The harmonious relationship between human beings and nature in traditional song lyric during sintren ritual Siti Ayu Masthuroh * , Prihantoro Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, Diponegoro University, Semarang - Indonesia Abstract. This study aims to describe how communication patterns and symbolic meaning in the procession of Cirebon sintren ritual. The data that researchers use are limited to traditional songs accompanying sintren procession so that the research discussion can be explained in a focused and directed manner. This research is a descriptive qualitative research using the ethnographic theory of communication. Research data analyzed using domain analysis techniques based on unit theory analysis presented by Dell Hymes about the setting (communication situation), event (communication event), and act (communication act). The results showed that the choice of the floral lexicon ginger, galangal, and zingiber in traditional song lyric during sintren ritual reflects the characteristics of Cirebon society who live in areas with geographical conditions of lowlands and highlands. These three floral lexicons are everyday plants that they encounter; meaning language use in a society cannot be separated from its natural environment. Meanwhile the symbolic meaning in the fragment of the song and the gesture of the sintren procession reflect the state of society during the colonial period. Keywords: Traditional song; sintren ritual; natural environment 1 Introduction Indonesia is an archipelago consisting of various ethnic groups. According to BPS census data in 2010 there were 1,340 ethnic groups in Indonesia. The diversity of ethnic groups in Indonesia does not only affect the number of language in each regions but also the diversity of cultures and traditions also possessed by Indonesia, due to the essence of language and culture cannot be separated from each other. Culture includes a set of patterns and ways of life of people and the community uses language as the main intermediary tool for forwarding, applying and communicating their culture. The use of language in culture we can see in the ritual communication. Sintren is one of the rituals of Cirebon society. This tradition experiences development and distribution in Central Java. In addition, people in West Java even recognize this tradition and be attached to their lives, including in the area of Cirebon and Indramayu. Sintren is a * Corresponding author: ayumasthuroh@gmail.com © The Authors, published by EDP Sciences. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). E3S Web of Conferences 202, 07019 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202020207019 ICENIS 2020