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Welcome to BOHOL TE AMO, exquisitely otherwise known as "I love you, Bohol." It's solely a personal definition of what this blog is.
This blog exists because of my unexplainable devotion and love for this wonderful place which I call home and which for many years has helped mold me into the person I am today, and not to forget the fact that most all of the people I love, care for and am friends with, live and are from this beautiful island which my dear Cajun friend once called, not paradise, but "an accent of heaven."
Music background titled Bohol written by TQ Solis, Jr.
Produced by Romeo Ceniza Mascariñas
Performed by Fr. J. Roel Lungay
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Sunday, March 15, 2009
A BACKGROUNDER
For someone who wasn't born in Bohol and still claim a tag of being a "proud Bol-anon" is hardly conceivable but not totally impossible in spite of the spite Boholanos sometimes underservedly get for just being Boholanos, much like as it were in Biblical timeframe where Jesus was at times accused of and being mocked for being a Nazarene himself as the perception during his days run something like this, "Is there anything good coming out of Nazareth?" "Is there anything good coming out of Bohol?" That I've heard so many times many years back as a young person as if coming from Bohol or being a Boholano is a curse unto itself or, again, a tag that one needed to shy away from or be ashamed of. Even without academic evidence of scientific studies supporting such belief or claim but it's almost safe to say that there were those who avoided being teased upon or mocked (in a good way, if there's such a thing as good mockery?) in front of many that you knew you were at a wrong place at a wrong time. Of course, I known people myself who dreaded such a nametag that they even ended up lying, i.e., claiming a different domicile or region-of-origin when asked such a question. I never understood why but I had my suspicions why they did.
And here comes the innocent me, a totally different bred, one who never spoke a hint of Bol-anon before the age of five, who had never set foot on this beautiful paradise since the last time God first thought of him long way after the Garden of Eden drama (confused already? LoL), who in youthful innocense had no clue where his lineage orginated from, and whose dad and mom were still fighting over the idea whether raising children is best served somewhere other than the big city or in the city itself, even when in those years big cities, including Manila, were still relatively primitive in comparison to the current millenium's definition of an 'urbis.'
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And here comes the innocent me, a totally different bred, one who never spoke a hint of Bol-anon before the age of five, who had never set foot on this beautiful paradise since the last time God first thought of him long way after the Garden of Eden drama (confused already? LoL), who in youthful innocense had no clue where his lineage orginated from, and whose dad and mom were still fighting over the idea whether raising children is best served somewhere other than the big city or in the city itself, even when in those years big cities, including Manila, were still relatively primitive in comparison to the current millenium's definition of an 'urbis.'
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BOHOL - THE SONG
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Link Source: Bohol
Words and music by TQ Solis, Jr.
Arranged by Romeo C. Mascarinas
Performed by J. Roel Lungay
1
Yuta nga tabunon
Mithi nga lumadnon
Dapit nga hamili
Ma'nindot ug madanihon.
2
Yuta nga pinili
Bililhong bahandi
Nga labaw sa bulawan
Sa Diyos gipanalanginan.
Koro:
Bohol kong pinalangga
Malipayon ako sa imong sabakan
Busa ampingan ko
Sa lunsay mahalon ka ning dughan.
(Repeat All)
3
Yuta nga tabunon
Mithi nga lumadnon
Dapit nga hamili
Mutya ka, damgo ka
Sa tanang lumad nga Bol-anon.
Coda:
Mutya ka, damgo ka
Sa tanang lumad nga Bol-anon.
Copyright © 1990 TQ Del Sol Music. International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved
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Link Source: Bohol
Words and music by TQ Solis, Jr.
Arranged by Romeo C. Mascarinas
Performed by J. Roel Lungay
1
Yuta nga tabunon
Mithi nga lumadnon
Dapit nga hamili
Ma'nindot ug madanihon.
2
Yuta nga pinili
Bililhong bahandi
Nga labaw sa bulawan
Sa Diyos gipanalanginan.
Koro:
Bohol kong pinalangga
Malipayon ako sa imong sabakan
Busa ampingan ko
Sa lunsay mahalon ka ning dughan.
