Tula : Bayan Ko (My Country)
Bayan Ko (My Country) is a Tagalog poem was written by José Corazón de Jesús in 1929. It was set to music by Constancio de Guzman and became a very popular song during the struggle against the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos in the 1980s.
BAYAN KO 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 at 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. | ENGLISH TRANSLATION 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 at umiiyak cage it and it cries Pugad ng luha ko Nest of my tears Bayan ba kayang sakdal dilag What more a country totally exquisite Aking adhika My desire Makita kang sakdal laya To see you completely free |