GAANO KO IKAW KAMAHAL - Tagalog Ballad with Kundiman Elements - [by Darlene Brioso]

“Gaano Ko Ikaw Kamahal?”–a ballad composed by Ernani Cuenco in 1979, with lyrics by Levi Celerio, both National Artists for Music. It was used as a movie theme for a 1980s movie with the same title, starring Lito Lapid. It is said that ‘Gaano Ko Ikaw Kamahal’ was written for his wife Madalena “Nena” Marcial. This song shows how Cuenco has enriched the Filipino love ballad by adding the elements of kundiman to it. This music is an outstanding and memorable body of work that resonates with the Filipino sense of musicality and which embody an ingenious voice that raises the aesthetic dimensions of contemporary Filipino music.
Kundiman Songs OPM Filipino Music Tagalog Folk Song and Pinoy Classical Music Collection
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Ernani Cuenco - Ernani Joson Cuenco (May 10, 1936 – June 11, 1988) was a Filipino composer, film scorer, musical director, music teacher and Philippine National Artist for Music. Kundiman–known as the Philippines’ signature love song; it is an art song in triple time. According to Raymundo Bañas, there are three theories on the origin of the kundiman:a shortened version of the phrase kung hindi man, derived from the verse hele hele nang kandungan / hele hele ng kundiman, and kundiman, referring to a red cloth worn by male dancers or men in the Philippines. Aside from messages of love, it also expressed sentiments of nationalism. His songs and ballads include “Nahan, Kahit na Magtiis,” and “Diligin Mo ng Hamog ang Uhaw na Lupa,” “Pilipinas,” “Inang Bayan,” “Isang Dalangin,” “Kalesa,” “Bato sa Buhangin”

Lyrics
GAANO KO IKAW KAMAHAL

Ikaw lamang ang aking iibigin
Magpakailanman...
Ang pag-ibig ko sa 'yo ay tunay
Nais ko sanang patunayan
Huwag ka nang mag-alinlangan
Ang pag-ibig ko'y hindi kukupas
Tulad din ng umaga
May pag-asang sumisikat
Ang ating buhay
Maikli aking hirang
Kung kaya't kailangan
Ng pagsuyong wagas kailanman
Ang sumpa ko sa iyo'y asahan
Ikaw lamang ang aking iibigin
Magpakailanman
Ang ating buhay
Maikli aking hirang
Kung kaya't kailangan
Ng pagsuyong wagas kailanman
Ang sumpa ko sa iyo'y asahan
Ikaw lamang ang aking iibigin
Magpakailanman


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Missing the fun and colorful presentations every Buwan ng Wika? Worry no more because everyone is cordially invited to another cultural fete here in Paco Park Presents! Let's watch the program titled "Pagdiriwang: Mga Awit at Sayaw Para sa Buwan ng Wika" featuring La Manila Dance Ambassadors, La Manila Rondalla and singer Ms. Darlene Brioso.

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