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  • for those who don't understand, it's a beautiful song for all the misfortune women who sell their bodies for living, how they end up getting this job and how they are degraded for it, the singer wants us not to judge them for they are also people whose just doing what it takes to make it through life...it's a classic Filipino song and thanks to Freddie for excellent interpretation!

  • Freddie will always be the voice of the Phillipines. One of the international star that will go down in history that shows what the Philiipine country have. Love all his music and have tons of colletions.

  • ang ganda talaga ng song na to.. sa panahon ngayon.. madami na nakalimot sa old song.. sarap pakinggan ang mga old song kay sa ngayon.. Legend talaga si Freddie...

  • ow i love the music and i do love too the message of it. Well done Mr. Aguilar. Am proud to be one Filipino!!!

  • wow.. amazing.. where is mabini? somewhere in ermita?

  • wow.. amazing

  • I still have the Freddie Aguilar autograph i got in 2003 when he went to Saipan. (Sorry if i can't write it in tagalog. I dont speak. i only understand)

  • si fredie hindi laos yan andyan lang yan .. mawawala man sya pero patuloy pa rin syang mabubuhay dahil ang mga kanta nya ay imortal lang kamatayan... e sila ba pag nawala sila maalala mo pa ba.. gumawa sila ng kanta na sarili nila.. di ung nangagaya lang.....

  • NAALALA KO NOONG AKOY NAG VIDEO K SA ALABANG/

  • I dont understand the music but i love the song . its wonderful.

  • halos lahat ng kanta ni Freddie parehas ang tuno,kaya galit sya sa ibang pinoy singers na pang international.

  • well guys dnt worry bout the sound advice,, make sense for the lyrics.. guys this is true... im one of the song... for real im a bargirl in angeles... not in mabini but like an angel with out wings that no one understand...

  • AFAIK, this is the first song about prostitutes that I know of. The second one is "Roxanne" by The Police.

  • Sinulat ni ka freddie ang kanta na to dahil may isang magdalena sa olonggapo na nagrequest na gawan daw ng kanta ung buhay nya...napanood k sa biography ni kafreddie...

  • emerson mamauag naalala kita once na naririnig ko to

    eto ung lage ung knakanta s inuman natin .........,.,.,.,.,,.

    ksama p natin ung kumpare nting adik na c alfie

    miss ko na yung bonding nting tatlo

    sana maulit ulit ung gnun minsan

  • Ginawa ito noong may mga Japanese Import pa ang OPM

  • i love all magdalena hahahha

  • masarap nmn c magdalena

  • I am proud to his voice...galing ng boses niya very clear....at napanood ko siya live na kumanta,,wala parin kupas....BEST OPM hit maker....

  • Why the Japanese user in YouTube uploaded this Filipino video?

    Maiintindihan pa ba ang tagalog?

  • i love the saxophone solo

  • @jeffkid9999 it's awesome

  • NICE AUDIO VERY CLEAR AND LOUD, THANK`S FOR POSTING.

  • WOW,napahanga mo ako ka freddie,sana may kapalit in case mawawal ka sa mundo,sumulat ka ng kanta at ibigay mo kay charice.so meaningful talaga.

  • Magdalena can now be applicable to today's women.. they are so liberated... Foreign Song and Filipino songs are okay.. don't be discriminating that Filipino songs are the best in the world.. we should open our minds because Filipino genetics are already mixed--- Malaysian, Indonesian, Chinese, Spanish, American, Japanese, Europian, Black, even the original Filipinos --Aetas have mixed genetics-- we shouldn't be limited in our minds about music or art--- THINK OUT OF THE BOX... and do not impose

  • I wish they still made songs like this dito sa Pinas..

  • There are similarities in subjects and melodies between “Magdalena” and those of the 1973 song "Sweet Painted Lady" by Elton John. Thank you for uploading this song.

  • Freddie will always be the legend and will always be the best forever. No one will always take his place. He's one and only the best and still the best in the Philippines and Asia. God bless him.

  • FREDDIE IS THE LEGEND AND THE BEST PINOY ROCK! TSAKA LAHAT NG KANTA NYA SYA COMPOSER AT MAY MEANING PARA SA ATING MGA PINOY...WAG NYU PURIIN MGA IBANG LAHI BE PNOY PROUD!!!

