Bungong Jeumpa

The champak flower is native to Aceh where it can be commonly found, it's highly respected in Acehnese culture.^[6] Used as a symbol of beauty,^[4] it's often seen in rituals or used as ornaments.^[7][8][9] Due to its influence in Acehnese culture, the champak flower has become the floral emblem of Aceh.^[6][8][10]

Bungong Jeumpa is thought to originate from the Jeumpa Kingdom from the 7th century.^[7][11][12] The authorship of Bungong Jeumpa is highly contested, while some sources claim Ibrahim Abduh to be the author,^[7][11][13] native Acehnese musicians argued that Bungong Jeumpa has no true authorship as a folk song or that the author is unknown.^[14][15][16]

Bungong Jeumpa's lyrics describes the beauty of the champak flower, from its appearance to its smell.^[17] It often accompanies a traditional dance of the same name.^[7][17]

The first known rendition of Bungong Jeumpa is from a qasidah album "Acehnese Nasheed. Arabian Style Acehnese Songs" (Indonesian: Nasyid Aceh. Lagu-Lagu Irama Padang Pasir Berbahasa Aceh). Another old rendition is from 1980 by Vivi Sumanti in her album "My Nusantara, Your Nusantara" (Indonesian: Nusantaraku, Nusantaramu). The album contains several renditions of Indonesian folk songs including Bungong Jeumpa.^[18]

• Under Restu Record, Manja Group released a cover of Bungong Jeumpa in 2001. Their rendition has an additional intro and verse that's not present in the original song.
• It was featured alongside other Acehnese folk songs in the album "Indonesian Folksongs, Vol. 11: Aceh" in 2005. It was sung by Ozi Syahputra and Cut Yanthi.^[19]

• List of Indonesian folk songs