In celebration of the Buwan ng Wika, I'd like to share my interpretation of the classic kundiman, Mutya ng Pasig by Nicanor Abelardo with lyrics by Deogracias del Rosario.

"The Mutya ng Pasig folklore inspired kundiman composer Nicanor Abelardo to create the classical music poetry Mutya ng Pasig which tells about the sad fate of a woman who appears in the Pasig River during the full moon. The song was written in 1926 and was inspired by the Kumintang, a traditional song from Batangas, a province in the Philippines, with Malayan rhythmic pat.

This song will forever live on the subconscious of Pasig natives on account of its haunting lyrics and melody and the effervescent romance that goes on between the city folk and the famous river."

Source: http://amusedofpasig.blogspot.com/2012/07/mutya-ng-pasig_04.html

Mutya Ng Pasig (Nicanor Abelardo)

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How nice it is here...
Look - far away,
The river is a blaze of fire;
The meadows lie like carpets of colour
The clouds are white.
Here there is no one...
Here it is silent...
Here is only God and I,
The flowers, the old pine tree,
And you, my dream!

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