  • freddie aguillar you're the best n great singer/composer ever ViVa ka freddie long live!

  • Can anyone from the Philippines answer this? This song is about a woman who is a prostitute, where she feels empty after all of her encounters with her clients.

  • @durbaniter i translate as him singing to her - about how crap her life is ... but sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do to get by.

  • @durbaniter u misunderstand the message, u better learn tagalog well or ask someone to interpret it to u. The singer is expressing his sympathy for an unfortunate lady who has no choice but to take that loathsome job even against her will due to destitution. When she is virtually becoming an eyesore to the people around the area, the singer played a pun in his refrain... "Magdalena, when will they (the people in the area) undrstand you".

  • @durbaniter THIS SONG OF FREDDIE IS NOT ABOUT A LITERAL PROSTITUTE WOMAN, IT`S ABOUT OUR COUNTRY PHILIPPINES WHICH CONQUER BY DIFFERENT FOREIGN COUNTRY, BUT STILL STRONG TO FIGHT AND WILLING TO IMPROVE THE ECONOMY. IN THIS TIME ALL OFW IS LIKE MAGDALENA IN THIS SONG NOT A LITERAL PROSTITUTE BUT A NEW HERO THAT SACRIFICE AND WORK ABROAD TO HAVE NICE LIVING AND BETTER FUTURE TO GIVE TO OUR COUNTRY. FREDDIE AGUILAR IS A LEGEND OF FILIPINO SONG ALL HIS SONG HAVE A DEEPLY MEANING. -SOUL-

  • ahaha!!

  • MAGDALENA .. A LAB YU

  • ganda ng melody. bagay na bagay ang lyrics. geniusly done by a filipino artist. 5 star for my rate.

  • LOL, ang sabi nga ni Freddie Aguilar, ungoy talaga tayo kasi wala ng ginawa ang mga ibang pilipino na gumaya ng knatas ng iba.... GAYAGAYA...

  • @belvissugar sinal lang si freddie ngayon.

  • Si Ka Freddie... sa olongao sya tumutugtog nuong araw at duon nya sinubukan ang kantang Anak... ayaw pa ngang ipakanta sa kanya ng may ari ng bar na intsik dahil nga original... marami kasing "magdalena" sa olongapo noon... kaya ko naiintindihan ko din sila... masama man sa tingin ng iba pero tayoy tao lamang...

  • still the best freedie :D i love his songs even though its old, every song of freddie aguilar has meanings in it :D i like it

  • in this sound... Actually i miss my classmates

  • Si elpogie nagmemesage pa sakin. hahaha. ayaw tanggapin na bansa ang puerto rico. bakit daw may puerto rico day sa new york kung hindi daw ito part ng USA at bakit ba daw ang Hawaii eh hindi ba daw bansa. hahahaha. lupet. di matanggap. haha. yaan na natin yon!

  • lupit ng paliwanag mo elpogie puerto rico isa sa states ng amerika at isa ito sa mga stars ng flag ng US... tonto kelan pa ito naging isa sa states ng US? hala uwi sa pinas at mag-ula ka ng kalabaw... hala dapa!

  • Di sila dapat pangdirihan, dapat unawain...

    Hindi naman tayo ang nagpapakain sa kanila...

    tayo nga rin naghihirap...

    Ang importante di kayo ang sinasaktan...mas masakit kung nakikita mong naghihirap at walang kinakain ang mga mahal sa buhay.

  • maganda naman po sya

  • Some of them has NO CHOICE.

    Is there a choice, if you're hungry,

    poor and uneducated and struggling to survived?

    They have to survived, to support their

    family. Brother, sister or parent.

  • unawain nalang natin si magdalena...kailangan ding kumayod at buhayin ang sarili at pamilya. to survive lang ang buhay natin d2 sa mundo.

  • Nasa tao na un---pro minsan sa sistema narin ng buhay---peace!!!

  • ha ha hah...

  • pwede ba, hindi ito chatroom.mag comment kayo sa artist at hindi magsalita ng mga bastos dito sa youtube.

