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Dominador Santiago and Mike Velarde, Jr. " Dahil Sa Iyo " is a song by Mike Velarde, Jr., [1] written in 1938 for the movie, Bituing Marikit [2] and sung by Rogelio de la Rosa. [1] A version with English-Tagalog lyrics, recorded in 1964, was a hit in the United States and continues to be popular in Filipino communities on American soil.
Kundiman was the traditional means of serenade in the Philippines. The kundiman emerged as an art song at the end of the 19th century and by the early 20th century, its musical structure was formalised by Filipino composers such as Francisco Santiago and Nicanor Abelardo; they sought poetry for their lyrics, blending verse and music in equal parts.
Sitsiritsit, also known as Sitsiritsit Alibangbang, is a Filipino folk song. This humorous song describes a flirtatious woman threatening a storeowner that the ants are going to get him if he is not going to extend credit, as well as unusual situations of exchanging a child for a doll or bagoong. It is said to have originated during the country ...
Max Surban is a Filipino Cebuano singer-songwriter. He has been given the "King of Visayan Song". Although known primarily for his singing of novelty songs, he has also recorded romantic ballads. Like his fellow Visayan, the Bol-anon singer Yoyoy Villame, Max Surban has also become famous for his singing of so-called novelty songs.
Traditional courtship in the Philippines is described as a "far more subdued and indirect" [ 1] approach compared to Western or Westernized cultures. It involves "phases" or "stages" inherent to Philippine society and culture. [ 1][ 2] Evident in courtship in the Philippines is the practice of singing romantic love songs, reciting poems ...
Lintik is a Tagalog word meaning "lightning", also a mildly profane word used to someone contemptible, being wished to be hit by lightning, such as in " Lintik ka!''. [2] The term is mildly vulgar and an insult, but may be very vulgar in some cases, [20] especially when mixed with other profanity.
In 1970, the song was first made into a lullaby which was originally recorded by Antonio Regalario and performed by Restituta Tutañez. [ 4] In 2023, the Cultural Center of the Philippines's Himig Himbing: Mga Heleng Atin included the song together with other Filipino songs and hele to promote indigenous lullabies. [ 4][ 5][ 6]
Background. Tokunaga co-wrote "Saigo no Iiwake" after experiencing a painful breakup with someone he was dating at the time. As a result of the breakup, he involuntarily shed tears while performing the song on the TBS music show The Best Ten . The song was used as the opening theme of the Kansai TV / Fuji TV drama series Naokishō Sakka ...