Description Of The Pemasu-Masun Song At The Karo Wedding Ceremony

Pemasu-masunis a song that becomes very important in the marriage ceremony of the Karo society. Indeed, this song has become important since keyboards have become part of traditional Karo music culture. Previously this song was called simelungen rayat, or katoneng-katoneng, but as it progressed, it was filled with begging for mercy and blessings, so it changed to pemasu-masun. Indeed, this song does not have fixed lyrics so the singer of the Karotradisional or perkolong-kolong is very free to create the lyrics. The melody is also very simple like there is a statement and there is an answer. There is no provision for the number of words or syllables in a sentence.The clans, kinship relations and hopes and advices become very much into the lyrics. Thus, the content of the song also depends on the singer. After entering the traditional context, this song is called a norms song and in custom functions as a speech act of the one holding the ceremony.