Laygay Samarnon Series, No. 2 - "DI KA BA NAGSIRING?" (Hernani, E. Samar)

Estehanon folk songs on matters of love, courtship or even serenades are typically Waray Bisayan which, as described by Sugbo reveal the "images of kasakit (suffering), palooylooy (pity), and kuri (difficulty) on the part of the person in love." The song below, learned by Mr. Irasga from his grandfather, Tomas Corral who came from Hernani town fits the images mentioned by Sugbo. The raw or literal translation, here given, was from an unpublished manuscript entitled "Laylay han Kasanhi: The Songs of Samar Island" an aborted folk song book project with the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, where our contributor - Mr. Irasga, was one of the author and researchers.

Di ka ba nagsiring, ha akon nagsaad?

Im' ak' uunungan halad an im kalag.

An im' kinabuhi, ngadto ha lubnganan

Di ngay-an tapuran, sugad la hin dampog

nga waray hi-uran.

Uunan-on ko la nga pagliaw-liaw

Nga makatambal la han mga kamingaw

San-o la kakulop, san-o man kaadlaw

Nga diri an luha, nga di gud an luha

ha mata manlugmaw.

Have you not told, have you not promised me?

That you will commiserate on my plight,

with your soul, with your life, as long as you live

I should haven't put my hope on you

For you're like a rain cloud which dissipated.

How will I ever comfort myself?

How will I ease this loneliness?

Should have it been yesterday, or tomorrow

That tears, yes, tears will fall no more.

Source: As stated above.

Comments

ILI-ILI TULOG ANAY - Philippine Folk Song (Hiligaynon)

Ili-ili Tulog Anay is probably the most popular Filipino lullaby. Thanks to Prof. Prisicilla Venturanza Magdamo who was able to record this gem-of-a-song from a certain Maria Abitang in Bañga, Aklan. It was later published in her Philippine Folk Songs: Songs of the Visayas Vol. 1 (with piano accompaniment), Vol II (fakesheet style), and in Vol. III for chorus. And the rest is history. The short soothing song simply means: Ili-ili (a crooning word for babies) sleep awhile/ Your mother is not here,/ She went to the store to buy bread/ Ili-ili sleep awhile. The notation below was taken from a learning module available online.

SI FILEMON - Philippine Folk Song (Cebuano)

This is among the most easily recognizable Cebuano-Visayan folk song. Thanks to Yoyoy Villame, this already popular song became even more popular especially to non-Visayan speakers. The comic song is about a fisherman named Filemon who went fishing in the sea. All he got was a small mudspringer ( tambasakan ), which he sold at a dilapidated market for 50 centavos ( kura ) each. His earning was enough to buy himself tuba wine.

SANTA CLARANG PINUNG-PINO - Philippine Folk Song (Tagalog)

Annually, Obando town in Bulacan honors three saints – Santa Clara (the most famous of the three), La Virgen de Salambao, and San Pascual Baylon. Each saint has a feast day set aside where they are moved in a procession accompanied by dancing through the narrow streets of the town. The women devotee-dancers are dressed in bright baro’t saya or balintawak with matching flowered hat, waving buri fans which are similarly decorated with flowers and colorful ribbons. Men sport camisa de chinos of old while others use contemporary flowered shirts. Each saint is prayed to for specific favors sought – Santa Clara for a female mate, San Pascual for a male mate and the Virgen de Salambao, for a child. Different saints for different favors cause devotees to pray to a different saint for a different favor in a merry mix-up confusion. The sure-fire solution was to pray to all three in one kneeling. In fact, Santa Clara is always inadvertently approached by barren couples for a child. The Ob...

FOLK SONGS FROM THE PHILIPPINES

Search This Blog