Kankanta iti Cordillera

The song that I just posted below was taken from Bibak.net. It was posted by one of my net friends in the organization. I have yet to hear this song played... I am expecting this song to be played by xian on our grand eyeball of "bibaknetters".

xolang1 (Posted on: 11/27/2003 11:50:55 PM)
here's something from Bryan Aliping:

TALAW!(to the tune of Someone Else's Star)

Intro: D-A-G-A-D (2x)

Waday esay labi ay ek nan- esesa
Ay manangtangad sin talaw ed daya
Asak iitawen ay sika-a di esa
Talaw sin ed langit ay ek binuybuya.

Asak nenemnemen no gasat di dumteng
Ta sika kuma di para ken sak-en
Ngem masdaawak talaw ay inilak
Kanak et no sik-a kambaw kan in-misukat

Chorus:
Asak ud pay men- se- semsem
Sakit di nemnem
Talaw si ek buybuyaen
Nan tungpal si udom
Kamak baw wat ini- itaw
San layad mo ken sak-en
Ay into pay san talaw
Ay ek buybuyaen.

Et naey-yak kasin ay pagman- es esa
Ay mangil-ila san talaw wd daya
Kaasianak koma ta waday maseg- ang
Si balasang ay eyak kapusuan.

( repeat chorus)

Tan nay watak pay manse-semsem
Sakit di nem- nem
Talaw si ek buybuyaen
Nan tungpal si udom………

( do intro…)

The title of the song is "Batawa". The tune is taken from the song by John Denver " For Baby" and the lyrics was composed by Mr. Bryan Aliping. A good acquaintance posted this song after my request...
This song is a favorite among the youths specially in "jammings" and can be heard also in bars in the Cordillera.
It speaks of a young man who was heart broken because the girl he loved prefered another man who is richer than him. He speaks that if only the girl could have told him earlier then he wont feel so hurt, but still wishes the girl good blessings and hapiness....

xolang1 (Posted on: 11/11/2003 4:26:21 PM)
Sorry my mistake, Bryan is right. The composer is Bryan Aliping. "Talaw" ti panpanunutek. Talaw is done by Sendong.

Lyrics (Correct me if im wrong with some words, this is as far as I sing it in sagada-kankanaey):

Nu Masdem nan batawa
Kaman wada ka ay ma-il-ila
amed nu masdem asi kan dumadeng
sik-ay eyak nenemnemen

Man Pusposipos nan nemnem ko
Problemak ken sik-a ay palalo
Engka ed kanan ay maidak si' nemnem mo
Pulos maid ubpay di seg-ang mo

Chorus:
Nu kuma nu inbagbagam
Ay man ananap ka si baknang
ta adi ak nailawan ay nangibagbaga
Nan layad ko ken sik-a et(ay) tet-ewa

Magseg-ang kuma si kabunyan
Ta esa ak ay us-us-dungam
Ta mu wada kasin di ar'mek ay balasang
Yan adin kapugpugsat din tulagan

repeat Chorus

Nan-naay et angay di dawat ko
Ta sapay kuma ken Dios apo
Ta sungbatan na nan esang ay dawat ko
Ay anak di bagnang di kagasat mo!!!

repeat Chorus

Hello,

I started this Blog page so I can save all famous igorot or cordillera songs which are favorites among the youth and the young-at-heart. I'd like to document these songs as not to forget as times pass by...