Bukidnon

Tomorrow will be the day
Next day will be the day,
My beloved, I shall go away,
My beloved, I shall stay in your yard;
In the yard of someone I love:
In the direction
On your yard not far away;
I shall only go near
I shall only go there
If I shall be able to reach,
If I shall arrive at the
Crystal mountain,
The looking glass mountain,
Town of Sawadon,
Town of Juevison;
I f I could reach there
If I could arrive there
I shall put up a shanty
I shall put up a shack;
So I can observe
So I can overhear;
For I shall eavesdrop
I shall try to hear,
When you shall have owned
When you shall have conquered
The one who makes you swoon
The one who makes you sigh.
The idangdang was originally sung by the idang (aunt), who was tasked to teach the
youth proper values and skills like wine making, weaving, and household chores.
Some idangdang have evolved into ballads that illustrate a point. One idangdang tells
about Manti-ay-ay Manduraw, a Bukidnon warrior who leaves his home vulnerable
to attack when he goes off to capture a slave for his wife. A Manobo magahat (outlaw)
raiding party sacks his home, abducts his wife, and sells her into slavery for a pandi
(tube-shaped cloth) and an ampik (multicolored pandi). Below is an excerpt of a
dialogue between the Magahat captor and Manti-ay-ay’s captive wife:
Woman to Magahat:
Naka-uba ka sa dagmal
Ta hura no kabalaye
Sa bantugan ko ha hibang
Mu-oy ko sambunotan…
Magahat to Woman:
Sapod-od ka magsubay
Sa maduduya ha sandir
Ta hurra iman magbaya
Ko ibani-ay ko imo duso
Woman to Magahat:
Hura labi mabiro
Ha ulipon sa ngaran ko