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The song is about a bahay kubo (lit. ' field house ' in English), a house made of bamboo with a roof of nipa leaves, surrounded by different kind of vegetables, [3] and is frequently sung by Filipino school children, the song being as familiar as the "Alphabet Song" and "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" from the West. [4]
A banggéra from the Rizal Ancestral House in Calamba, Laguna, Philippines . In Philippine architecture, the banggéra, also known as the bánggerahán, is a feature in a kitchen or dining room of a bahay kubo or bahay na bato, originating from a time when public drainage systems were still uncommon.
They are split into pairs with each pair facing each other. Members from both pairs face the center (the two pairs are perpendicular to each other). Each pair then does a hand clapping "routine" while singing "Bahay Kubo" or "Leron-leron Sinta". In the middle of the song, each pair exchanges "routines" with the other. The lyrics to Bahay Kubo are:
A large bahay kubo with walls made of thatch, c. 1900. The Filipino term báhay kúbo roughly means "country house", from Tagalog.The term báhay ("house") is derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balay referring to "public building" or "community house"; [4] while the term kúbo ("hut" or "[one-room] country hut") is from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kubu, "field hut [in rice fields]".
Aside from those stated symbols in the Constitution and in Republic Act 8491, there are only six official national symbols of the Philippines enacted through law, namely sampaguita as national flower, narra as national tree, the Philippine eagle as national bird, Philippine pearl as national gem, arnis as national martial art and sport and the ...
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"Bahay Kubo" traditional: lists vegetables found in the surrounding of a farm "Before He Cheats" Carrie Underwood [6] "The Begat" Burton Lane and E.Y. Harburg [51] "Better Than Anything" David "Buck" Wheat & Bill Loughborough: lists all the things love is better than: The Big Bamboo: traditional Caribbean "Black Boys" from the musical Hair [52 ...
Bahay Kubo – The traditional house type prevalent in the Philippines. Palafito – Found throughout South America since Pre-Columbian times. In the late 19th century, numerous palafitos were built in Chilean cities such as Castro , Chonchi , and other towns in the Chiloé Archipelago , and are now considered a typical element of Chilotan ...