Bukidnon

Taigtundagay ad ta Lanaw
Tagbaliwas ad pande
Ibaylo ad ko ampik
Ta ulipon sa ngaran ko
Ta ugdop sa tugam-a ko.
Woman to Magahat:
You have an advantage, oh villain,
You did not find my hero home;
My famous bravest man
Out on a battle of his own…
Magahat to Woman:
You stop talking, worthless slave
Powerless, rightless slave, here
Nobody can stop me if
I thrust the dagger of death.
Woman to Magahat:
It is not a lie
That slave will be my name
They will sell me in Lanao
They will barter me with pandi
They will exchange me for an ampik
Because my name is a slave
And my nickname is worthless slave.
The kaliga-on are religious or ceremonial songs. These are sung by the baylan and a
group of girls. The baylan knows the words of the traditional songs, part of which he
teaches to the girls, and to these he adds some of his own. Many lines are archaic and
not understood. These consist of a few words repeated over and over. Below is an
excerpt from the Dagingon, the “Kaliga-Tabok-Kagpugas” (Planting Verses for Women):
Hindog ay kan Dagingon
Yambay so Dalahinaw
Cuisa Sandolng so Lipandong
Abay si Ilangitnon
Pandahinoy bantay ka
Padagulin tanud ka
Sa ighimula ha dakun
Daw igtanum ha damudaw
Ibulasa sa mudan
Ibud-as sa tumama
Daw mataman sa panigbas
Laman ho ipanggabas
Sa man susumo-uk dagat
Daw sumipok layagun.
Come to us Dagingon
Who sits with the ever pure
Beside the veiled beauty
With the heavenly Deity