Ruben Tagalog: Natahap Ako (Visayan)

Here is an example of a very passionate Visayan 'kundiman' (for lack of a Visayan equivalent). It was long forgotten and not very popular but I think that it had much more passion than most of what is celebrated as the best of Philippine music. Most Visayans I've talked to haven't heared of it.

Sung by Ruben Tagalog probably in the early 1960s in the album Ruben Tagalog sings Visayan songs. Ruben Tagalog is known in the Philippines as the Hari Ng Kundiman (King of the Kundiman). Ruben Tagalog is actually an Ilonggo from the Visayan city of Iloilo.

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• Filipino
• Pilipino
• Tagalog
• Visayan
• Bisaya
• Cebuano
• Kundiman
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[xpressivist]

This one is a waray-waray song. I didn't know Ruben Tagalog also sung cebuano and waray songs. He was really a great singer. He should have been given the National Artist award by our country. His songs really represent the sensibility and the soul of a dignified and decent Filipino.

[toiletholder]

This is a Cebuano-language song. The Music and lyrics were written by a Cebuano: Suix Cabase. I've heard him sing in Ilocano, Cebuano and Tagalog. He, however, is an Ilonggo. Ilonggo is very close to Waray and Cebuano. I wonder if he's recorded any Ilonggo music.

[toiletholder]

The Mabuhay Singers sung this song on their Cebuano album Mitu-o Ako as well.

[NeonitaPeralta]

Pagkamingaw sa awit morag natuhog ang akong balatian. Nahigmata na hinoon akong kasing kasing nga nahikatulog sa gitagoang gugma nga akong gisulod sa kaban. Niadtong sa bata pa ko sipyat pay malingin inigtugtog sa akong kanta moliraw gayod ako mga mata kay di a lagi nagpungasi akong gugma. Oh! Pacifico hain ka na?

[Potatna]

Parang si yoyo Amador ang hing kanta,pariho sila tingog..I love it.. :)

[Ezrach]

masarap sa pandinig ang kantang yan khit hindi ko maintindhan mdami ako collection noon mula ilocano, cebuano, at waray kaya lang nasunog lahat ng iyon. iyong awit na ito ay recoded pa ng villar record na si manoling villar. Patay na ang nag record at nag kolekta ng mga awit na iyan napaka classic ang kantang iyan... sana more pa nora hermosa, mabuhay singers mga ilocano songs naman.

[atg2007]

ay kalami! magdumdum sa kaniadto.... haaaay

[jsenobio]

pastilan gyud ning gugma no! makahilak man sad ko anig ahat.perte gyud na tahapa.

[duardie2]

haaayyy mahinumdom ako sa mga utang tuba,dugay na man ni pero para nako bulawanon kaayo,kasi sa gamay pa ako maoy madungog sa tungang gabii nagharana si isko(talingting,siquijor)1960s­.

[canman5060]

I am not filipino but I really love the old time filipino kundiman.I first came across them in 1997 when I went to the Philippines for the first time.

This is a great kundiman sung by the Great Ruben Tagalog.

My most favourite kundiman singer is the Kundiman Queen Cely Bautista.