BURUNG

KAKATUA

AN INDONESIAN FOLK SONG

WHAT IS IT ALL ABOUT?
Burung Kakatua or Burung kakak
tua is a traditional Indonesian children's
song . It comes from Ambon in the
Moluccas , but has spread found in other
parts of the Indonesian archipelago and
beyond. The language is also the Malay,
the language of instruction in all the
relevant islands.
 BURUNG KAKATUA
CHILDREN'S SONG
(BAHASA INDONESIA)
Burung kakatua
hinggap di jendela
nenek sudah tua
giginya tinggal dua.
Tredung, tredung, tredung tra la la
Tredung, tredung, tredung tra la la
Tredung, tredung, tredung tra la la
Tredung, tredung, tredung tra la la
burung kakatua.
Giginya tinggal dua
Nenek sudah tua
Hinggap di jendela
Seperti kakatua!
Tredung, tredung, tredung tra la la
Tredung, tredung, tredung tra la la
Tredung, tredung, tredung tra la la
Tredung, tredung, tredung tra la la
burung kakatua
 THE COCKATOO
CHILDREN'S SONG
(ENGLISH)
The cockatoo
Sits on the window sill,
My grandmother is already old
And she only has two teeth!
Tredung, tredung, tredung tra la la
Tredung, tredung, tredung tra la la
Tredung, tredung, tredung tra la la
Tredung, tredung, tredung tra la la
Grandma is already old,
She sits on the window sill
Like the cockatoo!
Tredung, tredung, tredung tra la la
Tredung, tredung, tredung tra la la
Tredung, tredung, tredung tra la la
Tredung, tredung, tredung tra la la
The cockatoo.

The cockatoo
She only has two teeth left
MEANING OF THE
SONG
Burung Kakatua is a folk song from
Indonesia about the cockatoo (kakatua) and
the village grandmother who listens to it
sing.