(Repeat All)
3
Yuta nga tabunon
Mithi nga lumadnon
Dapit nga hamili
Mutya ka, damgo ka
Sa tanang lumad nga Bol-anon.
Coda:
Mutya ka, damgo ka
Sa tanang lumad nga Bol-anon.
Copyright © 1990 TQ Del Sol Music. International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved
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MY TAGBILARAN CITY
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A lyrical expression and titling on a subject like Tagbilaran is something I never thought would ever come in my lifetime nor at a distant future. Having written songs the past thirty years doesn't make the task any easier nor gives me the privilege and know-how to do it. The word Tagbilaran is as sophisticated as any I find out there and thought is better served if it remains a state of mind (much like my 3rd or 4th fav'rite city, New York (see Billy Joel). Hmmm, what a thought. But it was exactly on one surreal moment - and mode at that - that this poetry came to be as one's imagination sometimes would like us to think or look at. It was there, in the deep recesses of my visual exploration that I had the guts to even put this into writing and call, MY TAGBILARAN CITY.
Words by J. Roel Lungay
Music by Romeo C. Mascariñas
Performed by Romeo C. Mascariñas
It feels like a dream
A quiet I couldn't quite figure out just yet
A moment of silence that is
On a journey I know not the direction.
Peoples and machines moving thoughtlessly
in all direction -
No visible footsteps nor clear faces -
Nothing seems to make sense
Much like waking up at dawn for no reason at all.
The serenity just drowns on top of silence -
Silence incensed with movements -
I wonder if the gods have something to do
with all these
Quite precious it seems
I'm almost like sleepwalking.
This I conclude, I must be awake!
I must be home!
I must be where I need to be!
And want to be!
Where I dreamt to be...
And love to be...
Not sleeping but awake!
My Tagbilaran City!
Copyright © 2009 Roro Music. International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved
A lyrical expression and titling on a subject like Tagbilaran is something I never thought would ever come in my lifetime nor at a distant future. Having written songs the past thirty years doesn't make the task any easier nor gives me the privilege and know-how to do it. The word Tagbilaran is as sophisticated as any I find out there and thought is better served if it remains a state of mind (much like my 3rd or 4th fav'rite city, New York (see Billy Joel). Hmmm, what a thought. But it was exactly on one surreal moment - and mode at that - that this poetry came to be as one's imagination sometimes would like us to think or look at. It was there, in the deep recesses of my visual exploration that I had the guts to even put this into writing and call, MY TAGBILARAN CITY.
Words by J. Roel Lungay
Music by Romeo C. Mascariñas
Performed by Romeo C. Mascariñas
It feels like a dream
A quiet I couldn't quite figure out just yet
A moment of silence that is
On a journey I know not the direction.
Peoples and machines moving thoughtlessly
in all direction -
No visible footsteps nor clear faces -
Nothing seems to make sense
Much like waking up at dawn for no reason at all.
The serenity just drowns on top of silence -
Silence incensed with movements -
I wonder if the gods have something to do
with all these
Quite precious it seems
I'm almost like sleepwalking.
This I conclude, I must be awake!
I must be home!
I must be where I need to be!
And want to be!
Where I dreamt to be...
And love to be...
Not sleeping but awake!
My Tagbilaran City!
Copyright © 2009 Roro Music. International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved
DAMGO MAN LANG
This page is a personal tribute to the song DAMGO MAN LANG - written by two confreres of mine when I was in the seminary many years back - that affirms the musicality of the Boholano as well as the Paring Bol-anon who have championed and captured the imagination of many throughout the world with their musical versatility as well as performances, but specifically the so-called innate talents Boholanos are known for in creative arts as evidenced by their knack of making original music.
DAMGO MAN LANG
Words by Antonio Amora, Jr.
Music by TQ Solis, Jr.
Performed by Fr. Melchisedech Monreal & SPOT
Arranged by Msgr. Rudy Villanueva and Fr. Arnold Zamora
1
Damgo man lang
Gihikaw sa nagmata
Damgo man lang ug di tinuod
Nakita ko sa akong pagkatulog
Panagway mong matahum
Ug mapahiyumon.
