Entry 132

Lambíngan

Recently I got hold of a compilation of old Filipino music sheets. The book was Diwa at Himig ng Pilipinas which was set in two volumes. In my past blog entries, I provided a digitally transcribed copy of some music sheets.

From this book that I acquired, I will try to reproduce some of the music sheets that catch my attention, hoping that some interested soul will find my effort delightful.

For my first venture this year, here is the dansa “Lambíngan”, with words by Jose Corazon de Jesus and music by Leon Ignacio. The words to the song below contain diacritics that are not present in the original music sheet. I only supplied them for ease of reading and pronunciation according to the melody.

Check the link to the PDF (Lambingan). For an audio file, check this YouTube upload by pianist Andrei Hadap.

Lambíngan
Tugtugin ni Leon Ignacio
Titik ni Jose Corazon de Jesus

Ay kay tamis hirang
Ng pagsintang tunay
Ang lahat ay búhay
Lalo’t ikaw kapíling

Kung sa iyo’y mawalay
Palad ko’y libíngan
At kung walang lambingan
Mabuti pa, mabuti pang táyo’y pumanaw

Sa píling mo, sinta ko, napapawi ang lungkot
Napaparam, nagbabago ang lahat ng himutok
At sa t’wî kong hahagkan ang pisngi mong mabango
Ay tuluyang napaparam ang hirap ko

Kung táyo’y magkasayaw, magkayakap sa galak
Ang langit ng bagong búhay ay maliwanag
Sa suyuang matimyas nalilímot ang lumbay
At patuluyang sarap ng matamis na lambingan