Ilocano Folk Song
Manang Biday, ilukat mo man
’Ta bintana ikalumbabam
Ta kitaem ’toy kinayawan
Ay, matayakon no dinak kaasian
Siasinnoka nga aglabaslabas
Ditoy hardinko pagay-ayamak
Ammom ngarud a balasangak
Sabong ni lirio, di pay nagukrad
Denggem, ading, ta bilinenka
Ta inkanto ’diay sadi daya
Agalakanto’t bunga’t mangga
Ken lansones pay, adu a kita
No nababa, imo gaw-aten
No nangato, dika sukdalen
No naregreg, dika piduten
Ngem labaslabasamto met laeng
Daytoy paniok no maregregko
Ti makapidut isublinanto
Ta nagmarka iti naganko
Nabordaan pay ti sinanpuso
Alaem dayta kutsilio
Ta abriem ’toy barukongko
Tapno maipapasmo ti guram
Kaniak ken sentimiento
I like this song and also the meaning.
ReplyDeleteWhat is the meaning of this song? I searched google but found nothing.
ReplyDelete"Manang" means "elder sister" and "Biday" is a name of a woman. It is "Sister Biday" in English.
ReplyDeleteSanny, that's right! this song title refers to an "older sister" whose name is Biday.
ReplyDeleteManang Biday is a famous Ilocano song. Please note that Ilocano is a language that's distinct from Tagalog.
Ay sus naku, nakaka miss naman etong mga pinoy songs!
ReplyDeleteI remember when I was a kid, the first song that my grandparents taught me was the Bahay Kubo!!! :)
who is the writer of the song manang biday?
ReplyDeletehow i wish it has an english version
ReplyDeletehow i wish it has an english version
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