Assorted English Lyrics Original by Stan, et al
Lighted Lamps Fandango*
At the village fiesta
Your dance was the vista
What a pleasant sight to behold
When such dainty steps you'd unfold
And the three small glasses
Lighted lamps’ bright flashes
Gently balanced on your head
And back of each hand, while you swayed
But what you did not know
Was that I was watching you
And you captivated me
With your dancing gait with charm and glee
Ever since that blest day
You enthralled my reverie
For my heart being in swoon
Can’t drown you in oblivion
You held all in awe
Of your dancing show
All three lighted lamps did you keep
While you pranced and swayed with your hip
This poor heart of mine
Is forever thine
Pray thee, handle it with care
For it is very fragile, dear!!!
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*Translated from the Tagalog lyrics as audio-transcribed from the YouTube clip below, ergo, sung to the accompanying melody:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bn4F_5jwSzM
Your dance was the vista
What a pleasant sight to behold
When such dainty steps you'd unfold
And the three small glasses
Lighted lamps’ bright flashes
Gently balanced on your head
And back of each hand, while you swayed
But what you did not know
Was that I was watching you
And you captivated me
With your dancing gait with charm and glee
Ever since that blest day
You enthralled my reverie
For my heart being in swoon
Can’t drown you in oblivion
You held all in awe
Of your dancing show
All three lighted lamps did you keep
While you pranced and swayed with your hip
This poor heart of mine
Is forever thine
Pray thee, handle it with care
For it is very fragile, dear!!!
==|==
*Translated from the Tagalog lyrics as audio-transcribed from the YouTube clip below, ergo, sung to the accompanying melody:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bn4F_5jwSzM
Rustic Rhapsody*
Dance away my
darling, and sing along
With the spell of the tunes in the grove
Forget for one moment, your agonies
Fly in dreams with your passion of love
(2)
Hold my hands my darling, and tenderly
Feel my heart’s eager palpitation
Should you feel me squeeze, your palm with tenderness
My certain signal of, love's devotion
(3)
Take notice, my anguish, glint in these, enraptured eyes
It should translate with ease, what to you I confess
My true love shall endure, forevermore.
[Repeat (1),(2),(3),(3)]
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With the spell of the tunes in the grove
Forget for one moment, your agonies
Fly in dreams with your passion of love
(2)
Hold my hands my darling, and tenderly
Feel my heart’s eager palpitation
Should you feel me squeeze, your palm with tenderness
My certain signal of, love's devotion
(3)
Take notice, my anguish, glint in these, enraptured eyes
It should translate with ease, what to you I confess
My true love shall endure, forevermore.
[Repeat (1),(2),(3),(3)]
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Author Notes
*Metric-driven English rendition of “Tugtuging Bukid” with
Tagalog lyrics gleaned from the YouTube clip below, ergo sung to the cadence of
its melody: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_40fjlp_YM&index=2&list=PLjC-YRc2AjQBBSUc_sTCtyxhINyCBpZcg
© Constancio S Asumen Jr. All Rights
reserved, 15
days ago
reserved, 15
days ago
My Native Land (Bayan Ko)*
([Metric-driven English rendition of the Tagalog])
My cherished country, Philippines
Land endowed with bounteous opulence
In thy realm is cradled love sublime
Unblemished in the Tides of Time
Tempted by thy beauteous splendor
Foreign horde had plundered thy shore
Caused thee languid poverty
Robbed thee of liberty
Lo, the birds that freely fly with pride
Fiercely cry if in a cage were tried
How much more for people who
should strive
To live proudly and not just survive
Philippines, I ardently adore
Crucible where sweat and tears endure
It’s my lifelong quest
To see thee thrive, in freedom blessed!!!
==|==
My cherished country, Philippines
Land endowed with bounteous opulence
In thy realm is cradled love sublime
Unblemished in the Tides of Time
Tempted by thy beauteous splendor
Foreign horde had plundered thy shore
Caused thee languid poverty
Robbed thee of liberty
Lo, the birds that freely fly with pride
Fiercely cry if in a cage were tried
How much more for people
who
should striveTo live proudly and not just survive
Philippines, I ardently adore
Crucible where sweat and tears endure
It’s my lifelong quest
To see thee thrive, in freedom blessed!!!
