Filipino Folk Songs

Examples of popular Filipino folk songs in Tagalog

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 awit
song

kanta
(Spanish-derived word)
song

awiting bayan
folk song

kantahing bayan
folk song

awiting Pilipino
Filipino song


harana
serenade

katutubong awit
native song

talindaw
boating song

diona
wedding song

uyayi / hele
lullaby

Dilay-on
a lullaby from Bukidnon

Dandansoy is not a Tagalog song but a traditional Visayan song. Visayan is a language different from Tagalog.

Pamulinawen is an Ilocano folk song.  Ilocano is another language very distinct from Tagalog.

Atin Cu Pung Singsing is a popular Kapampangan folk song. Kapampangan is a language spoken in Pampanga province.

Lawiswis Kawayan is a Waray folk song. Waray or Winaray is a language spoken in Samar, Leyte and Biliran in the Visayas region of the Philippines. It is not Tagalog.

7 thoughts on “Filipino Folk Songs”

  1. May hinahanap akong folk song.
    Alam nyo yung Microsoft Encarta (offline encyclopedia). Wala syang binanggit na title pero may s-in-ample ang Encarta na traditional Filipino (or Tagalog) folk song. Saglit lang sya. May nakakaalam kaya? Salamat.

  2. mahal ko kayong lahat we love you kasi kayo na ang bago kung kaibigan kayo lang nag aalaga sakin kasi sa dati kong kaibigan wala silang kwentang kaibigan naiinis ako sakanila lagi na alng sila naguuto sa kin ako naman ay pala uto din naiinis na ako sa mga kaibigan ko dati nakakabwisit nauubus ng kagandahan no soooooobraaa

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