History of Cipamali River

There was life a pair of old near Citanduy river, his name is Balangantrang and his wife’s also called same with his name. They living were as farmer, fisher, and hunter, etc.

At one night, he was dream; he saw a star turn into river and entrance onto badodon. He tells to his wife, and his wife thought that they would get big fish. They were not patience without waiting before sunshine from east, going to near river and got kandaga onto badodon. They curious and saw a baby which still life and an egg beside those baby, they decide to bought to their hunt.

They take care with careful and called the baby without a name just called “you” “Jalu” (Sunda language) because the baby was male.

One day, Balangantrang went to florest and Jalu follow it and saw a bird on top three, and then asked him, what bird name is which it’s the feature of bird was shine black and the talons were yellow. That bird name is Ciung. For a fiew minute he saw an animal on eaten banana and asked again, Balangantrang said that animal name is Wanara.

He asked Balangantrang, if his name is Ciung Wanara but they prefer called him Jalu and his cock name was called Jalak.

Who is Ciung Wanara? Ciung Wanara is Galuh Queen son’s. Pangrenyep has born a baby and called him Hariangbanga. Naganingrum also has born a male baby but Pangrenyep has jealous because she thought her son’s would not to be a king with a competitor, and then she bought Nagaringrum son’s onto a kandaga and put a dog baby beside Pangrenyep.

Ciung Wanara ought to square of empire with his cock “Jalak” to saw cockfighting, Suddenly, Jalak close to other cock and produce sound “a doodle”.

He released a cock to fight with Jalak but his cock keok, keok.....keok, and he tried again with his another cock but his cock death. Many people wonder cockfighting with Jalak, and there none any cock could winning. People said that Jalak better fight with King Cock’s. The king asked Ciung Wanara to gambler with him. If Ciung Wanara winner want the empire but if he loose he send life for killed.

In short story, Si Jalak defeated Si Sabrang cock and the king was not guess if his cock lost but not keeps promise.

The king would given a half of empire and the left would given for Hariangbanga, Ciung Wanara disagree with king decision, then Ciung Wanara and Hariangbanga debate then fought until outside those empire until near Citanduy river. When they were fought, an old man came stopping them and mention if they were brother, and the old man said to Hariangbanga went to east and to build a new empire, also said to Ciung Wanara goes to west.

This river is called Cipamali to remind them if those place was fought among them, and in the future, Hariangbanga would establish Majapahit empire in Central Java and Ciung Wanara would establish Pajajaran empire in the West Java.

Tags: Citanduy, Galuh, Story, Hariangbanga, Ciung Wanara, Majapahit, Pajajaran, West Java.