Preservation of lullabies songs in forming character based on local wisdom

Abstract

The lullabies songs is an oral tradition performed by the mother in ancient times in Indonesia. Text in the songs is loaded with local wisdom. But the negative value of globalization has had an impact on the erosion of local cultural values, and the wonder of lullabies of several ethnics in North Sumatra is almost extinct. Inventorization, and preservation of the traditional media of lullabies from oral to digital and is a way of saving and sharing the information contained in the lullabies. Aside from that it analyzes and identifies local wisdom values contained in lullabies that can be used in character formation. The method used is qualitative with content analysis approach based on the theory of hermeneutics. The results of the research are (1) the 14 lullabies while swinging a child of North Sumatra ethnic’s culture for the preservation of local culture, (2). The packing of digital of lullaby songs (CD/DVD) is spread through social media/website to revive the tradition of children's singing songs, (3) Identify the types of local cultural values to be utilized in the generation of children of the present generation.