==|==
Author Notes
*Tagalog lyrics
were gleaned by audio from the melody in the YouTube Clip below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5HXqQR1LM4
My sourcing search in cyberspace found a couple of extant rendering of the song in English. I however contend that this, my rendition, pays even more fidelity to the substance of the original song than the extant English renditions before it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5HXqQR1LM4
My sourcing search in cyberspace found a couple of extant rendering of the song in English. I however contend that this, my rendition, pays even more fidelity to the substance of the original song than the extant English renditions before it.
© Constancio S Asumen Jr. All RIGHTS reserved, a
month ago
reserved, a
month ago
- See more at: http://allpoetry.com/poem/11588545-My-Native-Land--Bayan-Ko----by-Ace-Lilacs#sthash.MG3wydle.dpuf
Songbird Serenade (Dalawidaw)*
Now, Dalawidaw,
how you sing with enchantment
Your magnetic smile bodes poetic endearment
In my dreams you grace me with a double likeness
The mermaid at surf-side, and the fairy princess
Raised in
the mountain, but domiciled in the hut
Spring off the fountain your gorgeous portrait begot
The trickle of the brook, eulogize your beauty
Much like your mirror look, idolize you plenty
Jungle wild flowers like idolatry rituals
Precariously flirting with vagaries of chance
Rapacious butterfly’s most audacious askance
Feast siphons in the nectar off virgin petals
Tender once was such night, charged with glorious splendor
In that cozy hut, we vowed our love to treasure
Prize slice of paradise, sown with first love fervor
Pure living memento, we’ll store forevermore!!
==|==
Your magnetic smile bodes poetic endearment
In my dreams you grace me with a double likeness
The mermaid at surf-side, and the fairy princess
Raised
in
the mountain, but domiciled in the hutSpring off the fountain your gorgeous portrait begot
The trickle of the brook, eulogize your beauty
Much like your mirror look, idolize you plenty
Jungle wild flowers like idolatry rituals
Precariously flirting with vagaries of chance
Rapacious butterfly’s most audacious askance
Feast siphons in the nectar off virgin petals
Tender once was such night, charged with glorious splendor
In that cozy hut, we vowed our love to treasure
Prize slice of paradise, sown with first love fervor
Pure living memento, we’ll store forevermore!!
==|==
Author Notes
*A Metric Driven English Rendition of the folksong
“Dalawidaw” based on the vocalized lyrics in Hiligaynon from the YouTube
playlist below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XpGEFY7b9I&list=PLjC-YRc2AjQA3_SYtrdsWEXsDYKY4EmEs Ergo, sung to the tune of this melody.
Hiligaynon is the native dialect of the Western-Central Visayas region in the Philippines, whence the folksong presumably originated. Dalawidaw is an oriole-like bird and does exist in mundane form. The bird however has attained mystical dimensions in Filipino folklore, akin to that attributed to the Nightingale in western cultures. Based on my Google-search on the folksong, it seems that this is one of the pioneering English lyrics to be retrofitted into the melody.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XpGEFY7b9I&list=PLjC-YRc2AjQA3_SYtrdsWEXsDYKY4EmEs Ergo, sung to the tune of this melody.
Hiligaynon is the native dialect of the Western-Central Visayas region in the Philippines, whence the folksong presumably originated. Dalawidaw is an oriole-like bird and does exist in mundane form. The bird however has attained mystical dimensions in Filipino folklore, akin to that attributed to the Nightingale in western cultures. Based on my Google-search on the folksong, it seems that this is one of the pioneering English lyrics to be retrofitted into the melody.
