Malinac Lay Labi
Courtship and Marriage

This song is an undying song of the Pangasinenses. It is sung by almost all Pangasinenses wherever they are. It is not only sung in serenading or wooing a lady love but is also sung during various occasions like birthday parties, formal or informal programs, conventions, reunions, and many other occasions. This song is said to be the “theme song” of Pangasinenses for whatever they are, young and old, men and women, whether here and abroad, they sing this song.
This song tells how a lover dreamed sweetly of his ladylove in the stillness of the night. He expresses his feelings very romantically, telling her how he adored her beauty, how she makes his lonely and boring life happy, that her beauty is something to behold and to cherish until his last breath.
This song has a time signature of 3/4 and with a moderate tempo. It is in the key of F Major. Its range is do-re. It has rhythmic pattern but no modulation. Its tonality is F Major.


