AKO MANANGGETE - Philippine Folk Song (Hiligaynon)

This Hiligaynon folk song is a type of work song sung by a mananggete or those are into making the Visayan tuba wine. These mananggete climb coconut palm trees to gather the sap of the unopened coconut flowers which are left overnight to drip to bamboo containers. Early in the morning, and late in the afternoon, the mananggete collects the sap and pour it in a long bamboo container with a wooden hook called kawit. Before putting back the bamboo containers to collect the sap, these are cleaned with a bamboo implement with whittled end and are tapped on the coconut petioles to remove any dirt in a process called patik-patik.

This song was collected by Priscilla V. Magdamo in 1958 in a Hiligaynon-speaking place in Visayas as sung by a certain Angelina Surilla.

The notation below was taken from a learning module available online.

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CHUA-AY - Philippine Folk Song (Ifugao)

Chua-ay is probably among the most popular Ifugao folk song. This simple song first appeared in Emilia Cavan's book "Filipino Folk Songs" published in 1924. According to this book, Chua-ay is an "Igorot Wedding Song." Nonetheless, it became popular in the academe as the Ifugao "rice pounding song," and the pounding of the pestles are supposed to follow the rhythm of the song. How this sudden change of understanding came down to present-day Filipino students is not known. The song text translation below was taken from Cavan's book, p. "v." Man-child brave, man-child strong, For thee we call, oe!, oe! Brave to fight, strong to work, We bid thee come, oe!, oe! Carry rice from field to town, oe!, oe!

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.

DANDANSOY - Philippine Folk Song (Hiligaynon/Kinaray-a)

One of the most popular Philippine folk is this song about the parting of lovers. Dandansoy is the nickname of the man who is leaving his beloved in their place Payao. Early version of this song appearing in the American period music book - the Progressive Music Series - Philippine Edition states that this song originated from the town of Culasi in Antique Province and was reported by a certain Fortunata Masipok. The simple, yet lovely melody of the song truly have a universal appeal that it already have versions in many Philippine languages, primarily in the Visayan regions. The notation of the song below was taken from the thesis of Mr. Cainglet, available online. For classroom instruction purposes, only the first verse is given here.

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