Region III

CENTRAL LUZON ( FOLKSONG, LEGEND AND EPIC)

Daniw - Central Luzon: Filipino Folk Song (Lyrics, Karaoke, Music Notation)

Daniw

(Lento)

Anak matulog na

Ang nanay ay umaawit

Ang tatay ay wala,

Gumagawa pa sa bukid;

A rarong pambungkal

sa bukid ay ginagamit;

Nang upang sa 'yong paglaki,

ginhawa'y makamit.

Hm ..............
Hm ..............
Hm ..............

Daniw
(English rough translation) 
Child go to sleep
Fother is singing
Father is not hear,
Still working in the field;
Furrowing plow
in the field is being used;
As to your growth,
Comfort is achieved.

Hm ..............
Hm ..............
Hm ..............

https://filipinofolksongsatbp.blogspot.com/2010/12/daniw-central-luzon-folk-song.html

Apo Laki and Mayari

   

 In one myth he is known as the son of Bathala, the supreme deity of the sky, and a mortal woman. Along with his siblings, the sisters, Mayari the Goddess of the Moon and Tala Goddess of the Stars (there are some variations to this. In some sources it was only Mayari and Apolaki, others it was all 3, another is that instead of Tala being one of the siblings, it was the Goddess of the Dawn/Morning, Hanan) they were all given their own attributes by their father. One day Apolaki wanted to rule the world by himself, in which the Goddess Mayari objected as she wanted for them to rule equally. They quarreled because they both wanted to rule the world. Eventually they fought each other in a long battle where their fight became intense until words were not able to express their furious rage. They both picked up bamboo sticks and fought each other with fierce blows. Eventually the fight ended when Apolaki struck Mayari  in one of her eyes resulting in her to being blind in one eye.             Ashamed and regretting what he had done, he stopped the fight to help his sister, asking for forgiveness and agreeing to share their rule equally. With Mayari agreeing and forgiving her brother, from that point on both ruled the world equally. Both divided their rule by Apolaki ruling half the day during the day as he was the God of the Sun, while Mayari being the Goddess of the moon, ruled the night. During Apolaki’s turn, the world is flooded with warm light because the light beams from his two bright eyes. On the other hand, Mayari bathes the world with cool and gentle light due to being blind in one eye.

http://johannasagario.blogspot.com/2016/04/legends-folklore-and-myths-in-central.html

He Dueling Dual Volcanoes
"The great war in heaven started, they were siblings (I don't know if they are brothers or brothers and sisters...but they were siblings) Aldan (the Sun) and Bulan (the Moon) were fighting for control of the earth.

From the heavens they descended on the banks of the great river, from which they pulled out two bamboo poles each. In the ensuing battle, Aldau, the sun had struck the light out of one of Bulan's eyes and its brightness dimmed. Aldau was victorious and Bulan surrendered. Magnanimous, Aldau lifted his capatad up and divided his rule between himself and Bulan. He even let Bulan sit on the throne first. Thus Bulan ruled by bengi (night) and Aldau ruled by aldau (day).

They settled on the two sacred mountains of the great river bank plains. On earth, Aldau chose as his abode Alaya, the center, the navel of the world. Thus the words 'paralaya' meaning going towards Alaya, the home, the base, the navel, and 'padauba' which means to go away from the center, or to go down to the flatlands. Paralaya also came to mean east since it is the abode of the sun. 

On earth, Aldau came to be called by man as Apung Sukû meaning antiquity or even summit or zenith. Bulan, on the one hand settled on the source of eight rivers, Pinatubu, from which man derived its food and livelihood as the rivers became not only a source of fish, but was also the watering hole of game and fowl.

Man favoured Bulan with the name Apung Mallari, to whom all things were possible. He was said to be more approachable than the distant Apung Sukû.

Apung Sukû, the Sun, had for his children: Munag Sumalâ (Dawn) who was betrothed to Manalastas (the rooster), Abac, Ugtu (known also as Lakandanup who devoured shadows at noon), and Gatpanapun (the prince who knows only pleasure).

Apung Mallari had two daughters. The most beautiful was Sisilim (sunset) who was devoted to her uncle Apung Sukû by welcoming him in the western skies with songs of the cicadas at sunset. The other daughter was Kapitangan.

All things went well with their reign over man on earth till the rains came. The rains did not stop. The eight Rivers of Pinatubu overflowed. Man's possesssion were washed away and the fowls, game and fish went to seek calmer waters or went deep into the mountains. Man hungered. Man despaired. Finally man called upon Apung Sukû for help.

Apung Sukû then sent his grandson Tala (the planet Venus), son of the red serpent Munag Sumalâ and the bird Manalastas, to be born as a man.

Deep in the forest of Mount Alaya, an old manalaksan (wood cutter) went to the pool of Sapang Tacûi to quench his thirst. There in the middle of the pool, a tucal flower blossomed. in the midst of it was a healthy baby crying. The old manalaksan took pity and took the child to his old wife mangkukuran (potter). There the child began to speak and walk. The couple bowed low to the ground and paid homage to the god child.

Soon the child grew up to become a strong bayani. Riding on his friend Damulag, the guardian against the storm,Tala descended the mountain chewing on a sugarcane. On the slopes of the mountainhe fell in love with a woman called Mingan. Together they made love. As they did so, Tala took some of his seeds and placed them in Mingan's hand. "Plant them on the flooded ground," he said. Mingan was doubtful at first since nothing grew on the flooded soil save for lumut or algae.

