I’IWIHIWI
Emiliana C. Nobleza(Itbayat)
Yukihiro Yamada
Itbayat Folk Songs (1972) 23 Tune: 47
I’iwihiwi dana aya am valichit dana U muhud uhu mabneng ta kuvih.
Mawnged pa u miyan am patwaw pa ra na U puxug na u Di’nem, hoho!
Translation
Planting now and the vadichit bird will come now, oho! It is hot because of the kuvih wind.
Wine is young but put it out now: small fruit Will be like Di’nem Island, hoho!
VILAVILANG
Eustacia C. Horlina (Itbayat)
Itbayat Folk Songs (1972)
Dr. Yukihiro Yamada
Icha’sa u chaduha Ichatlu icha’pat Ichalima u a’nem
Ichapitu chaluwaxu Ichasiyam saapuxu Ohoy!
Translation
First, second, Third, fourth, Fifth, six,
Seventh, eighth, Ninth, tenth, Ohoy!
VUTUVUTUAKEN
Gregoria Balanoba (Itbayat)
Yukihiro Yamada
Itbayat Folk Songs (1972) 23 Tune: 47
Am daoh. Am vutuvutuaken Takey miyu. Am daoh
Description
After softening and planting root crops [especially yam] are over, you wait and expect a good harvest. When fruit [poxog] on the stem of yam is big, the fruit at the root is usually large. You compare it to the island of Di’nem. When you have a good harvest, you just ask for sugarcane wine even when it is not sufficiently fermented for drinking yet without being able to wait for the right state of fermentation [mahunged].
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