Nostalgia in musical lyrics within the Orkestra Jawa Senandung Kidung Bocah

Abstract

The long-held belief that nursery songs are exclusively for children is not entirely accurate. Nursery songs are created by adults from the perspective of a child. Essentially, these songs are a reflection of an adult's stories or imagination about a joyful and memorable childhood. This impression is evident in the lyrics and words found in the nursery songs. Understanding the gap between nursery songs from a child's perspective and that of an adult presents an opportunity for a new discourse on their transformation in the current digital era. This study investigates the transformation of nursery songs in the digital era and within the Orkestra Jawa Senandung Kidung Bocah (OJSKB). To achieve this, a mixed-method approach was used, comparing the traditional nursery folk songs (lagu dolanan anak) with their modern renditions by the OJSKB, and interpreting secondary data from existing literature. The analysis follows three main stages of restatement: (a) rephrasing the data to ensure an accurate understanding; (b) finding and describing the patterns within the data; and (c) interpreting the findings. The research findings are expected to demonstrate the transformation of nursery songs in terms of orchestral arrangement, the manner in which adults perform them, and the musical nostalgia they evoke. This study provides empirical evidence of how children's songs are being transformed in the present.