandungese girl Whose daughter is she? Where does she live? I have feelings for her   Day and night, I dreamt of her My heart saddens deeply Forgetting to eat, forgetting to drink Because I'm thinking of her, the one with black eyes

Version by Mus D.S

Lyrics
Sundanese	In Sundanese Script	Translation
Panon hideung, irung mancung Pipi konéng, euis Bandung Putri saha, di mana bumina? Abdi téh rindu ka anjeunna   Panon hideung, sok ngangé krudung Anu amis budi, euis Bandung Putri saha, saha namina? Siang-wengi kaimpi-impi	ᮕᮔᮧᮔ᮪ ᮠᮤᮓᮩᮀ, ᮄᮛᮥᮀ ᮙᮔ᮪ᮎᮥᮀ ᮕᮤᮕᮤ ᮊᮧᮔᮦᮀ, ᮉᮄᮞ᮪ ᮘᮔ᮪ᮓᮥᮀ ᮕᮥᮒᮢᮤ ᮞᮠ, ᮓᮤ ᮙᮔ ᮘᮥᮙᮤᮔ? ᮃᮘ᮪ᮓᮤ ᮒᮦᮂ ᮛᮤᮔ᮪ᮓᮥ ᮊ ᮃᮔ᮪ᮏᮩᮔ᮪ᮔ   ᮕᮔᮧᮔ᮪ ᮠᮤᮓᮩᮀ, ᮞᮧᮊ᮪ ᮍᮍᮦ ᮊᮢᮥᮓᮥᮀ ᮃᮔᮥ ᮃᮙᮤᮞ᮪ ᮘᮥᮓᮤ, ᮉᮄᮞ᮪ ᮘᮔ᮪ᮓᮥᮀ ᮕᮥᮒᮢᮤ ᮞᮠ, ᮞᮠ ᮔᮙᮤᮔ? ᮞᮤᮃᮀ-ᮝᮨᮍᮤ ᮊᮄᮙ᮪ᮕᮤ-ᮄᮙ᮪ᮕᮤ	Black eyes, sharp nose Yellow cheeks, a Bandungese girl Whose daughter is she? Where does she live? I yearn for her   Black eyes, the one wearing a veil The one with the sweet personality, the Bandungese girl Whose daughter is she? Where does she live? Because day and night, I dreamt of her

Poem
Sundanese	In Sundanese Script	Translation
Kamana jalan ka Ciamis? Ka kalér katojo bulan Kamana milarian Neng Euis? Eudeuh, si horéng nuju asik dadansaan Kamana jalan ka Ciamis? Ka kalér jalan ka Cikaso Kamana milarian Neng Euis? Eudeuh, si horéng nuju asik dansa Kalipso	ᮊᮙᮔ ᮏᮜᮔ᮪ ᮊ ᮎᮤᮃᮙᮤᮞ᮪? ᮊ ᮊᮜᮦᮁ ᮊᮒᮧᮏᮧ ᮘᮥᮜᮔ᮪ ᮊᮙᮔ ᮙᮤᮜᮛᮤᮃᮔ᮪ ᮔᮨᮀ ᮉᮄᮞ᮪? ᮉᮓᮩᮂ, ᮞᮤ ᮠᮧᮛᮦᮀ ᮔᮥᮏᮥ ᮃᮞᮤᮊ᮪ ᮓᮓᮔ᮪ᮞᮃᮔ᮪ ᮊᮙᮔ ᮏᮜᮔ᮪ ᮊ ᮎᮤᮃᮙᮤᮞ᮪? ᮊ ᮊᮜᮦᮁ ᮏᮜᮔ᮪ ᮊ ᮎᮤᮊᮞᮧ ᮊᮙᮔ ᮙᮤᮜᮛᮤᮃᮔ᮪ ᮔᮨᮀ ᮉᮄᮞ᮪? ᮉᮓᮩᮂ, ᮞᮤ ᮠᮧᮛᮦᮀ ᮔᮥᮏᮥ ᮃᮞᮤᮊ᮪ ᮓᮔ᮪ᮞ ᮊᮜᮤᮕ᮪ᮞᮧ	Where to Ciamis are you heading? To further North, passing the moon Where must I find Neng Euis? Alas, it turns out she's having fun dancing away Where to Ciamis are you heading? To further North, towards Cikaso Where must I find Neng Euis? Alas, it turns out she's having fun dancing to Calypso

See also

• List of Indonesian folk songs
• Sundanese music
• Ismail Marzuki
• Dark Eyes (Russian song)