How Lupang Hinirang ought to be sung: Joey Ayala at TEDxDiliman

(English) One of the things that interests me is how songs can help show our attitudes that may no longer be appropriate. Then I played the National Anthem. I want to share it with you. This is prohibited by our law, which is why we have a special association. (Tagalog) Please close the door, man. (Spanish) Do you still remember your first day of school? New shoes, socks, pants, skirts. New blouses, new patches. New bathroom, clean nails, new toothbrush, new haircut, new everything! New bag, notebook, pencil... (English) Do you still remember the smell of pencils? (Tagalog) Wow, friend, lapis lazuli!

Then there's a crayon. Paint it with a crayon! Power of law! Crayons, right? So everything is new! New sky, new bird, new life. Then you stand in front of the "flag" and then you die. good? The death of... I think there is "serious psychological damage" that that song is doing to us. So when a person "graduates", he wants to go abroad because the "implicit belief" is that if you are here, you are good. One more. (English) March a. The Philippines cannot march. (Spanish) We are not 1-2-3-4. (Tagalog) We will be soft. (English) Also our "martial arts". (Tagalog) Let's go for a walk. (English) We are generous and not quarrelsome. (Tagalog) So our "music" (Chant - "Ang bayan kong Pilipinas")...

That kundiman, the time signature is six... 1-2-3-4-5-6, 1-2-3-4 -5-6 What if we make the Chosen Land like this? So let's fix the "mispronunciations". (Spanish) We've been singing it badly for a long time and no one edits like a "composer." So this is what I do sometimes as a "composer". (Singing - "Sa dagat at bundok")... (Tagalog) The sea seems to be bad and... The children don't understand that. (Singing - "Sa semoy at")... Oh, that's another one. (Singing - "your sky is blue. There is beauty in the poem")... What is that, a plate?

Dilag-ang-tula (Chant - "At awit sa, paglayang mina")... (Tagalog) Then there is another supporter. That is wrong. Isn't that supposed to be a success? That's why I want to teach you the correct way to sing... (Singing) "To the sea and the mountains" "to the breeze and your blue sky." "There is beauty in poetry" "and a beloved song of liberation" "The shine of your flag is victory, shining" Isn't it? (English) Isn't it? (Tagalog) Then the end, the who is dying, the There are many positive things to do, right? (Singing) "To get rich for you" "To paint for..." " (Tagalog) There are so many things you can do, right? ?

The "general purpose" that is positive is to love. (English) Love Your Enemies (Tagalog) When someone is oppressed, love them! This should be Pacquiao's song when there is a fight. , let's practice that. (Singing) me." Group hug! (English) Try it, try it. (Tagalog) Let's try the Chosen Land 1-2-3-4-5-6. Come, try it. (Spanish) You'll never sing the National Anthem it's the same because you don't want to die, right? 1-2-3-4-5-6 (Singing) “Friendly People” “Pearl of the East” “Heart of Fire” “Life is in your chest.” "Cradle, brave." "To the conqueror." "They will not force you." "In the sea and in the mountains" "In the breeze and in your blue sky" "Poetry has beauty" "And a beloved song of liberation" "The brightness of your flag is the victory" "that shines." "Its star and its sun" "when it will not darken" "Land of the sun" "of glory and passion" "life is heaven with you." It is our happiness when someone is oppressed." "Love for you." Group hug!