2
Gilipay mo ang dughan kong nagsubo
Gidawat mo ang akong gugma
Sa akong pagmata sa sayong kabuntagon
Nahanaw lang ang tanan kay damgo man lamang.
Refrain:
Unsa bay lain kong mahimo
Niining gibati ko?
Kay dili mo man tuhuan
Ang mga pulong niining dughan.
3
Damgo man lang lumalabay ang tanan
Damgo na lang maoy kadangpan
Ang gugma ko kawang lang
Kun dili mo kaloy-an
Matuman man apan sa damgo ko lang.
Coda:
Ki'ng gugma ko kawang lang
Kun dili mo kaloy-an
Matuman man apan sa damgo ko lang.
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DAMGO MAN LANG
Words by Antonio Amora, Jr.
Music by TQ Solis, Jr.
Performed by Fr. Melchisedech Monreal & SPOT
Arranged by Msgr. Rudy Villanueva and Fr. Arnold Zamora
1
Damgo man lang
Gihikaw sa nagmata
Damgo man lang ug di tinuod
Nakita ko sa akong pagkatulog
Panagway mong matahum
Ug mapahiyumon.
2
Gilipay mo ang dughan kong nagsubo
Gidawat mo ang akong gugma
Sa akong pagmata sa sayong kabuntagon
Nahanaw lang ang tanan kay damgo man lamang.
Refrain:
Unsa bay lain kong mahimo
Niining gibati ko?
Kay dili mo man tuhuan
Ang mga pulong niining dughan.
3
Damgo man lang lumalabay ang tanan
Damgo na lang maoy kadangpan
Ang gugma ko kawang lang
Kun dili mo kaloy-an
Matuman man apan sa damgo ko lang.
Coda:
Ki'ng gugma ko kawang lang
Kun dili mo kaloy-an
Matuman man apan sa damgo ko lang.
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BOHOL BANDS ON SOUNDCLICK (STATION)
Little did I know until late that Boholano bands have already been making waves as well as headlines on the internet highway, specifically music communities like MySpace, Soundclick and IMEEM, and I have actually seen them in quite a number of video snippets on YouTube and VEOH. So here's a playlist I've created at IMEEM, which I hope y'all get a chance to listen to. I'd say they're quite a spectacular group of musicians... considering how laidback we are in terms of modern recording studios, much less the acquisition of more sophisticated softwares, vis-à-vis recording and mastering, that are not copies or pirated (LoL).
RORO MUSIC VIDEOS
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The following videos are known YouTube exploitation of the works of J. Roel lungay and Romeo C. Mascariñas put together in one playlist courtesy of Musikang Bol-anon (YouTube):
The following videos are known YouTube exploitation of the works of J. Roel lungay and Romeo C. Mascariñas put together in one playlist courtesy of Musikang Bol-anon (YouTube):
RADIO ROMEO ROMEO
(This MP3 Station plays the music Boholano songwriter-musician, Romeo C. Mascariñas, otherwise known as Romeo! Romeo! of Tagbilaran City. Digital transmission courtesy of Dr Brydz Station
on Soundclick)
Old buddies - veteran bandleader, Romeo Mascariñas, and New Orleans-based priest-composer, Fr. Roel Lungay, engage the year 2009 with their first ever songwriting collaboration while embarking on an indepedent music publishing venture to be known as Roro Music
on Soundclick)
Old buddies - veteran bandleader, Romeo Mascariñas, and New Orleans-based priest-composer, Fr. Roel Lungay, engage the year 2009 with their first ever songwriting collaboration while embarking on an indepedent music publishing venture to be known as Roro Music ISLA DE BOHOL MUSIC
(This MP3 Station plays the recorded works of New Orleans-based Boholano priest-composer, Fr. J. Roel Lungay, of Cogon, Tagbilaran City; Poblacion West, Catigbian and Canjulao, Jagna, Bohol. Digital transmission courtesy of Ubayon Station on Soundclick)
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