Calon Arang (english Version)

There was a raja in Daha. He led peacefully. Maharaja Erlangga was his title. He was so kind hearted. There was also a widow, Calon Arang who lived in Girah. She had a daughter namely Ratna Manggali. Her daughter was so pretty, but there was no man who came to propose her in a long time. All of people in Girah and Daha had no bravery to propose widow’s daughter, Ratna Manggali. It is because there was a rumor that the widow has done a bad thing.

The widow said: “Ouch! Please take my daughter because there are no men who propose her whereas she is pretty. How come there is no one who comes to ask her. I get so angry. I will read my book and if I have held it, I will face to Bhatari Bhagawati Majesty. I will ask her bestowal to destroy all of people in this land”.

After holding the holy book, she came to cremation place and asked bless to Bathari Bhagawati and her followers. These are her followers’ name: Weksirsa, Mahasawadana, Lende, Guyang, Larung, Gandi. They accompanied Girah Widow to dance together in cremation place. Then Bhatari Bhagawati came with his soldieries and joined to dance together. Calon Arang revered to Bhatari Bhagawati Majesty. Bhatari said: “Ouch! You…Calon Arang. What is the intention of your coming until you and your followers come to revere to me?”.

Calon Arang said and revered: “Majesty, your slave want to ask . That’s my intention”.
Bhatari answered: “I accede it, but don’t do it until the middle in order that King won’t get angry to me”.

The widow observed that order and she revered to take leave to Bhatari Bhagawati. Calon Arang and her followers danced till midnight at Wawala. There was Kamanak Kangsi which made a noise, they danced together. After they had finished their dancing, they went home to Girah while shouting at their house.

A few second later, all village people got tulah, so that many people who died. Little by little, they were annihilated. Calon Arang did not say that this was her.

Then, Raja of Daha was confronted with Sri Maharaja Erlangga’s high sitting place.
The governor told that there were many folks who died because of hot-cold tulah (panas-tis). They got tulah in one day and two days later they died. They looks that they severed to the widow of Girah namely Calon Arang and danced together with her followers at Wawalu. Many people saw them.

The sovereign said: “ Oh, my servant, make Calon Arang bear the brunt and kill her but don’t be alone. You must be with the others”.

The servant took leave and severed to the sovereign’s foot: “I am asking for permission to annihilate the widow of Girah”. He departed for Girah without a vehicle to Calon Arang’s house while people were sleeping. As soon as he could, he took Calon Arang’s hair; he unsheathed his kris to cut her hair. But his hand became heavy. Calon Arang was shocked and woke up. Then the fire appeared from her eyes, nose, mouth, and ears. It was perfervid and made the servant burnt. One of the servants died. The others escaped from that servant. Without say anything, they went to the castle. They told about that remnant of death: “Majesty, I can’t do anything for you, Majesty Sri Prameswara, one of us has died because of the widow’s eyes of Girah. There was fire from the stomach that perfervid and it roasted him until burnt the Majesty of Bhatara’s servant.

The sovereign said:”I am so sad hearing that news. As soon as possible, he went away from the presence of Balairung to go home. The King did not say anything. Calon Arong got angrier because of the servants’ coming which has been ordered by the sovereign. Calon Arang told to her followers that she would come again to cremation place, she hold the holy book anymore. After holding it, she was escorted all of her followers, she came to the edge of cemetery that was leafy and dark. Its leaves were so leafy to the ground that made it smooth. The widow of Girah sat and accepted by her followers. Lende said:”Hi…The widow…what is the cause you will blew up the carrier of earth? If it is like that, it will be better if revere to Sang Maharesi as a street indicator to paradise”.

Larung said:”Is your sadness to the sovereign? You should do teluh to the middle area”.
They agreed with Larung’s words, they followed Calon Arang and said: “You are absolutely right, Larung. Chime your Kamanak and Kangsi and now let’s dance together. Let me look at that deed one by one. Now, may be it has arrived at that deed and go dance”.

Immediately, Guyang danced, he screamed, his eyes looks redden, looked toward left-right.
Larung danced, his motion was like a tiger that wanted to pounce on, his eyes looks redden, it was really naked. His hair moved forwards quickly.

Gandi danced, he jumped, his hair moved to the side quickly. His eyes were reddening looks like janitri fruit.

Lande danced, his dancing walked on tiptoe with his foots. His action was perfervid like the fire that almost was aglow. His hair moved quickly.

Weksirsa danced, he bowed repeatedly, and he turned head, his eyes opened and no flicker. His hair moved to the side quickly. It was really naked.

Mahisawadana danced with a foot, he was upside down, his hand wanted to crumple up.
Calon Arang was so happy after they danced together. She gave an order when she has arrived at the palace. She divided them into going to five areas. Lende went to south, Larung went to north, Guyang went to east, Gandi went to west. Calon Arang to the middle with Weksirsa and Mahisawadana.

After they went to five areas, Calon Arang went to the place of cremation, met the corpse which dead by the run on the fifth day (Kliwon). She made it stand, bind it to kepuh, reanimate the course, and blow it: Weksirsa and Mahisawadana mede the corpse’s eyes open. It became alive. The corpse said:”who has reanimated me? What a big debt of me. How can I reward it, I revere to you. Please detach me from this kepuh tree. I want to respect and follow your words”.

Weksirsa said:” You think that you are alive? Let me kill you with a short machete”. He killed him immediately with a short machete. The neck took off. His head flew away, it was shampooed with blood by Calon Arang: It became lump up by the blood. His body was roasted as the victim of Bhuta (Giant) who was at the cremation place. After that, Paduka Bhatari agreed with what has been the sacrifice.

