User talk:Hafida Macala

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The Filipinos are said to be a very musical people.On every conceivable occasion,they sing to express their feelings,their aspirations and their longings.When a child is baptized and the baptismal feast is spread,the guitar or the banduria is taken down from its special place on the wall.The guests eat to the accompaniment of music.Dancing begins,and the singing may continue late into the night,as relatives and close friends stay even after the feast is over.

When the Filipino is in love,he pours out his passion or his dreams of his beloved in strains of song.With a guitar and some bosom friends,he haunts the street before the house singing impassioned songs.The proverbial Filipino serenade is the harana.He calls his love a flower in "May Isang Bulaklak",or he compares her to a precious jewel in "Lulay". He and his companions are asked to come up the house.The banduria or guitar is then passed from hand to hand and a round of singing begins.

If the lover wins the maiden,another set of songs is called for. Ther is "Paalam sa Pagkadalaga"intended to be sung for the bride.For the groom,the elders sing a song reminding him of his responsibilities as a husband and father.Ther often hold an extemporaneous musical contest like the Ilocano dallot. Some Filipino songs show our people's love for nature.There are songs in admiration of native birds,such a the maya,and the pipit,and songs about the green feathered kulasisi as it pours out its soul in melody,hidden among the branches of a tree.The Igorots greet the coming of evening with the mournful strains of the ayegkha.The natives of Negros Occidental admire the flight of the hawk in "Uwak ug Banug". There are also many songs of victory over enemies.These songs are called tagumpay and sambotani.These describe the courage of Filipino warriors fighting victoriously for their native land .The sambotani rings with the shouts and yells of the fighters and the audience clap their hands and give echoing shouts to the singers. Hafida Macala (talk) 20:35, 15 March 2022 (UTC)