Only 25 days till Christmas!
I know I have been posting Christmas carols from other countries since August. Here is Payapang Daigdig from the home country (as Slash M calls the Philippines).
Pasko Na Naman, Noche Buena and Payapang Daigdig are creations of Felipe Padilla de Leon (01 May 1912 -- 05 December 1992). The song Payapang Daigdig (Peaceful World) was composed by Felipe Padilla De Leon. It is said that he had composed this a day after he witnessed the bombing of the city of Manila at the conclusion of the second world war.
This song can be considered as the Filipino counterpart of Silent Night.
PAYAPANG DAIGDIG
by Felipe de Leon
Ang gabi’y payapa lahat ay tahimik
Pati mga tala sa bughaw na langit
Kay hinhin ng hangin, waring umiibig
Sa Kapayapaan ng buong daigdig.
Payapang panahon ay diwa ng buhay,
Biyaya ng Diyos sa sangka-tauhan
Ang gabi’y payapa lahat ay tahimik,
Pati mga tala sa bughaw na langit.
(Repeat 1st and 2nd verses).
(I feel bad that they P&G adapted the song for their Pampers commercial. Now the younger generation thinks of diapers instead of Christmas when they hear this.)
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