Bhatari got out from heaven, he said to Calon Arang:”Ouch, my daughter Calon Arang, what is your intention by giving the sacrifice, give your respect? I accept your admiration”.
The widow of Girah said:”Sir, Sang the leader of this land has made your daughter sad, I put the arm to Bhatari’s mercy, in order that Paduka Bhatari is happy to devastate all people in this land, into the middle too”.

Bhatari said:”Okay, I grant it, Calon Arang, but you don’t be careless”.
The widow of Girah took leave to respect Bhatari. She went to cross street to dnace.

The great tulah happened in all over that land. Tulah happened for one-two nights, getting sick cold-hot, and all people dead. The corpse which were in terrain and stacks. The others were at the street, there were also in their house. The wolves yowl to eat the corpse. The raven screamed continually and together the corpse. The flies fly everywhere in several houses, uninhabited houses. The other people has gone away, they flee to the place which didn’t get tulah. Sick persons were given a special treatment; the others took care of their children and brought their goods.

Some Bhuta shouted out:” Don’t you go; your village has been safe. Tulah and the other disease has end. Let’s go home. Your life is here”. After that, there were many death cases at the street. Some Bhuta were having fun in uninhabited house.

Mahisawadana entered the house and walked to the wall, he made tulah for all people in that house. Weksirsa entered to the bedroom, he walked pace up and down, opened the door, asked the sacrifice blood and flesh.”Those are my favourite, don’t be longer”, he said. There was no one who dead against tulah and Bhutas’ demeanour.

A clergyman came to the middle of cremation place; he met Weksirsa and Mahisawadana, Calon Arang’s followers. After seeing that clergyman, they kissed and revered to him. They were Weksirsa and Mahisawadana.

Sri Bharadah said:”Hi people who have revered me, who are all of you; Idon’t know, let me know”.

Weksirsa and Mahisawadana said;” My lord, we are Weksirsa and Mahisawadana revere to your foot. We are the widow of Girah’s followers. We ask blessing to you, please escape me from torture”.

A clergyman said:”You can’t escape from the torture if Calon Arang hasn’t escaped from the torture yet first. Come to Calon Arang, told to her that I wanna talk to her”.

Weksirsa and Mahisawadana took leave and revered. From far away, Calon Arang was in heaven in the cremation place, Lord Bhatari hagawati has gone home, they have ended their conversation with the widow of Girah. Bhatari said:”Hi Calon Arang, don’t be careless, or you will be dreary, or you will lose”. That is what has been said by Bhatari.

After that, Weksirsa and Mahisawadana talked first to Calon Arang said that a clergy man has come. He was Bharadah. Calon Arang said: Hi, there was news that Lord Bharadah came and I will meet him, I will pick him up, Calon Arang said:”My Lord, you have to be happy, My lord Bharadah, I will ask a blessing, some good words”.

"I have an enmity to many people, that’s why escape me from this dreary, My Lord. What a pity I am"

The clergyman said:”Look, I give a direction to the good guidance, don’t make tulah. I have heard bout your deed that has made people dead, the earth become desolate, the earth become sad, and killed all people. You have brought great disasters (made some sinful deed) for the earth. Many people who got tulah. You have been excessive, you gave them great disasters, killed people in your land. You can’t escape from dreary if you feel enmity. Therefore, if you haven’t known the way out to escape your self yet, so you won’t escape from the dreary”.

Calon Arang said:”I have an enmity to many people, that’s why escape me from this dreary, My Lord. What a pity I am”.

The clergyman said:”I can’t escape you”.
Calon Arang got fury, her grief was wax:” Look at me; I will make a convulsion to you, if you don’t escape me. You escape me reluctantly, be aware, I will break of the sin. I will make teluh to you, My Lord Resi Bharadah”. Then, Calon Arang danced and her eyes became a sidelong glance, her hands pointed the clergyman:”You will die because of me, the clergyman. If you still don’t know, my lord, I will make teluh to this banyan tree; look at this, Empu Bharadah”. Immediately that banyan tree shattered because of Calon Arang’s eyes.

The clergyman said:” Look, noble woman, make teluh anymore which is bigger, so I will be amazed”.

Then Calon Arang made the greater teluh than before, from her eyes, nose, ears, mouth ejected fire, it perfervid the clergyman. The clergyman was not burned out him. He said:”I will not die because of your teluh, noble man: I will not go from life (die). I hope that you will die from your behavior”. Then suddenly, Calon Arang dead. Bharadah said:”Oh my God, I haven’t given guidance her yet. Look at your self, noble woman, you life again”. Then, Calon Arang life again, she got angry and objurgate, she said:” I have dead, why did you reanimate me?”.

The clergyman answered:”Hi noble woman, I make you life again because I haven’t given guidance yet to you about your death and show your heaven, and escape you from hindrance”.

Calon Arang said:”Oh great! I’m so happy hearing your words. Please escape me from dreary; I will revere to your foot, my lord if you escape me from dreary”. Ask Calon Arang to the clergyman to have a perfect death and know her heaven. After Bharadah gave her guidance, Calon Arang revered to the clergyman. The clergyman said:”You have been escaped, noble woman”. Calon Arang has been escaped from dreary by the clergyman. She was burned by her beloved.

Weksirsa and Mahisawadana became safe together. They was become Wiku by the clergyman because they couldn’t follow Calon Arang’s death.That was Calon Arang’s story.