| Bahay Kubo | |
|---|---|
| Language | Tagalog |
"Bahay Kubo" is a Tagalog-language folk song from the lowlands of Luzon, Philippines.[1] In 1964, it was included in a collection of Filipino folk songs compiled by Emilia S. Cavan.[2]
The song is about a bahay kubo (lit. 'field house' in English), a house made of bamboo with a roof of nipa leaves, surrounded by different kind of vegetables,[3] and is frequently sung by Filipino school children, the song being as familiar as the "Alphabet Song" and "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" from the West.[4] Its composition is sometimes erroneously attributed to composer Felipe Padilla de Leon.[5][6]
- ^ Panganiban, José Villa; Panganiban, Consuelo Torres (1965). The Literature of the Pilipinos: A Survey. Limbagang Pilipino. p. 103. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- ^ Cavan, EmiliaS., ed. (1924). Filipino Folk Songs. Manila: Mission Press. p. 2. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
- ^ "Philippine Folk Songs, Deeply Ingrained in the Culture are Filipino Folk Songs". Cebu-Philippines.Net. Archived from the original on December 12, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- ^ Mann, Charles C. (2011). 1493: How Europe's Discovery of the Americas Revolutionized Trade, Ecology and Life on Earth. Granta Publications. p. 10. ISBN 9781847084408. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- ^ Lim, Ed (2010). LIM Filipino-English English-Filipino Dictionary. Lulu.com. p. 156. ISBN 9780557038022. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- ^ Garcia, Angelo (October 12, 2020). "Ryan Cayabyab creates music for new folk song about fruits". GMA Entertainment. GMA Network. Retrieved April 8, 2021.