FILOSOFI TALLU LOLONA DALAM HIMNE PASSOMBA TEDONG (ETNOGRAFI KEARIFAN LOKAL TORAJA) [The Philosophy of Tallu Lolona in the Hymns of Passomba Tedong (Ethnography of Torajan Local Wisdom)]

Abstract

Literature in Toraja, especially oral literature, is important as the identity and the way of life of the community. As one form of cultural products, the philosophy of Tallu Lolona and Hymns of Passomba Tedong is supposed to be kept and constructed due to the Torajan youth generation does not know and understand yet the philosophy of Tallu Lolona in the local wisdom of Toraja. Their comprehension regarding the hymn of Passomba Tedong is merely to witness his ritual without a clear understanding of the hymns spoken in the procedure. Moreover, the number of Tomassomba Tedong (a speaker of Massomba Tedong hymns) in Toraja is only a few years old. The purpose of this research is to describe the philosophy of Tallu Lolona in the hymn of Passomba Tedong, Toraja. The research uses qualitative methods in collecting data. Researchers use instruments, namely: In-depth interviews with linguists and Toraja culture, Tomassomba (the hymn speaker of the Passomba Tedong). The participation observation is equipped by a filed note (observation guide), and a recording tool to document the results of interviews, pictures (photos) with the camera and video capture of the hymn procession of Passomba Tedong. This research was conducted in Toraja. The data analysis technique used the cyclical pattern.