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KUNDIMAN ni: JOSE RIZAL
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Jose Rizal wrote “Kundiman” in Tagalog in September 12,1891. A kundiman is actually a traditional Filipino love song used by a young man to serenade the woman of his love. The theme of Rizal’s “Kundiman” is his intense love for his Motherland. His words reflected his optimism that Philippines would be freed from injustice and bondage.
The last verse should leave no doubt that Rizal believed that a bloody revolution was a distinct possibility. Compare this last verse and the first two verses of another kundiman of Rizal's "Alin Mang Lahi" , and then to a verse in his "Mi ultimo adios"
In the case of Kundiman, Rizal used and wrote it to express his love for the country, at the same time, to express his abomination towards spanish violence and the injustice which was obvious that time. The poem/song clearly brought out the threats behind those words and the plans that may occur in its future. Maybe, that's why it was used as one of the evidences against Rizal during his trial. The song also showed how optimistic and hopeful Rizal was, thinking that someday, our country would have its freedom.
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Jose Rizal’s nationalism did not only manifest itself in his novels and essays, but also in song, particularly the kundiman. The choice of the musical form was, of course, fitting—because more than just a song about love, the kundiman is a song about intense devotion.
In the melancholic Kundiman ni Rizal, he deplored the country’s state of oppression in the hands of colonizers. However, he still expressed the hope that someday, the name “Filipino” would be admired, even if bloodshed became necessary to reach that goal.
This song, like the novels Noli Me Tángere and El Filibusterismo, was used by Spanish prosecutors to build a case against Rizal. In fact, the line, “Ibubuhos namin ang dugo’y ibabaha,” was used as evidence during his trial.
Kundiman ni: Jose Rizal
Ibubuhos namin ang dugo’y ibabaha
Nang matubos lamang ang sa Amang lupa
Hanggang ’di sumapit ang panahong tadhana
Sinta ay tatahimik, tutuloy ang nasa
Sinta ay tatahimik, tutuloy ang nasa
O, bayan kong mahal
Sintang Pilipinas
Tunay ngayong umid yaring dila at puso
Ang bayan palibhasa’y api, lupig, at sumuko
Sa kapabayaan ng nagturong puno
Paglaya’y nawala, ligaya’y naglaho
Tunay ngayong ligaya’y naglaho
Datapwat muling sisikat ang maligayang araw
Pilit na maliligtas ang inaping bayan
Magbabalik man din at laging sisilang
Ang ngalang Pilipino sa sandaigdigan
At laging sisilang ang ngalang Pilipino sa sandaigdigan