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"Bayan Ko" (usually translated as "My Country"; Spanish: Nuestra patria, lit. 'Our Motherland') is one of the most recognizable patriotic songs of the Philippines.It was written in Spanish by the revolutionary general José Alejandrino in light of the Philippine–American War and subsequent American occupation, and translated into Tagalog some three decades later by the poet José Corazón de ...
The Philippine Madrigal Singers recorded a rendition of the song for the album Bayan Ko, Aawitan Kita ("My Country, I Shall Sing For Thee"), an anthology of historic patriotic songs from the Spanish era up to the 20th century that was released for the Philippine Centennial in 1998.
In particular, a public singing of Bayan Ko was led by folk singer Freddie Aguilar at Aquino's massively-attended funeral, making Aguilar's recording of the song (international pressure had loosened censorship somewhat by then) an instant hit as a protest anthem. [25] [26]
The composer is said to have put subversive elements to Bagong Pagsilang, just like he did on his 1942 "Awit sa Paglikha ng Bagong Pilipinas". According to his eldest son on a lecture, the composer secretly quoted a portion of the protest song "Bayan Ko" in a part of the song. [7]
Even before Aguilar's rendition of "Bayan Ko," Aguilar created and performed songs targeted at social injustices. His album, Magdalena included songs about a girl forced into prostitution as a result of poverty and the Christian-Muslim clashes in his song Mindanao.
Ang bayan ko'y tanging ikaw, Pilipinas kong mahal. Ang puso ko at buhay man, sa iyo'y ibibigay. Tungkulin ko’y gagampanan, na lagi kang paglingkuran. Ang laya mo'y babantayan, Pilipinas kong hirang. Bayan sa silanga’y hiyas, Pilipinas kong mahal. Kami’y iyo hanggang wakas, Pilipinas kong mahal.
The song Bayan Ko was an important protest song from the American Occupation period, with the Tagalog version composed in 1929 by Constancio de Guzmán with lyrics attributed to José Corazón de Jesús based on a Spanish piece attributed to Propaganda Movement hero José Alejandrino.
He was the first artist to record "Bayan Ko" and "Ang Pasko ay Sumapit". Tagalog is also known for harana or serenade songs such as "Dungawin Mo, Hirang" and "Kay Lungkot Nitong Hatinggabi". [2] In spite of his last name being "Tagalog", he was born in the city of Iloilo in the Visayas [3] and thus was a speaker of Hiligaynon or Ilonggo.