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BOLINAO CATEGORY SUBCATEGORY SONG TITLE SHORT DESCRIPTION Nature Animals Kapayawan This is the Bolinao version of
“Nanrosas so Kapasolan”Social/ Life
CycleStudies Pag-aadal This song is about studying. Wedding/
MarriageSay Ado This song is about wedding. Nature Plants and
AnimalsSay Wani Laking Ko This song describes the environment
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CATEGORY SUBCATEGORY SONG TITLE SHORT DESCRIPTION Social/ Life
CycleCourtship/
LoveBuracan This is a love song that describes
yearning and affection of a guy for a
girl. In Pangasinan, the name Rosing
would refer to any maiden endeared
or wooed by many.Malinac Lay Labi This is a popular Pangasinan song
used in serenading. Due to its
popularity, it is dubbed as the
“national anthem of Pangasinan” and
this has been arranged as a congest
piece for choral singing here and
abroad.Dampay This is a love song that describes the
heart of a person (a girl) that is
likened to a hardened soil
(sedimentary rock/ limestone) that
with constant prodding and wooing
would eventually soften and fall in
love.Imunan
(instrumental –
Rondalla)Imunan is a dance means Pëtëk Petek means to stand in front of
something or someone. In this case,
petek is to stand and sing in front of
the house of the maiden a guy is
serenading (with love songs). In the
Filipino/ Tagalog tradition, this is
popularly known as harana.Marriage Panangabalayan/
PagatinThere are several stages in the
Pangasinan wedding traditions, one
of them is the Pagatin. This is when
the bride is to set foot for the first
time and welcomed in the household
or balwarte of the groom. There is a
dance and a song component of
Pagatin“Abeten koy
Manugang ko”
Kansion na PagatinPatanir This song is bading “goodbye to
maidenhood”. This is for a young lady
about to enter into marriage and
about to leave her maiden life.Lullaby
(Bayuwa /
Tambayo)“Ogip ka la Inong” This is a lullaby sang to put a c
sleep. It tells the child that he
sleep so his/her mother and f
could go and do some work
household choresKurok kurok manok This is said to be the oldest tambayo
or lullaby in Pangasinan that speaks
about a bird or a chicken.CATEGORY SUBCATEGORY SONG TITLE SHORT DESCRIPTION Fiestas/
CelebrationsGalikin This is the shortened version of the
Pangasinan Christmas Carol.Aligando This is a Pangasinan Christmas Carol.
It is said to be the longest Christmas
carol in PangasinanSongs and Music in
SarsuelaSarsuela is a theater form in
PangasinanSayaw ed Tapew
na Bangko
(instrumental –
Rondalla)Sayaw ed Tapew na Bangko is a skill
dance that originated in Pangasinan.
The music accompanying the dance is
rendered by Rondalla.Inter na Diyos
(Lingayen & Alaminos
versions)— Milestones/
Birthdays/
AnniversariesKansiyon nu
Compleaño/
Kansiyon nu
PanagkoronaThis song is part of a ritual when a
child turns seven years old.Nature Plants Rosas na Bugonvilla A song about the plant or flower
bougainvillea.Sampagan Ambalingit Deyeng na Sampaguita A song about the sampaguita plant/
flowerAnimals Dalem na Dayat This song is comical/playful
description of a child’s imaginative
adventure under the sea where
he/she meets many fish and was
offered various sea foods to eat but
with no water to drink.Nanrosas so
KapasolanThis song is a comical/playful
description of a cast of sea creatures
that have peculiar characteristics
which are figurative depiction of
traits of peopleWalay Manok kon
TarasThis song is about a little bird called
taras where an allegorical
conversation took place between a
person and the bird describing how
the person would have treated the
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Appendix 1
Appendices
Appendix A: Short List of Pangasinan and Bolinao Songs
PANGASINAN CATEGORY SUBCATEGORY SONG TITLE SHORT DESCRIPTION Work / Livelihood related Fishing *Kansion na
ManagsigayThis song is about fishermen who go
to the sea to catch fish when the
weather or the sea is calm.Wasiwas
(instrumental – Rondalla)This is a rondalla music that is used to
accompany the Wasiwas dance. The
Wasiswas dance originated in the
shores of Lingayen beach among
fishing communities.Kalukor This song describes a third person’s
point of view about his/her sighting
of people doing kalukor along the
beach. Kalukor is a method of fishing
prevalent in some coastal towns and
cities of PangasinanBoating/
TransportationGali ta Paraw
lay Unlayag
(rowing song)This song is about how the native
boats called Paraw sail in the waters
of the western Pangasinan coastal
towns to ferry people who go about
their daily life/work.Farming/
AgrigultureKansio’y Dumaralos This song is about farmers. It
describes who they are, what they
can do with their tools, and without
them people will go hungry.Kansio’y Kumakarit Kumakarit talks about the way of
harvesting nipa sap for making tuka
(vinegar) or tuba (nipa wine).Pinalapa This song is about harvesting corn
from the field, describing its the
challenges and fun.CATEGORY SUBCATEGORY SONG TITLE SHORT DESCRIPTION Rituals &
ChantsFor Healing/
Prayer for the SoulsPantawtawag Pantawatawag comes from the word
tawag that means “to call”. Verses are sung/ chanted to call the soul/
spirit of the sick person, especially a
child, in order for him/her to get well.
In another version, the verses are
sung as supplication for the poor
souls in purgatory.Religious
WorshipAbët-abët This is a Catholic Lenten tradition
practiced in Pangasinan that is known
as “Salubong” in Filipino. In this
traditional religious exercise songs
are sung as part of the liturgy.1. Gozos ed
katawan tin
santa Maria
2. Gozos ya
untombok ed
aguidoGozos are chants or songs of praises
for patron saints in the Catholic faith
that is predominate in many Filipinos
and Pangasinan alike. In the tradition,
gozos are performed/sung during
processions or novenasSenakulo
(instrumental music –
combo)Senakulo is a Lenten tradition among
Filipinos, which is also present in
Pangasinan like in the Capitol town of
Lingayen where it is still practiced at
present. The senakulo is a theatrical
rendition of the passion, life and
death of Jesus Christ where musical
scores are essential to give aesthetics
to the performance.On Death and
BurialBakas
(Alaminos & San Carlos
versions)ourning in the Pangasinan tradition.
During the ritual a song is sung or
some verses are chanted. There are
versions of this, one is from Alaminos
City and the other from San Carlos
CityLimaran Pikakasi
(Song for the Dead)This refers to “five petitions”. This is
the only known song for the dead in
Pangasinan.