  • CORRUPTION starts at HOME!!!!

  • you're looked down on like a dirt, your image is being humiliated

    Magdalene, you are misunderstood

    you are an unfortunate one, even a failure in love

    you didn't go to school, as there was no money

    so you looked for a job and ended in Mabini (a red light district)

    since then you've been tagged as a prostitute

    even if you don't want this, you couldn't do anything

    for you need to survive in this world

  • Nice interpretation Alnashief99, it really depects a bird's eye view of an unfortunate innocent lady in the streets of GMA! What a sigh for these long, long years of grave politicking that cannot even solve those perennial unemployment in my home country. The massive corruptions even to the Barangay grassroots has almost totally crippled the county's development. Only time will tell when will Juan dela Cruz stands again like he was in the 60's.

  • @docelmcdale Wow, you astound me with your stupidity.

    And it reflects in your piss-poor grasp of ANY language.

    Now, sod off.

  • @PGMAMustDie Not a shred in my imagination being followed by a shadow of scythe and sledge hammer everytime i write a thread here in youtube! And then suddenly interjects with sarcasm. U know what? u'r movement is not the solution to our nations problem! U are a salt to the wounds of Juan dela Cruz and if u can't follow a given topic, better be the one to sod off! BTW, u have an idea in creating that ID of u'rs right? Have u ever started a shred of it?

  • @PGMAMustDie nice name

  • @Alnashief99 lol

  • jundong1. yun la vida loca kanta ni ricky Martin isang puertorican, and Puerto Rico ay isa sa state ng America, isa sila sa stars sa bandera ng kano ok? di na nila kailangan ng visa pumasok sa america, maraming nakakaintindi ng kastila dito sa america, Ang Pilipinas ay nasa Asia malayo sa America ok? kailangan me subject na Pilipino sa lahat ng skwela dito bago nila maapreciate ang kanta natin, ikaw maaapreciate mo ba ang kanta kung di mo naiintindihan?

  • sa bobo. puerto rico sa south america brother.

  • Ano ba kayo tayo ay manga Pilipino matagal na ako sa America Pilipino pa rin ang akin pinapakinggan na awit. Kahit ang akin manga anak hindi nila naiintindihan proud sila na maganda ang manga boses nang Pilipino

  • kayo naman, huwag na kayong magtalo. Alam natin lahat na may halong inggit ang opinion ni ka Freddie. Tsaka pana-panahon yang pagsikat. Bakit hindi na lang natin suportahan ang ating mga world class entertainers. Kahit dito sa you tube magkaisa naman tayo, pwede?

  • ulol

  • kung sino ka man, sorry pero do ko masakyan ang kababawan mo. umeksit ka sa mundong ginagalawan mo para makita mo ang malaking bahagi nito at ng masagot din yang mga tanong mo. Sobra atang tampo mo sa mundo kaya ka ganyan sa kapwa mo pilipino, ha dre?

  • Ka Freddie yung kantang hapon para sa hapon, yun intsik para sa intsik,yun pilipino para sa pilipino,pero pag kumanta ka ng tagalog dito hindi ka maiintindihan ng mga kano baka batuhin ka dito, kaya inglish yun lyrics kasi para maintindihan ng buong mundo universal language ika nga...kala ko ba college graduate ka? baka Recto University ka graduate?....Intyende?!

  • ang galing mo man lait ah. nakaapak ka lng sa ibang bansa hindi kana marunong lumingon kung san ka nag mula kapal ng mukha..... bili ako sa mga kapwa ko pinoy

  • eh, bakit sumikat yung la vida loca ni iglesias sa america at bakit nakapasok ang mga latino sa bansa ng america gayung hindi ito ang lingwahe nila? paki-eplika mo nga?

  • eh ikaw san ka grumaduate at ng mapaguntog kayo ng mga naging propesor mo na nagsabi sayo na ang puerto rico ay nasa Estados Unidos.

  • Thank you for posting the english lyrics as well it is very much appreciated

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  • tama si ka freddie dapat maging makabayan tayo. yung lahat ng kanta ng journey dapat isatagalog lahat para maintindihan natin kasi mismong si ka freddie di niya alam ang meaning ng faithfully

  • fredie aguilar isa kang supot!!!!

