FIGURE OUT !
HOW CAN WE MAKE THE MUSIC
OF THE
CORDILLERAS/MINDORO/
PALAWAN RELEVANT TO
PEOPLE LIVING IN CITIES?
THE MUSIC OF
By exposing Filipinos to their own
musical traditions, it is the task of CORDILLERA,
the government, our music MINDORO,
educators,
community leaders,
musicologists,
concerned
PALAWAN, AND
media practitioners, performing VISAYAS
groups, pro-Filipino radio and
television stations and recording
companies, heritage centers and
libraries, and cultural
organizations all over the country.
A strong identification of our own
music is one vital factor in
bringing our people together or YOUNG M. JUNGCO
unifying the nation. 7 Mater Christi / Santo Rosario S.P.
e.g. The people from the College
Sir Relly Habulan MUSIC
Cordilleras and the people living
in the cities.
ACTIVITY:
AS A DEFINITION, IT CAN BE STATED THAT THE
RESEARCH ON THE MELODIC LINE OF AMBAHAN IS:
AMBAHAN.
The Ambahan is a literary product and a. A rhythmic poetic expression with a
meter of seven syllable lines and having
poetic expression of the Southern rhythmic end-syllables.
Mangyans of Mindoro, Philippines. b. It is most often presented as a chant
without a determined musical pitch or
Although there are about seven different accompaniment by musical instruments.
ethnic groups living in Mindoro, c. Its purpose is to express in an allegorical
way, liberally using poetic language,
collectively called the Mangyans, these certain situations or certain
groups are quite distinct from each other characteristics referred to by the one
reciting the poem.
as to language, customs, and way of
living. Only the ethnic group living in the
south of Mindoro, roughly comprising the AMBAHAN: BIRTH AND INFANCY
areas within the municipalities of Ambahan no.3
Bulalacao (San Pedro), Mansalay, Oriental
My dear baby, do not cry
Mindoro and San Jose, Occidental 'cause the wild cat might hear us!
Mindoro, claims the name Mangyan as the The big one from over there,
with his awful long-stretched howl!
descriptive title of their tribe. To stress Helpless are we if he comes.
their point, they might add the epiteth: Our spear is broken still and
our bolo bent and blunt!
"Hanunuo" Mangyan, that is, a "truly, real,
genuine" Manygan. Huwag ka ngang umiyak
Hala ka at mapukaw
Pusang-ligaw sa gubat
Ngumiyaw, maghihiyaw
Wala kitang pambugaw
Sibat nati'y nawasak
Gulok nati'y nabingaw!
Ambahan no.4
Don't be noisy, baby dear! AMBAHAN: COURTSHIP
The wild iro might come here.
The one out of the deep woods.
How to fight him when he comes?
Broken is our spear in two
and our bolo disappeared!
H'wag ka ngang magulo
May laog nanunubok
Mula gubat susugod
Wala kitang panghamok
Sibat nati'y napulpol
Itak ay anong purol!
Ambahan no. 5
You, my baby, don't make noise!
Some strange animal might come,
coming from across the streams.
Knocking on the house, he will,
with his glittering sharp claws,
No weapons for us to kill;
our bolo we cannot use,
rusty is our spear and blunt
Anak, 'wag kang ngumalngal
Hala ka, may bakulaw!
Sa dahilig do'n buhat
Tutuktok sa suliras
Kay tulis ng galamay
Wala kitang pamatay
Tong itak walang saysay
Kinalawang 'yang sibat!
AMBAHAN: MARRIAGE
