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Kundiman

A kundiman is a traditional Filipino love song that Jose Rizal wrote in 1891 to serenade his beloved homeland. In his kundiman, Rizal expressed his intense love for the Philippines and his optimism that it would be freed from injustice and foreign domination. He hoped that one day the Philippines would be liberated, its culture restored, and the Tagalog language spoken again around the world.

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Kundiman

A kundiman is a traditional Filipino love song that Jose Rizal wrote in 1891 to serenade his beloved homeland. In his kundiman, Rizal expressed his intense love for the Philippines and his optimism that it would be freed from injustice and foreign domination. He hoped that one day the Philippines would be liberated, its culture restored, and the Tagalog language spoken again around the world.

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A kundiman is a traditional Filipino love song sang by a young man to

serenade the woman of his love. The theme of Rizal’s “Kundiman” was his
intense love for his Motherland. His words reflected his optimism that the
Philippines would be freed from injustice and bondage.

Jose Rizal wrote ‘Kundiman’ in Tagalog on September 12th 1891.

Tunay ngayong umid yaring dila’t puso


Sinta’y umiilag, tuwa’y lumalayo,
Bayan palibhasa’y lupig at sumuko
Sa kapabayaan ng nagturong puno.

Datapuwa’t muling sisikat ang araw,


Pilit maliligtas ang inaping bayan,
Magbabalik mandin at muling iiral
Ang ngalang Tagalog sa sandaigdigan.

Ibubuhos namin ang dugo’t babaha


Matubos nga lamang ang sa amang lupa
Habang di ninilang panahong tadhana,
Sinta’y tatahimik, iidlip ang nasa.

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