  • nag comment ka pa walang kwenta mga sinasabi mo bobo ka pala..

  • Hoy!!! sowat2008, naka shabu ka ata e, di mo ba naiintindihan ibig kong sabihin? kitid ng utak mo e....saka yun mga pilipinong nakarating dito di na marunong magtagalog kahit TNT..kaya tagalog sagot ko para maintindihan mo...wala akong nilalait lalo na ang mga kababayan, sana laliman mo pa ang pag-iisip mo, HINDI KA MAIINTINDIHAN NG MGA AMERIKANO kung tagalog kakantahin mo!! NAIINTINDIHAN MO NA BA ANG GUSTO KONG SABIHIN?..hunghang!

  • Singer who sees how filipino treat each other. At least hes got a heart.

  • alam mo tatang freddie sana nag-isip ka muna bago ka nanghusga sa kapwa mo...bakit ang anak mong si Maygan na dating singer din halos lahat ng kinakanta nya noon sa mga tv show puro ingles pero OK lang sayo..eh! parang sinabi mo din ang ANAK mo unggoy din..anong klaseng tatay ka

  • A piece of advise to all filipinos here in youtube. Sana wag na tayo mag away at dapat mag bigay na lang tayo ng sound advise. Ka Freddie, mas maganda siguro kung sumulat ka ng mga kanta at ibigay mo KAY Charice para mapromote din natin ang Filipino culture and tradiotions. Kay Arnel Penida naman ay hindi mo siya masisisi dahil binuhay lang niya ang Journey kaya kanta ng Journey ang kinanta niya. Wala naman masama dun e. Naapreciate lang ng mga banyaga talent ng Filipino. peace!!!!

  • @ervin2174 hindi mangyayari yan..maraming bugok d2

  • hahaha i always hear this song whenever i go to saikai, dunkshot, club fairway and other strip clubs by friendship

  • Matandang Freddie, meron nanggagaya syo nakita ko sa YOUTUBE, murahin mo kasi ginagaya ka.HEHEHE!!! IDOL KA YATA NYA KAYA KA GINAGAYA.

  • Pinakamaganda mong gawin tatang Freddie Aguilar, ipakita mo sa buong mundo na marunong kang gumalang ng kapwa mo gawin mo magpunta ka sa ABS-CBN magpatelevise ka at bawiin mo lahat ng mga sinabi mo, retokihin mo lahat ng mga pinagsasabi mo kung me gusto ka isuggest ke Charice at Arnel magsalita ka lang ng magandang pakinggan, dahil kung hindi mo gagawin yan aabot sa milyon ang mura na mababasa mo sa YOUtube.

  • dope song bring memories thx alot

  • lol

  • To wafu2; Eto lang masasabi ko adre: Yang matandang Freddie Aguilar na yan, I know him very well dahil isa ako sa hanga nya, and to tell you I have collected almost all his album, just think of this, BAKIT ANG MGA TAO NAGAGALIT SA KANYA??? Its because the way he talk. Kung maganda sana ang dating ng pagsasalita nya baka hindi puro mura inabot nya. Just try to count all the YOUTUBE bad comments he got, its enumerable, AND STILL COUNTING. Kaya maganda nyang gawin MAGSORRY SYA.

  • Nice uploading. Audio quality is so clear. Thanks for it.

  • PUTANG INA MONG HINAYUPAK KANG MATANDANG FREDDIE AGUILAR, nung hindi ka pa sumisikat ang nga kanta mo sa OLONGAPO English, tapos ngayon sasabihin mo makabayan ka, TARANTADO KA PALA EH!! Palibhasa BOBO KA LAOS KANA. Maraming sikat na singer dyan sa PILIPINAS English ang kanta bakit si Charice at Arnel lang ang tinitira mo? KASI INGGIT KA LANG KE CHARICE. Isang taon lang me 7 door apartment na, mansion, sasakyan at condo. OH ANO!!! INGGIT KA DB!

