“Isinay” is derived from the prefix “i” meaning “native, resident ...

aliwaway:
Baliwawing, baliwaway,
ta meyo mos di ana uwar,
ta asana elan bumangun,
ya oras si pangan si ehawan.
Bawi, bawi, bawing,
bawing, bawing, baway,
ta asanan bumangun,
mu oras mot si pangan,
ta mahanun masi-on,
ta amoy miikwila.
Wawing, wawing, wawing, waway,
baliwawing, baliwaway,
ta mahanun masi-on
ta mahanu mot amoy miikwila.
Baliwawing, baliwawing, baliwaway,
ta mahanu mot masi-on,
ta mahanun pinabanga.
Baliwaway, baliwaway,
so that my child will go to sleep now
so that when he or she wakes up
it is time to eat lunch.
Bawi, bawi, bawing,
bawing, bawing, baway,
so that when he or she gets up
it is already time to eat,
so that he or she will grow up fast,
and he or she will go to school.
Wawing, wawing, wawing, waway,
baliwawing, baliwaway,
so that he or she will grow up fast,
and he or she will go to school.
Baliwawing, baliwawing, baliwaway,
so that he or she will grow up fast,
so that he or she will be of help soon.
Christmas carols are called kantan si dubiral or songs for Christmas (Constantino
1982:8). Here is a popular carol entitled “Lavin Mable” or “Lovely Night”:
Lavin mable, lavin masantos
Mansor mos, di mundowar
Si namalsar nitahu besan
Mangivaliw irami