LULAY: Philippine Folk Dance
A few among those Philippine dances which can be classified as a "national" folk dance. This dance is also available in versions from Ilo-ilo, Mindoro, Laguna and Leyte. The version from Leyte appeared in the book "MGA AMBAHAN" (1906) by the famous Waray writer Vicente de Veyra. All versions of the Lulay use the same "basic" melody. The melody first appeared in the book "Bajo los Cocoteros" (Under the Coconut Trees?). It ranks among the popular love songs in the country at the close of the 19th century. It was also published in Madrid by Graciano Lopez-Jaena (from Ilo-ilo, ring any bell?) in Aires Felipinas (Philippine Airs). The most popular version of the Lulay song is probably the one from the Tagalog region which runs: Anong laking hirap kung pakaiisipin Ang gawang umibig sa babaeng mahinhin Lumuluhod ka na'y 'di ka pa mandin pansin Sa hirap ikaw'y kanyang susubukin. Another Tagalog version from Laguna have this for the ...