  • 'Dre, kung magsalita ka eh akala mo alam mo na ang lahat. Balik tanawin mo ang dekada 70 para malaman mo kung gaano kadami ang mga hinakot na awrds ni Freddi Aguilar na puro 1st prize at kung paano sya sumikat sa buong Europe continent at buong Japan. Ndi ako babanggit ng sinuman kung ano mga awards na nakuha nila pero kay Freddie Aguilar lang sinasabi ko.

  • to wafu2,,tama ka kay Freddie aguilar, marami cyang natanggap na award,,,pero marami va cyang natanggap na BAD COMMENT? KAYA sabihin mo sa kanya. na kung mron man na pinoy,na nagssimulang sumikat sa pinas o sa ibang bansa ..dapat isa siya na matuwa,,,dahil pinoy din SIYA o galing siya sa ibang PLANETA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Ka Freddie's envious of Charice? Get real. I also like Charice and her new single, pero malayo sa katotohanang ang sinasabi mo.

    Yung mga nagmumura kay Ka Freddie Aguilar betray their pathetic breeding, and lack of respect for the elderly.

    You were obviously born before ka Freddie's peak. Mag-Google ka nga to find out that his Anak song got international fame.

    Ka Freddie's an advocate of nationalism. We should listen to his opinion, borne out of the wisdom of his age and patriotic cause.

  • Sabihin na ninyo ang gusto ninyong sabihin tungkol sa opinion niya PERO hindi ninyo ma deny na MAGALING at MAHAL NI KA FREDDIE and PHILIPPINES!!! Totoo na man eh... grabe as in grabe ang influence ng at unoriginality ng mga Filipino artists. Puro revives ang kinakanta ng mga artists...hay...

  • SORRY HINDI KA SIKAT KA FREDDIE DAHIL NA SA UTUBE KA GUSTO MO BA NA MINUMURA KA DAHIL SA UTAK TALANGKA KAKONG PILIPINO KANTA GOOD OKEY PERO MAG COMMENT KA SINALI MO PA SI CHRICE AND ARNEL OVER BOARD NA YAN DOON SILA NAKILALA NA DISCUBRE OKEY SI CHARICE LAYO NA NG DARATING NYA KAY SA SA IYO BAR LANG PALA YOU OWN KALA MO KONG SINO KA NA MANLAIT BUTI NGA SA IYO MINURA KA KAKAHIYA KA LOLO FREDDIE oh well suluhin mo na lang kumanta ng tagalog

  • damn ass! pang mga lasengo at durugistang walang utak na katulad mo yung mga kanta mo bro' KAKAHIYA! GET THIS PIECE OF SHIT OUT OF U-TUBE!

  • Ur definitely ryt Ka Freddie!!

  • maraming taong di talaga nakakaintindi mga utak bugok...masyado kayong nagpakalunod sa mga dayuhan...kaya kayo tinatawag na unggoy dahil wala kayong sariling pagkakakilanlan...mga tanga.....

  • Korek!!

  • I understand kung nagalit si ka freddie pero what can we do. Kung wala siya, wala ang OPM. I guess my right din naman siya. May say siya coz he is a foundation of OPM

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  • Stupid female dog. I said A... not THE. Besides, has his songs not permeated every generation of Filipinos? I understand he is A foundation of OPM. Remember-- A. I am not making it definitive that he is the foundation. I am just saying that he is one of OPM's foundation

    Please hir a translator before you react.

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  • Ok fine! What do I know? He is angry at others because they do Western Music and I cannot blame him for that. OK. Done

  • we respect your opinion ka freddie... then this is my opinion your a fucking shit monkey eating banana... bakulaw, isa kang alien ,your not a filipino,,,you are monkey eating banana na bakulaw ...hehehe.. yan ang opinion ko ..kaya kanyang kanyang opinion.. ano bang problema mo punta ka dito sa mindanao sa bundok madaming ung goy ....

  • Tang-Ina mo Bakulaw ka rin!

  • Huh???

  • nahh! sinabi nya kasi unggoy si arnel at charice di siya naman ay bakulaw! got it?

  • one of my alltime favorites! thanks to freddie!

  • the title says tagalog version. is there any other version? japanese?

