MAENGKET

Maengket was the dance from Minahasa one of the areas in North Sulawesi. This dance consisted of 3 rounds that is:

1. The round I MAKAMBERU round tell about the harvest season
   
2. The round II "MARAMBAK" tell about rose the new house
   
3. The round III LALAYAAN round told all about the association of the young

In this dance of the dancers was led by one dancer that was named KAPEL. to become a CHAPEL must the woman and his movement must then be agile. His task chapel gave the code to the musical escort (penabuh or tambor) to indicate the change in the movement. And to accompany the dance of the dancers sang the song in different innings. The dancer's voice became in for two that is Coor and the trio.

Where as the Maengket song lyrics were as follows:

The round I
MAKAMBERU

Kapel : Sigi wangko nai pelenge wia setua wokatuari e
Koor : Iyayo nai moma pelenge e sigi wangko kenu wiamo
Trio : Opo wana natase tembone ni kai e
Koor : Tembone ni kai e kai imengaley-ngaley umbene kamberu
Trio : Unendo inaniae
Koor : Nariae endo wangko tamoma pelenge e
Trio : Endo wangko tamo pelenge e
Koor : Naria e pakasa mo nikita pelenge e
Tior : Maesa esaan numane
Koor : Naria e wokumiit u lalan esa e
Trio : Opo wailanne si wailane ndoon
Koor : Waraney waraney karia sekimapeye
Trio : Anbene kamberu
Koor : Endoone pawoilane kamberue
Trio : Merege-regesokan antimuh numahlime ambena koyamberu
Koor : Kamberu..kamberu e..kamberu..kamberu e.. owey
Trio : Sana lalan uman kasilaya
Koor : Kan dait ni wailan upuen katepu-tepuna
Trio : Kamberu kamberu e
Koor : Kamberu kamberu e owey
Trio : Samengupu umbene mey raraateme ni opo wailane
Koor : Oya samengupu umbeene e enariae yoo kino yamberu owey
Trio : Ambene ni wailan kinapey ne wailane ambene koyamberu
Koor : Yakinamberu owey si wailane koyang kamberu kamberue pawoilane e owey
Trio : Wino e wino
Koor : Winoyelande mene winoi