HIVE OPEN MIC 152: Ili-Ili Tulog Anay Acapella Version By Usagidee 🎶🎶

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Hello, Hive Open Mic Community! It's an honor for me to return here every week and deliver my submissions. Time passes by so quickly, and I can't believe I've been here in this community for thirty-two weeks, and I'm grateful to the people who watch my performances. Because the new theme recommended by @bertrayo as the spotlight artist, is about Traditional music, I would like to give to you one of the most famous folk songs here in the Philippines. ✨👏🏼

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"Ili-Ili Tulog Anay," meaning "Sleep a while, little one," is the title of this song. As previously stated, this song is traditional music from the province of Ilo-Ilo in the Visayan Region of the Philippines. Because of its eerie sound, this song got increasingly famous, and it was utilized in various Filipino horror films. Yet when I learned more about this folk music, I discovered that it was not actually scary rather, it is just a lullaby. But If you will just read the English version, you will later on realized that the music is a bit disturbing. in the first stanza, it was unsure who is the person cradling the baby and in the the second portion of the folk song is a little strange to me since it is unclear who the mother is referring to when she returns home and is requested for assistance with the items she purchased from the market.

The composition of this folk music is rather strange, but because the creator of this song is unknown, let's just suppose that the music is an open tale in itself. Because I'd heard this music in a few horror films, I began to imagine several possible situations based on it. What if the person cuddling the infant isn't entirely human? What if he was cuddling the baby to sleep because it was crying and could make a loud noise that neighbors would notice?

Anyways, whatever the story is all about, traditional music plays an important role in our culture. May we never forget these works of art.

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Ilonggo Version

Ili ili, tulog anay
Wala diri imo nanay.
Kadto tienda bakal papay.
Ili-ili tulog anay.

Mata ka na tabangan mo.
Ikarga ang nakompra ko.
Kay bug-at man sing putos ko.
Tabangan mo ako anay.

English Translation

Sleep a while, little one
Your mother is not here.
She went to the store to buy bread.
Sleep a while, little one

You are awake, come and help.
Carry the things that I bought,
Because it is very heavy
Help me for a while, little one.

Feel free to watch another acapella version of the song.

✨ The Writer ✨

Usagidee is a dreamer and a career-oriented woman. She is an ambivert, therefore there will be no dull times for her. She enjoys eating, a developing photographer, and has a singing voice where she can be seen every week at Hive Open Mic. You can also see her in other communities since she enjoys blogging about her social life and adventures.


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Your voice is so soft and cool. I could always play this lullaby whenever I want to sleep cos it's so nice.

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Amazing lullaby
So Heart touching, you've got a nice singing voice @usagidee and your sound is top-notch 🙏🎵🎵💙🎵

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It sounds familiar, this song. Might have heard it sa Tagalog films but I could not remember. As always you nailed it @usagidee ✨♥️

!PIZZA

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Yes ate, yu can here this in some horror movies. 🤡🙈

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there there! I love horror movies. No wonder it sounded so familiar!

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