Song: Bayan Ko (My Country)
This Tagalog song is actually a poem written by Jose Corazon de Jesus in 1929. It was set to music by Constancio de Guzman and became very popular during the struggle against the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos in the 1980s. There isn't a single Filipino who doesn't know how to sing this song.| SONG LYRICS IN TAGALOG | ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF WORDS |
Ang bayan kong Pilipinas Lupain ng ginto't bulaklak Pag-ibig na sa kanyang palad Nag-alay ng ganda't dilag. At sa kanyang yumi at ganda Dayuhan ay nahalina Bayan ko, binihag ka Nasadlak sa dusa. Ibon mang may layang lumipad kulungin mo ay umiiyak Bayan pa kayang sakdal dilag Ang di magnasang makaalpas! Pilipinas kong minumutya Pugad ng luha ko't dalita Aking adhika, Makita kang sakdal laya. | Bayan Ko My Country Ang bayan kong Pilipinas My country that is the Philippines Lupain ng ginto't bulaklak Land of gold and flowers Ibon mang may layang lumipad Even a bird with the freedom to fly Kulungin mo ay umiiyak Cage it and it will cry Pilipinas kong minumutya My beloved Philippines Pugad ng luha ko't dalita Nest of my tears and indigence |