Ang Mamatay ng Dahil Sa Iyo…
We always hear this famous line in our national anthem. Ang mamatay ng dahil sa iyo.
In English, to die for you.
To whom we die for? Of course, its one patriotic line to die for our motherland. Let’s admit it: we can feel that patriotic feeling whenever we sing this line in our national anthem. I can really credit Mr. Jose Palma’s patriotic pen – for stirring those nationalistic feelings within us, whenever we sing the lines of our national anthem.
And remembbering this late afternoon (I am usually awake in late afternoons, after sleeping upside down in our kisame the whole morning) that is our 111th Independence Day – I was asked by my dear old konsensya: “How patriotic are you? Are you willing to die for your motherland?” Haha. Even my dear old mala-safeguard commercial konsensya tried to ask me that one question. Toinks. I slept too much ata. Haha.
But what if someone really asked me this question? How I will answer it?
Sounds like a tough question for a 24 year old who tried to live a life the usual way – friends, games, internet, blog, TV, junk food, mom’s cooking (I am an avid fan of my mom’s cooking..haha) etc. etc.
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silver is the blogger behind Dare to Speak Out, a personal and commentary blog.She graduated with a degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology. She posts blogs that ranges in different topics – from trivial to the political. She currently works as a freelance writer.
base muna hehehe, una ako
LOL Orph.
Loko ka talaga. Hahahha…
I would be willing to die for motherland.
For the sake of 3 people.
Yanee, Pacito and Zoe.
My three pamangkins.
And also, I would be willing to die for a pair of Christian Louboutins size 42.
That’s all. LOL
Toinks! hahahha..
Magandang sagot yan Mel. Lalo na yung last line. Hahhaa…
minsan ng pinagkatuwaan ang linya na iyan na nilagyan sa huli ng may bulak sa ilong.. ang mga pinoy minsan wala ng sinasanto pati nat.anthem pinaglalaruan.
kung anu pa man e ako ay talagang proud sa ating kulay tulad ng ibang lahi na bilib sa ating dedication magtrabaho. sa totoo lang iyan.
Pati nga yung mga elementary children, bumibirit pag ending line na ng lupang hinirang.
Hahaha.
Ginagaya si Martin. Lols.
Silver, you’re only 24 and yet parang napakarami mo ng naranasan sa buhay. I admire you for that even your sense of ‘patriotism’….minsan nakakawala lang ng gana ang mga recent na pangyayari sa paligid eh…
Actually, mahirap na tanong yung nabanggit ko Yami.
Kahit ako e hirap sagutin. Haha.
But I guess, my own definition of patriotism is pushing forward the common agenda of your people and dont forget the values of our forefathers.
Patriotism too, can come in different ways and shades.
I’ll die for the beauty of our motherland.
Naks roni!
O baka for the beauty of the Filipina?
Lols.
“beauty of our motherland.”
deep roni. teka, di ba Boracay is beauty? Pearl Farm is also beauty? hahaha
ilang daang libong taon bago nangyari ang pilipinas, tas ganun? woodent you
the national anthem was written at the time the people thought that had already gained independence from one colonizer, Spain. It urged people to continue defending the freedom of the country.
in the EDSa revolution I, it was not the national anthem that incited people to rise against dictatorship. It is Bayan Ko.
Ang bayan kong Pilipinas,
Lupain ng gintó’t bulaklák.
Pag-ibig ang sa kanyáng palad
Nag-alay ng gandá’t dilág.
At sa kanyáng yumi at gandá,
Dayuhan ay nahalina.
Bayan ko, binihag ka,
Nasadlák sa dusa.
Koro:
Ibon mang may layang lumipád,
kulungín mo at umíiyák!
Bayan pa kayáng sakdál dilág,
Ang ‘dî magnasang makáalpás!
Pilipinas kong minumutyâ,
Pugad ng luhà ko’t dálitâ,
Aking adhikâ,
Makita kang sakdál laya!
not so many know that this was a poem written by Jose Corazon de Jesus (Huseng batute) in 1929. It was made into a song when Constancio de Guzman set the music.
During the height of protest against marcos, it became a sort of national anthem for demostrators and silent majority. It gives you goosebumps whenever you hear it sung.
and it also made Fredde aguilar more popular.
I also remember sa kapanahunan na yon, long time ago ung ibang lyrics may ipinasok na englis words para naman sa ating mga Barrio Siete Sosyalites. So here we go.
Ibon may may layang make fly, fly
Kulunging mo and it will cry, cry
May kurot sa aking puso
May hilam ang aking mga mata
O bayan ko, tapos kaya ang laban mo?
nako mam caT kabisado ko iyan!
Thanks for the info ms. cat.
Tama ka dyan. Nakakagoosebumps ang kantang yan.
Martin Luther King Jr. in his twenty’s said,
“If a man or a woman has not discovered something he would die for, he ain’t fit to
live.”
As we all know, he was assassinated and 110 cities in the U.S.A were burning like hell.
Nice reading: http://www.uic.edu/orgs/cwluherstory/jofreeman/photos/Kingfuneral.html
Sagot naman ni Ninoy Aquino, “Filipino is worth Dying for”
Ayos yan Darbs, si Martin Luther King Jr.
Ang tapang magsalita ng isang yan.
And Ninoy is one of my favorites too.
I would die for my family..
Gusto ko man ibalik ang pagiging patriotic ko pero talagang ang hirap gawin lalo na kung ano ano mga nangyayari sa ating bansa. Mahal ko Pilipinas, inis ako sa sistema.
Naalala ko tuloy yung ksabihan sa ming grupo na wag ka magpapakamatay para sa isang kumpanya dahil walang kumpanyang magpapakamatay sa iyo.
“Naalala ko tuloy yung ksabihan sa ming grupo na wag ka magpapakamatay para sa isang kumpanya dahil walang kumpanyang magpapakamatay sa iyo.”
This is indeed true Rob. I also learned that lesson – the hard way!
@pareng silver, maniniwala ka bang yan ang dahilan kaya till now nasa pinas ang aking mga mahal sa buhay?kung bakit ko tinurn-down ang magandang offer sakin ng isang US company sa manhattan before 9/11? sa sobrang pagmamahal sa bayan pero tama ka madalas ko ding maitanong yan pero isa lang ang palaging sagot sakin ni mader na madalas ko din nadidinig sa lola ko—
“dito ako mamamatay, mahal ng Dios ang bayang ito”
pero sa kabila ng pagmamahal ng Maykapal patuloy naman ang pagsira ng tao sa bayang ito.
Pero ako, ang sagot ko walang nabago— mahal ko ang bayan ko at handa pa rin akong mamatay para sa bayan ko sa kabila ng mga nagkalat ng litsihan hahaha
Lee,
Patatayuan na kita ng monumento. San mo gusto? Sa luneta o sa iyong barrio siete?
Ako pre, naniniwala akong may pag-asa pa ang bansa na ito. Maswerte pa tayo kesa sa ibang lipi di ba?
Ang gawin lang natin e ikulong sa mental ang mga leche ng bayan. hahaha.
pare gusto ko yung rebultong gawa sa chocnut hahaha dyan sa tabi ng barber shop sa barrio
111 reasons why i luv pinas from rico hizon:
http://goodnewspilipinas.com/wp/?p=5729