Immediately after Mingan planted the sacred seeds, a curious green looking plant sprouted from the ground. These were the first palai, rice plants. Tala showed her how to cook nasi, from the unhusked seeds of the palai plant. Soon Mingan's tribe was able to conquer all the flooded plains and convert them to fertile rice fields. Tala went back to the sky.

Soon, man forgot about the goodness of Apung Mallari before the floods. They endlessly praised Apung Sukû for sending them his grandson Tala. In anger and jealousy, Apung Mallari threw a huge boulder to the perfect summit of Apung Sukû's abode, Bunduc Alaya. The earth trembled. But worse was Apung Sukû's anger at the insult. From that day on, Apung Mallari was cursed. He was to be called as Punsalang (the source of enmity, the enemy).

Apung Sukû took all the huge boulders of the great river bank plains and threw them all at Bunduk Pinatubu. Apung Mallari, now Punsalang, saw his abode crumble. Seeing her father lose miserably, Sisilim decided to stop her uncle the sun but she too was struck and she fell dead. Seeing this, Punsalang shouted in anguish and surrendered to his brother Apung Sukû. From then on, Apung Sukû was Apung Sinukuan (to whom everyone surrendered)."


http://johannasagario.blogspot.com/2016/04/legends-folklore-and-myths-in-
central.html

Region I 

ILOCOS REGION ( FOLKSONG, LEGEND AND EPIC)

Lam-Ang: Hero of the epic Biag ni Lam-Ang of the Ilocano

YNOPSIS OF BIAG NI LAM-ANG

Namongan gives birth to a baby with incredible strength and courage, named Lam-ang. The boy asks his mother about his father’s whereabouts and learns that he has gone to fight the Igorot. Lam-ang arms himself with charms and decides to look for his father. From a dream, he learns that his father, Don Juan Panganiban, had been killed by the Igorot.

Later, Lam-ang finds the Igorot in a sagang, a feast celebrating a successful head­hunting expedition. His father’s head is dis­played in the feast. Lam-ang slays them all with his spear and mutilates the last among them.

When Lam-ang returns home, 99 maidens wash his hair in the river. For his shampoo, he burns so many rice straw that the communities near the river are alarmed by the smoke. The dirt from his hair kills all the fishes in the river. He then kills a croco­dile and carries it on his shoulder ashore amidst the applause of his companions.

Lam-ang hears about a beautiful maid­en named Ines Cannoyan, the daughter of the richest man in the town of Kalanutian. He tells his mother of his desire to court the maiden. Although his mother discourages him, he goes anyway, dressed in gold and accompanied by his pet rooster and white dog. The giant Sumarang blocks his way and belittles him. Lam-ang defeats him in a duel and hurls him nine hills away. Later, Sarindadan tries to seduce him but Lam-ang rejects her advances.

Reaching Kalanutian, he im­presses Ines with his magic. His rooster crows and topples a small outhouse. His dog barks and the outhouse is rebuilt. Ines invites him to the house where the rooster acts as Lam-ang’s spokesperson. Ines’ parents ask for a bride price, which Lam-ang agrees to give.

Lam-ang returns home to prepare for the wedding and the presents. He and his townsfolk sail on two golden ships to Kalanutian where Lam-ang and Ines have a Catholic wedding. The townspeople board the two ships to Nalbuan, Lam-ang’s birthplace, to continue the celebration.

After the celebration, Lam-ang agrees to hunt rarang, a shellfish. He is swallowed by a giant fish, called berkakang, as he has dreamt so. However, a diver recovers his bones. The pet rooster flaps its wings and resurrects Lam-ang. He then rewards the diver and lives happily with his wife and pets.

https://philippineculturaleducation.com.ph/lam-ang-hero-of-the-epic-biag-ni-lam-ang-of-the-ilocano/

Footprints of Angalo: The Legend of Abra

Myth of the Footprints: A search for his woman!

He was a hunter and a hero to the townsfolk – and his name was Angalo! When the world was still young and innocence flowed through waters of North, a giant traveled the hilly and mountainous landscape of what is now known as the Ilocos region. He was a mountain of a man in search for his woman, Aran.

Angalo and Aran are believed to be the first man and woman on Earth, alike to Adam and Eve, in Abra mythology. They were giants who roamed the Ilocos region looking for each other. Angalo continued on longing for his love and his endless search battered the Ilocos region. His heavy footfalls were made even heavier by his lonely heart. He would sometimes kneel down to drink water from the springs where he left his footprints, indelible marks of his search for Aran.

As time went by, the townsfolk claimed the these marks as the footprints of Angalo, or “tugot ni Angalo” in Ilocano. One particular mark is three meters deep, with a width of five meter and a length of 15 meters. Since then, the “gigantic footprints” have become natural pools leading to another tourist spot — the Pinsal Falls, which is six kilometers from Labaan proper. Of the 11 barangays in San Quintin, Labaan has become the most popular because of this myth.

The mystical story of Angalo and Aran has been told for generations upon generations in Abra and across the Ilocos region. The myth on top of Pinsal Falls have made this area of Abra popular, yet the waterfalls themselves have their own natural beauty aside from an inspiring backstory.

https://www.vigattintourism.com/tourism/articles/Footprints-of-Angalo-The-Legend-of-Abra