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Lupang Hinirang. " Lupang Hinirang " ("Chosen Land"), originally titled in Spanish as " Marcha Nacional Filipina " ("Philippine National March"), and commonly and informally known by its incipit " Bayang Magiliw " ("Beloved Country"), is the national anthem of the Philippines. Its music was composed in 1898 by Julián Felipe, and the lyrics ...
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Died. February 5, 1921 (aged 63) Manila, Philippine Islands. Occupation. Writer. Pascual H. Poblete ( Filipino: Pascual Poblete Hicaro; May 17, 1857—February 5, 1921) [1] was a Filipino writer, journalist, and linguist, remarkably noted as the first translator of José Rizal 's novel Noli Me Tangere into the Tagalog language. [2]
A kalesa (Philippine Spanish: calesa), is a two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage used in the Philippines. It is commonly vividly painted and decorated. It was a primary mode of public and private transportation during the Spanish colonial era of the Philippines, though in modern times, they largely only survive as tourist attractions, such as in Vigan, Ilocos Sur.
Levi Celerio. " Sa Ugoy ng Duyan " (literally in Tagalog: "In the Rocking of the Cradle"; official English title: "The Sway of the Baby Hammock" [1]) is a Filipino lullaby. The music was composed by Lucio San Pedro while the lyrics were written by Levi Celerio. [1] Both of them were National Artists of the Philippines and this song was their ...
Pamulinawen is a popular old Ilocano folk song possibly from the pre-Spanish era. [1] It is about a girl with a hardened heart. [2] who does not need her lover's pleading. [3] It is about courtship and love. [4] [5] The term pamulinawen translates to "alabaster", a very type of stone. [6] It is used as the woman's name in the song, signifying ...
Magtanim ay 'Di Biro ( transl. "Planting rice is never fun", and known in its English title as Planting Rice) [1] is a popular Tagalog folk song composed by Felipe de León. [2] [3] The song tells of the struggles of farmers, how one must twist and bend to plant rice in the muddy paddies all day, with no chance to sit nor stand.
A Tagalog speaker, recorded in South Africa.. Tagalog (/ t ə ˈ ɡ ɑː l ɒ ɡ /, tə-GAH-log; [tɐˈɡaːloɡ]; Baybayin: ᜆᜄᜎᜓᜄ᜔) is an Austronesian language spoken as a first language by the ethnic Tagalog people, who make up a quarter of the population of the Philippines, and as a second language by the majority.