Showing posts with label bicol love song. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bicol love song. Show all posts

Saturday, October 25, 2008

Sarung Banggi sa higdaan nakadangog ako...


SARUNG BANGGI SA HIGDAAN NAKADANGOG AKO...

The Bicol’s famous classical love song never left my memory since I was in grade school. Our teacher then gave us homework of translating the Bicol love song to English language.

..NIN HUNI NIN SARONG GAMGAM

I asked favor from our bicolana neighbor to help me in my assignment and she wholeheartedly granted my request. At first, I was doubtful of the thing she’s started writing, I thought the song is all about the adventure of some bicol legendary hero.

...SA LUBA KO KATURUGAN

As she went through my homework, I began wondering of the story that is now being impressed on me by the English translation. I never thought that the song would be such plain, simple and serene…