Manang Biday (Kurditan: ᜋᜈᜅ᜔ ᜊᜒᜇᜌ᜔) is a traditional Ilocano folksong in Northern Luzon, particularly in the province of Ilocos. This song implies the courtship of a young maiden named Manang Biday. Serenading a love interest is a custom of the Filipinos. Until today, it is still practiced by the Ilocano. It is also a courtship dance. "Manang Biday" was originally composed by Florante Aguilar.
Lyrics
Original Ilocano lyrics Manang Biday, ilukatmo man
Ta bentana ikalumbabam
Ta kitaem toy, kinayayawan
Ay, matayakon no dinak kaasian
Siasino ka, nga aglabaslabas Ditoy hardinko pagay-ayamak Ammom ngarud a balasangak Sabong ni lirio, di pay nagukrad
Denggem, ading, ta bilinenka
Agalakanto’t bunga’t mangga Ken lansones pay, adu a kita
No nababa, dimo gaw-aten No nangato, dika sukdalen No naregreg, dika piduten Ngem labaslabasamto met laeng
Daytoy paniok no maregregko Ti makapidut isublinanto Ta nagmarka iti naganko Nabordaan pay ti sinanpuso
Alaem dayta kutsilio Ta abriem ‘toy barukongko Tapno maipapasmo ti guram Kaniak ken sentimiento
ᜃᜓᜇ᜔ᜇᜒᜆᜈ᜔᜶ (Kurditan transcription)
ᜋᜈᜅ᜔ ᜊᜒᜇᜌ᜔᜵ ᜁᜎᜓᜃᜆ᜔ᜋᜓ ᜋᜈ᜔
ᜆ ᜊᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜈ ᜁᜃᜎᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜊᜋ᜔ ᜆ ᜃᜒᜆᜁᜋ᜔ 'ᜆᜓᜌ᜔ ᜃᜒᜈᜌᜏᜈ᜔ ᜀᜌ᜔᜵ ᜋᜆᜌᜃᜓᜈ᜔ ᜈᜓ ᜇᜒᜈᜃ᜔ ᜃᜀᜐᜒᜀᜈ᜔
ᜐᜒᜀᜐᜒᜈᜓ ᜃ᜵ ᜅ ᜀᜄ᜔ᜎᜊᜐ᜔ᜎᜊᜐ᜔ ᜇᜒᜆᜓᜌ᜔ ᜑᜇ᜔ᜇᜒᜈ᜔ ᜃᜓ ᜉᜄᜌ᜔-ᜀᜌᜋᜃ᜔ ᜀᜋ᜔ᜋᜓᜋ᜔ ᜅᜇᜓᜇ᜔ ᜀ ᜊᜎᜐᜅᜃ᜔ ᜐᜊᜓᜅ᜔ ᜈᜒ ᜎᜒᜇᜒᜂ᜵ ᜇᜒ ᜉᜌ᜔ ᜈᜄᜓᜃ᜔ᜇᜇ᜔
ᜇᜒᜅ᜔ᜄᜒᜋ᜔᜵ ᜀᜇᜒᜅ᜔᜵ ᜆ ᜊᜒᜎᜒᜈᜒᜈ᜔ᜃ ᜆ ᜁᜈ᜔ᜃᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ ‘ᜇᜒᜀᜌ᜔ ᜐᜇᜒ ᜇᜌ ᜀᜄᜎᜃᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ‘ᜆ᜔ ᜊᜓᜅ‘ᜆ᜔ ᜋᜅ᜔ᜄ ᜃᜒᜈ᜔ ᜎᜈ᜔ᜐᜓᜈᜒᜐ᜔ ᜉᜌ᜔᜵ ᜀᜇᜓ ᜀ ᜃᜒᜆ
ᜈᜓ ᜈᜊᜊ᜵ ᜇᜒᜋᜓ ᜄᜏ᜔‘ᜀᜆᜒᜈ᜔ ᜈᜓ ᜈᜅᜆᜓ᜵ ᜇᜒᜃ ᜐᜓᜃ᜔ ᜈᜓ ᜈᜇᜒᜄ᜔ᜇᜒᜄ᜔᜵ ᜇᜒᜃ ᜉᜒᜇᜓᜆᜒᜈ᜔ ᜅᜒᜋ᜔ ᜎᜊᜐ᜔ᜎᜊᜐ᜔ᜀᜋ᜔ᜆᜓ ᜋᜒᜆ᜔ ᜎᜁᜅ᜔
ᜇᜌ᜔ᜆᜓᜌ᜔ ᜉᜈᜒᜂᜃ᜔ ᜈᜓ ᜋᜇᜒᜄ᜔ᜇᜒᜄ᜔ᜃᜓ ᜆᜒ ᜋᜃᜉᜒᜇᜓᜆ᜔ ᜁᜐᜓᜊ᜔ᜎᜒᜈᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ ᜆ ᜈᜄ᜔ᜋᜇ᜔ᜃ ᜁᜆᜒ ᜈᜄᜈ᜔ᜃᜓ ᜈᜊᜓᜇ᜔ᜇᜀᜈ᜔ ᜉᜌ᜔ ᜆᜒ ᜐᜒᜈᜈ᜔ᜉᜓᜐᜓ
ᜀᜎᜁᜋ᜔ ᜇᜌ᜔ᜆ ᜃᜓᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ ᜆ ᜀᜊ᜔ᜇᜒᜁᜋ᜔ 'ᜆᜓᜌ᜔ ᜊᜇᜓᜃᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜓ ᜆᜉ᜔ᜈᜓ ᜋᜁᜉᜉᜐ᜔ᜋᜓ ᜆᜒ ᜄᜓᜇᜋ᜔ ᜃᜈᜒᜀᜃ᜔ ᜆᜒ ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜋᜒᜁᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ
English translation
Dear Biday, please open Open your window So you can see the one who adores you Oh, I will die if you will not care
Who are you who keeps passing by? In my garden where I play You know I'm a lady My flowers has not bloomed
Listen my dear so I can tell you Just go south Get a mango fruit Even lanzones and other kinds.
If it's low, why not cut it? If it's high, why not pinch it? If it fell, why not pick it And don't just pass by
My handkerchief if I drop it Whoever finds it will return it My name is written in it Also embroidered is a heart
Get that knife To open my chest To pass your anger to me and sadness
In popular culture
In 1954, Filipina actress Gloria Romero played the role of Biday in the movie Dalagang Ilokana with Filipino actor Ric Rodrigo. The movie was produced by Sampaguita Pictures and the folksong Manang Biday was used as a theme song sung by Gloria Romero herself.
Manang Biday was the title of a Filipino comedy film directed by Tony Cayado and was released by Lea Productions 17 April 1966 starring Amalia Fuentes and Luis Gonzales.
References
External links Ilocano folk song which is all about courtship