Dungdunguen Kanto (Ilocano Song)

Duayya ni Ayat (Lullaby of Love) is an Ilocano song that is popularly known by its first line Dungdungwen Kanto (I Will Love You), also spelled Dungdunguen Canto.

Ilocano is another language of the Philippines; it is not Tagalog.

SONG LYRICS

Dungdunguen kanto unay unay,
Indayonen kanto iti sinamay
Tultuloden kanto nalumanay
Pagamuanen inka mailibay

Apaman nga inkanto makaturog
Iyabbongkonto ta rupam daytoy paniok.
Tapnon dinakanto kagaten ti lamok
Ken maimasmonto’t maturog.

*Annay, pusok, annay, annay,
Nasaem, naut-ut la unay.
Itdem kaniak ta pannaranay
Ta kaasiak a maidasay.

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