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  • my mom did the same and i lucky to be hee in Denmark nok :d.. and oh im from Pampanga oto :d

  • its not fault of anybody ( Magdalena)but they are victim of uncertainty, poverty... kapitt sa patalim

  • heronagi22, hello from San Diego, CA. I can only imagine the horrible life that you had to go through in P.I. But you know what the trials that come in our lives serves a purpose and that is to make us a better and stronger person and I'm glad that you overcome one big trial in your life. Be thankful for the man who cared enough for you to help you get out of that horrible situation and continue living a clean life. Regards...

  • herogani22; good u can talk about a sad episode of ur life. i admire ur honesty. hope u'd be able to put it behind u at sana pagpalain ka pa ng Panginoon. i had had a totally different path fr urs so i can just speculate how tough it must be for u & ask myself; "how'd i deal with that had it been me?" God alone is the judge. He is just. He looks not at our deeds but at the motive/s of our hearts. very very BEST WISHES to u!

  • hindi natin masisi ang mga taong ganito dahil sa kahirapan kaya nila nagagawang ibenta ang kanilang katawan kahit ayw nila pero kung marunong lng tayp magtyaga kaya nating mga tol or iha dahil hindi lahat ng nangyayari ka kanila ay ginusto nila kundi dala ng kagipitan sa buhay kaya naging magdalena sila kawawa naman

  • @kumentador: I think japanese release yung CD kaya MagdaRena...hehehe

    Hmm.. beautiful song.. parallel to Banyuhay ni Heber's Nena...

    Sana mga musikang tulad nito ang naririnig natin sa radio....

  • yung nkalagay sa cd MAGDARENA

  • when i hear this song,i feel sad,coz i remember my past memories,how worse is my past,but thanks to god that i already recover,with the help of ALMIGTHY FATHER ABOVE...

  • YOU FHILIPINO?

  • dis is a nice song thx alot

  • When i was a kid i thought i understand the meaning of this song by listening but no. The only one who can understand this song is the experience of hardship in life then you can feel it. There are also males not only females magdalena that are also having hardships that this lyrics is saying. There are people with sawing palad no matter what gender or race.

  • lets peace mga tol

  • a prostitute girl

  • I owned a nightclub (Firehouse) in Ermita and Freddie would come and sing this song on stage

  • that would be a real spectacle, imagine seeing freddie coming on stage.lol

  • its nice

  • jst get its meaning & u'll understand d message of ds song

  • Check this video out:

    Bayan Mo Ipatrol Mo from ABS-CBN Mega News

  • .,kawawa tlaga ang mga magdalena.,kdalasan pa naman mga pinay.,

  • anong ibig sabihin ng magdalena?

  • Where may we hear 'Bayan Ko' ?

    Mabuhay

  • Fabulous - takes me back to my time in Manila / Calamba / Kamagong Street.

    Mabuhay.

  • one of the best song of freddie kahit saan na bansa meron magdalena..

  • my god....

    I LOVE THIS SONG!!!

  • omg! maganda yung song. Naalala q tuloy kapitbahay ko. ganyan yung trabaho nya. but infairness she's so really beutiful woman.sayang yung ganda nya

  • ano ba ung ginawa ng girl?

  • she was a horrible f--ck'ng slot! pro maganda talaga xa. gusto ko sya gusto nya ako. ninais ko sya pakasalan noon, pero ayw ng family ko sa kanya. mahirap magmahal ng prostitute. hangan ngaun mahal ko parin xa you know

  • hangang pang prostitute ka lang pala.gago

  • olol...

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  • i rili lyk d song!!!!very2 meaningful!!!!!

  • May mga kababayan tayo na napipilitang pumasok sa ganyang klase ng trabaho dahil na din sa kahirapan ng buhay, kung noong time na unang na-release ang kantang 'to hindi pa ganoon kahirap ang buhay mas lalo na siguro ngayon. I also knew of some girls who worked for clubs at mababa ang tingin ng tao sa kanila at hinuhusgahan agad sila porke nagta-trabaho sila sa ganoong lugar pero kung sila kaya ang lumagay sa katayuan ng mga babaeng 'yun, ano kaya ang masasabi or maramdaman nila?

  • greeze from switzerland..miss philippines...

