Aking Bituin Lyrics | Lyrics Of This Filipino Song
AKING BITUIN LYRICS – In this topic, we are going to read and listen to the lyrics and music of a Filipino song entitled “Aking Bituin”.
The song is a well known traditional Filipino “harana” or serenade, according to TagalogLang.
A harana is a type of serenade where the man sings to the woman in her house. The woman’s window is closed, hence, the man calls out to her and if she’s interested. If she is, she will open and look out her window .
The man is with his friends who back him up, both vocally and psychologically.
It literally translates to “My Star” in English, though it is well known by it’s first line “O, Ilaw” or “Oh, Light” in English.
Lyrics
Here are the lyrics uplifted from the said website:
Tagalog
O, ilaw, sa gabing madilim
Wangis mo’y bituin sa langit.
O, tanglaw, sa gabing tahimik
Larawan mo, Neneng,
nagbigay pasakit. Ay!
Gising at magbangon
sa pagkagupiling
Sa pagkakatulog
na lubhang mahimbing.
Buksan ang bintana
at ako’y dungawin
Nang mapagtanto mo
ang tunay kong pagdaing.
English
O, light, in the dark night
You’re like a star in the sky
O, light, in the quiet night
Your picture, Neneng,
makes one hurt. Oh!
Awake and arise
from slumber
from your sleep
so deep.
Open your window
and look out to me
So that you may understand
my true lament.
Here is the music video from OPMClassics on YouTube:
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