<![CDATA[Sastra lisan Jawa-Cirebon cukup beragam, tetapi yang menarik dicermati adalah seni tarling. Dua hal yang menarik dalam tarling, pertama, ia dipandang sebagai hasil budaya hibrid, kedua, jika dibandingkan dengan jenis sastra lisan Jawa-Cirebon lainnya, seni tarling dipandang paling representatif mewakili sastra Jawa-Cirebon sebagai sastra liminalitas. Makalah ini akan menggambarkan sastra Jawa- Cirebon khususnya teks tarling sebagai representasi sastra liminalitas. Melalui representasi tarling yang merupakan sastra liminalitas akan tergambarkan bagaimana sifat-sifat atau watak masyarakat liminalitas, seperti sikap toleran, menghargai budaya orang lain, atau menghargai perbedaan, dan merasa memiliki seni tradisi sebagai kekayaan budaya sendiri tanpa memperhitungkan asal-usulnya. Selain itu, melalui lirik-lirik dan filosofi yang melekat dalam tarling juga terungkap fungsi seni tarling dalam masyarakat. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan menerapkan teknik wawancara dan studi pustaka.Abstract:Oral literature of Javanese-Cirebon is quite divers. However, but the thing that should be taken into concerned is tarling. Two interesting things in tarling are described in this paper. First, it is considered as a product of a hybrid culture. Second, compared to other types of other oral literature of Javanese-Cirebon, tarling considered the most suitable representation of Javanese-Cirebon literature as literary liminality. This paper will describe the Javanese-Cirebon literature particular in tarling texts in as liminality literary representation. Through a tarling rep- resentation as literary liminality, it will be illustrated how the characters of public liminality are, including, tolerance, respecting other culture, or appreciating the difference, realizing to have a art tradition as their own cultural richness regardless of its origin. In addition, through the lyrics and the philosophical inherent it is revealed in tarling that there is the function of it in the society. This study uses qualitative methods by applying interview techniques and literature.]]>