  • sana mag bago na ang pilipinas nakaka awa na ang mga kababayan natin

  • reminds me of claudia zobel back in 1984 when she died in a car accident,Magdalena..buong magdamag was released and was a big hit. she was in the movies for less than a year,made 4 full length films which catapulted her as the new bold queen,she also made a cameo in Lino Brocka's Kapit sa patalim..bayan ko which was never released. she was buried Valentines day 1984 in her native cebu.

  • I really love this song, we cannot blame people doing this kind of work. money matters is a problem of every pilipino specially those people who have not attended school, misfortune, the most are the victims of incest rape....Kahit ganyan cla meron pa rin cla dangal...

  • Taken on a larger context Magdalena is the humanity of the world entrapped in the Hotel California of god.

    When the god in man cleans up the shit of god then perhaps humanity can be as one just like when time has not yet began. Then the gods of human culture will be transcended and all shall be God the Absolute.

  • so what?

  • talagang maganda ang lyric

  • Ito ang tunay na larawan ngayon nang Pilipinas at nang marami nating kababayan. Saan man parte nang mundo, dumadanas tayo nang diskriminasyon. Payo ko lang sa mga Pinoy na nang uuri nang kalahi nila: Pag binanggit mo ang katagang: MABUHAY, gawin mo nang taos sa puso at walang pang - iimbot. Lumingon kayo sa pinanggalingan ninyo. At igalang at mahalin mo ang iyong kalahi saan man parte nang Pilipinas sila nanggaling. MABUHAY TAYONG LAHAT.

  • napakaganda ng lyrics para sa mga bata

  • Musically wonderful, lyrically meaningful, simply beautiful. Freddie Aguilar's voice is very compellingly moving. He's a rare gem in the mass of artists who care about the underprivileged. Many thanks for sharing.

  • what? is he dead? my...when did he die?

  • he still alive.

  • i just love this song, it reminds me of how hard was life before when i was a little bit younger and how my parents struggled and tried to raised us because of poverty......to me it's a very sad song but very meaningful.

  • Freddie Aguilar is Pinoy's Bob Dylan. His songs are about common folk. He champions hopeless folks with hopeless causes. It all goes deep to the heart. Magdalena is about life of a prostitute driven there because of poverty.

    Another relaxing song that everyone can appreciate is Sa Kabukiran by Freddie. It's posted here on Youtube.

  • terkenang 25 tahun yg lalu kaset yg abang beli freddie aguilar hilang ...puas aku mencari tak jumpa jugak...last jumpa kat sini

  • "Magdalena...you are such an unlucky palm!"...tama ba?

  • Beautiful song. Can someone explain me who was Magdalena (what is this song about)?

  • Magdalena was the name of a woman who worked as a prostitute due to poverty. This is the theme song of a Philippine movie, with the same title in 1980's.

    I just interpret it but didn't watched the film. Anyway, thanks for your comment. It's true that this song has nice melody.

  • Thanks.

  • you are welcome.

  • They look at you like mud and your image they deride

    Magdalena, they are ignorant of your situation

    You are a victim of misfortune and you failed in love

    You couldn't go to school because you didn't have the money

    That is why you wind up in Mabini (this is the place where prostitutes do business in the Philippines)

    From then on you were labeled as a dove that flies low (A term used for prostitutes because of their lack of dignity and respect)

  • This is not what you wanted but there wasn't anything else you could do

    Because you had to make a living

    You endured all the hardships of life

    Your dream is to get out of poverty

    That is why you wind up in Mabini

    From then on you were labeled as a dove that flies low

  • Chorus

    Magdalena, you are a victim of misfortune

    When will they see what brought you to this

    Magdalena, you are a victim of misfortune

    When will they see what brought you to this

    Magdalena...Magdalena...

  • You want to change and live in peace

    But this world is very cruel by design

    How long will you wait, how long will you endure

    When will your prayers be answered

    Chorus

  • Thank you. Really touching story. And a voice full of understanding.

  • zmuzar,

    Magdalena is a filipino term of Mary Magdalene who was a prostitute during the time of Jesus Christ, and to this modern time it literally means a prostitute. It's for her when Jesus said the famous teaching "let the one who has no sin cast the first stone" and it is also the message of the song.