Kundiman: ITO KAYA AY PAGMAMAHAL? - Cely Bautista

"Ito Kaya ay Pagmamahal" is a composition of Leopoldo Silos with lyrics written by Manoling P. Villar. Interpreted by Cely Bautista. Audio from a vinyl phonograph LP Album ("Ito Kaya ay Pagmamahal, Cely Bautista", MLS -5313, Villar Records, Mareco Incorporated, Philippines, Undated).

ALBUM INFO:

"Kung pagsaulan kong basahin sa isip ang mga nangakaraang mga araw ng pag-ibig...."

So says the poet Balagtas praising his memory of Celia. Celia of old who for today can be Cely. Cely bautista. And love, love that begins in the heart, ending as love in the mind --that's how most of us Filipinos take love into life.
Love sheltered singing in memory.
Sing then as the lover becomes Filipino. Lover sunned by love, singer loved by the sun. And love dies not --dying only together with the sun's dying. If ever, for ever.

As our ancient "Balitaw of Capiz" sings:
"Soft shadow darken, old may be the story, never fades the glory, hark the silver strings thrumming" -- it is not in telling, but in feeling...

And the best feeling comes from singing... a singing that must evoke the romance of an era and nostalgia for its florid emotion. The era of the Harana. The grieving image in the emotions of the KUNDIMAN. All in the sound, caught in the voice, in the Tagalog sensitivity of CELY BAUTISTA.

Cely Bautista sings your memory...
Ang must you remember CELY. She, who was the voice that haunted the radios all over the islands in the early 50's with the Tagalog KUNDIMAN that she made into a classic -- "Hinahanap Kita". The song (co-penned by Luis Ma. Trinidad of Plilita's "A Million Thanks To You" fame) was one of the avalanche Tagalog hits that for a while dominated the Philippine music scene of the '50's, a scene up to now saturated by foreign pop sound.

From that first hit, Cely went on to become an institutional name in our CONTEMPORARY KUNDIMAN SOUNDS.

She once teamed up with Tommy Angeles as a singing love duet. While for now she's one of the illustrious MABUHAY SINGERS of the MARECO sound industry.

She too is part of a current revival of old but gold Filipino musical traditions, appearing as part of that nostalgia production of KAPITBAHAY, a 3-act musical drama by Avellana, the Badjao filmmaker , and his DULAANG BAYAN.

She, CELY BAUTISTA. She is part of your life, of much of your love. Listen to her. And you'll know.

SIDE ONE
ITO KAYA AY PAGMAMAHAL?
BAKIT MO AKO PINALULUHA?
ULILANG PUSO
IROG AKO AY MAHALIN
MAGTITIIS AKO
HINDI KITA MALIMOT

SIDE TWO
SULIRANIN
HIRAP NG UMIBIG
DI KO KAYANG LIMUTIN KA
DAHIL SA MINAMAHAL KITA
DI KAYA BABALIK?
KAHAPON LAMANG

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• Cely Bautista

[sbsuser]

Maraming salamat, sir! Nakakasisiyang malaman na kumakanta pa rin si Cely Bautista ngayon sa isang AM station!

[philclassic]

@sbsuser : Salamat sa info. Gusto ko ang estilo ng pagkanta ni Cely Bautista dahil natural na boses ang gamit niya kahit mataas na ang tono o "pitch" nito; hindi niya ginagamitan ng "falsetto" o boses pang soprano.

[philclassic]

@philclassic : Tama ang sinasabi mo. Naturingan, itinanghal at kinilala bilang "Hari ng Kundiman" sina Larry Miranda (maagang pumanaw) at si Ruben Tagalog kahit ni minsan ay hindi sila umawit ng Kundiman gamit ang boses tenor. Hindi rin nila inawit kahit minsan ang mga pang-tenor na mga Kundiman Art Songs nina Nicanor Abelardo (eg. Nasaan Ka Irog) at Francisco Santiago (e.g. Anak Dalita). Mas malapit sa pandinig ng Filipino ang mga Kundiman na sa natural na boses ang ginagamit.

[samsamsamjitp]

@sbsuser

Ah ganun po ba, hehe. Sakto, Linggo uli ngayon. Harana ng Puso, mamayang konti na. :) Siguradong may solo uli si Ms. Cely niyan!

[sbsuser]

@samsamsamjitp FM station nga pala yun, sorry! Actually, sa'yo ko nalaman ang info na yun tapos pinakinggan ko nga siya sa radio station na yun.

[samsamsamjitp]

@sbsuser

Hindi po ba sa FM station din? DWBR 104.3 FM po. Sa tuwing Linggo, ika-8 ng gabi. :) Harana ng Puso po yung program. Madalas din po siyang nagsosolo doon.

Ang ganda ng boses ni Cely Bautista dito! Ganun pa rin po ang boses niya hanggang ngayon.

[sbsuser]

@philclassic ako din po! Gusto ko din ang estilo ng pag-awit. Mas madamdamin kapag di masyadong ginagamitan ng falsetto ang kanta. Ang napapansin ko po kasi sa mga umaawit ngayon ng kundiman, masyado nilang ginagamitan ng tenor o falsetto voice ang mga kanta nila, di masyadong maganda ang kinakalabasan.