© Constancio S Asumen Jr. All RIGHTS reserved, a
month ago
reserved, a
month ago
- See more at: http://allpoetry.com/poem/11592634-Songbird-Serenade--Dalawidaw---by-Ace-Lilacs#sthash.SrtZhFKU.dpuf
Rapture Measure*
(1)
I feel quite fortunate
To requite your courtship passionate
What would you have me do
With a wife who's doting on you
Should we deign reminisce
The memories we shared in our bygone days
I drown in apprehension
For my love claims me your own
[Repeat (1)]
(2)
Just let it be, there’s no use in trying to blame me
Since you’d forsaken me, I sought other company
It was not so long ago
That to our graves I vowed to love you
But not once a fleeting glance
Had you thrown me if by chance
[Instrumental (1)]
(2a)
Just let it be, there’s no use in trying to blame me
Since you’d forsaken me, I sought other company
It was not so long ago
To my last breath I vowed to love you
But not once a leering glance
Had you thrown me if by chance
(3)
Perchance if you’re chided
By your wife beloved
Don’t sulk in frustration
Enfold her in your arms
Enchant her with your charms
Till she melts in rapture
Nibble at her navel
Titillate her whimsies
Bathe her with caresses
Her angst will unravel
Her angst will unravel
Her laughter will endure
(3a)
Perchance if you’re chided
By your wife beloved
Don’t sulk in frustration
Enfold her in your arms
Enchant her with your charms
Prove your full devotion
Nibble at her navel
Frolic at her level
Kiss her with affection
Her angst will unravel
Her angst will unravel
In laughter she will swoon
(4)
Northward of her exposed navel,
Goad your hands to travel
Should you feel a warm thrill,
Do not fret, drink your fill
Sup on the sap dripping,
From love’s endearing ecstasies
Tease, lavish with a kiss,
The fountain of your bliss
Possess your happiness:
Taste, lavish with your kiss,
The fountain of her bliss
Relish her happiness!!!
[End]
I feel quite fortunate
To requite your courtship passionate
What would you have me do
With a wife who's doting on you
Should we deign reminisce
The memories we shared in our bygone days
I drown in apprehension
For my love claims me your own
[Repeat (1)]
(2)
Just let it be, there’s no use in trying to blame me
Since you’d forsaken me, I sought other company
It was not so long ago
That to our graves I vowed to love you
But not once a fleeting glance
Had you thrown me if by chance
[Instrumental (1)]
(2a)
Just let it be, there’s no use in trying to blame me
Since you’d forsaken me, I sought other company
It was not so long ago
To my last breath I vowed to love you
But not once a leering glance
Had you thrown me if by chance
(3)
Perchance if you’re chided
By your wife beloved
Don’t sulk in frustration
Enfold her in your arms
Enchant her with your charms
Till she melts in rapture
Nibble at her navel
Titillate her whimsies
Bathe her with caresses
Her angst will unravel
Her angst will unravel
Her laughter will endure
(3a)
Perchance if you’re chided
By your wife beloved
Don’t sulk in frustration
Enfold her in your arms
Enchant her with your charms
Prove your full devotion
Nibble at her navel
Frolic at her level
Kiss her with affection
Her angst will unravel
Her angst will unravel
In laughter she will swoon
(4)
Northward of her exposed navel,
Goad your hands to travel
Should you feel a warm thrill,
Do not fret, drink your fill
Sup on the sap dripping,
From love’s endearing ecstasies
Tease, lavish with a kiss,
The fountain of your bliss
Possess your happiness:
Taste, lavish with your kiss,
The fountain of her bliss
Relish her happiness!!!
[End]
Author Notes
*(A Metric Driven English Rendition of Dangaw Dangaw) based
on the vocalized lyrics of the YouTube clip below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnZHWlXM64M
Ergo, sung to the tune of this melody.
Since this venue does not support collaborative joint authorship for copyright reserves disclaimers, it behooves to emphasize that the copyright notation for this piece would have more appropriately read: [© Ria Yap Campomanes & Constancio S. Asumen, Jr.], this being a total collaboration between the two of us and I gratefully thank Ria for consenting to the conspiracy, attained thanks to my exceptional persuasive powers, I'd like to think.
Since this venue does not support collaborative joint authorship for copyright reserves disclaimers, it behooves to emphasize that the copyright notation for this piece would have more appropriately read: [© Ria Yap Campomanes & Constancio S. Asumen, Jr.], this being a total collaboration between the two of us and I gratefully thank Ria for consenting to the conspiracy, attained thanks to my exceptional persuasive powers, I'd like to think.
I deem it a privilege to be able to mint English versions to some of the most exquisitely beautiful melodies to emerge from the rich cultural traditions of the Philippines. So take these five for a test drive and enjoy the ride.
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