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A Brief Guide to Filipino Pronunciation

Ay, Ay, Ay, O pag-ibig


My, oh my, oh love!

VOWELS: There are only five vowel sounds in the Filipino


language:

Ng puso nagdurusa, giliw ko maawa ka.


Take pity, my dear, on my suffering heart.
Hwag mo sanang pahirapan puso kong nagdaramdam
Please dont be cruel with my aching heart.

CONSONANTS: Filipino consonants have only one sound


each.

Pagkat magpakailanman ikaw ang tunay kong mahal


For you are my true love now and forever.

B, D, H, K, L, M, N, P, R, W are sounded as in the English


language.
G is always pronounced hard as in good (never soft as in
general)
S never takes on a Z sound
T has a lighter or gentler dental explosion

Ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, O pag-ibig!


My, oh my, oh love!

Ay, ay, ay, ay ay, hanggang langit


My, oh my, to share eternity (with you)
Ang pangako ng pusong umiibig.
Is the promise of my loving heart.
English translation by Gigi Gulinao and Gladys Hernandez

Ng at the end of the syllable is pronounced like the end of


English words, ring or sung.

Ay, Ay, Ay, O Pag-ibig!


My, Oh My, Oh Love!
Singers: Downloadable rehearsal tracks
available at www.PavanePublishing.com/
RehearsalTracks

Allegro q = 124-136
* 1
2

b2
&b 4

Piano

b 2 > > >


Vb 4
**

Ay, ay,

ay!

Ay, ay,

ay!

b2
&b 4
for rehearsal only

? b 2
b 4

ay!

Ay, ay,

ay!

>

> >


Ay, ay,

>

Fo

ay!

f> >

Ay, ay,

ay!

o
s
e

Ay, ay,

ay!

Ay, ay,

Ay, ay,

*This song can be sung a tone higher.


**To avoid unnecessary clutter, Pavane notation practices omit unison and divisi designations unless required.

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b 4

Tagalog Traditional
Arr. by George G. Hernandez

Ay, ay,

b2
&b 4
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SSAATTB Chorus, unaccompanied

f > > 3 >


ay,

b
&b

Ay, ay,

ay,

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Ay, ay,

ay,

This is in Tagalog language - derived from a Filipino word


taga-ilog which means taga (people from) and the word
ilog (river). Tagalog is the official language of The
Philippines.

C, F, J, Q, V, X and Z are for foreign words and they follow


the rules of a given words origin.

Pagpumasok sa puso ay maligalig


When it pierces my heart it makes it restless.

NG is a single letter. Here is a simple way to learn the sound:


First, repeat the words: sing-along, sing-along, sing-along,
sing-along. Then remove the last syllable, "long" and repeat
several times: singa, singa, singa, singa. Finally remove the
"si" and repeat several times: nga, nga, nga, nga

b
&b
6

Buhat ng kitay makita nadama ang pagsinta.


From the moment I saw you, I fell in love.

A - like the U in up or cut


E - like end or bed
I - like machine and marine
O - like old or sold
U - like rude or the OO in moon

English translation: To share eternity (with you) is the promise of my loving heart.

Hang - gang

Hang - gang

Hang - gang

.
J

la - ngit!

10

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S
b .
>
O
ang
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la - ngit!

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J

la - ngit!

pa - nga - ko ng pu -

> . . . .

ang

pa - nga - ko ng pu -

ang

pa - nga - ko ng pu -

. . . .
> >

..
.
J

> . . . .

rm
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t
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.

From the moment I saw you, I fell in love.

12

13

14

p
b
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15

Bu - hat

song u - mi - i - big.

. . . .

j

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la
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song u - mi - i - big. La

la

la

la

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la

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la

la

la

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19

La

b
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20

ki -tay ma - ki - ta na - da - ma ang pag - sin - ta,

ng

&

For you are my true love now and forever.

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Take pity, my dear, on my suffering heart.

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la

la

la

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la
j
.


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la



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J
J

Please dont be cruel with my aching heart,

22

ru - sa, gi - liw

ko

ma - a - wa

23

ka,

Hwag mo

24

25

sa - nang

pa - hi - ra - pan, pu - so

la

la

la la

la

la

la

la

la

la

la

la

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la

la

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la

la

la

la

la

Pag - kat mag - pa - kai lan man,

la

la

la

la

la

la

Pag - kat mag - pa - kai lan man,

32

j
>

hal.

Ay, ay,

ay,

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>
hal.
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ay,
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b
>

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bb

hal.

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b
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hal.

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b

When it pierces the heart it makes it restless.

34

>

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ay,

.. .
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ay,

..

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O pag - i - big

ay,

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Pag - kat mag - pa-kai lan man,

Oh my, oh love!

&

i - kaw ang tu - nay kong ma -

p
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la

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30

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n
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kong nag - da - ram - dam,

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la

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My, oh my, to share eternity (with you)

b
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36

37

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38

ma - sok sa pu - so

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ay ma - li - ga - lig.

b
& b
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bb

ma - sok sa pu - so


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la

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la - ngit.

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hang - gang

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pa - nga - ko ng pu - song u - mi - i -

ang pa - nga - ko ng pu - song u - mi - i -

ang pa - nga - ko ng pu - song u - mi - i -

.
..
.

big,

oto

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ta,

la

gi - liw

ko

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la

pu - so nag - du - ru - sa,

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la

ma -a - wa ka,

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Is the promise of my loving heart.

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la

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la

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ay ma - li - ga - lig.

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pag - pu - ma - sok sa pu - so

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pag - kat mag - pa - kai - lan -

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