"Dahil Sa Iyo" (Because of You) Original English/Tagalog Version

U.S. Copyright ©1964 Dexter Music Co. - Words and Music by Tom Spinosa and Mike Velarde Jr.

TOM SPINOSA: "The melody of "Dahil Sa Iyo" was originally written by Mike's father in 1936 in the Philippine Islands at the Manila Hotel where we met on one of my voyages to Manila. We were discussing it way back then. I was the orchestra leader on the USS President Lincoln. So I got acquainted with his father very well but it wasn't until 1949 that I actually wrote the English lyrics to it and made the deal with Mike. When I met Mike Jr. at the Jai-Alai night club in Manila in 1946, Mike did not have the song, but when we met again in May of 1949 he told me his father had given the song to him and I wrote the English lyrics to it.

The agreement I had with Mike was that I would take the tune to the U.S. and try to do something with it, whether through my publishing company or someone else's, and if I succeeded placing it we would divide the composers rights between us.

For the last 15 years I've been plugging it by handing out copies to Singers and Orchestra leaders throughout the world. This was possible due to my frequent travels abroad. I have a recording session scheduled on it with Tri-World Records of San Francisco."

2/12/64

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[genellestube]

because of you there's a joy in living because of you life is heavenly i never lived before never felt a single thrill before my heart stood still before darling i'm in ecstacy because of you love is sweet and tender and this my love i will offer you if you will care for me all things to you i'll be my heart is ever true because of you

[25151206]

@jimmymiata wheeeyyyy!!!!!!!! Go the dutch!!!!! Mabuhay ng pilipinas! En-ger-la-and!!!! lolz!

I truly love and am seriously moved by how this song is uniting nations around the world!

Jimmy, thank you for your comment! I'm british/filipino, and living in the uk. I'm seriously proud to be half filipino, and I believe I'm richer for it.

Peace out man!

Enjoy Philippines!

[orangeharmony907]

woo!!!

[damanfrom808]

one of the all time great love songs, and ikaw too. i love this arrangement and male female duet and tempo. in hawaii this is how we do it. i'm not filipino but i love the people and culture, their great. i have MUCH filipino friends in hawaii, the philipines and all over the world. great post, thanks

[28lovingyou]

this makes me proud the be Filipino :)

[djbmusic9]

I had the wonderful pleasure of performing with these vocalists. They are as beautiful in heart as they are in their singing. God bless you, Cora and Santos. You continue to be an inspriation to my musical expression!

[abodao]

I absolutely love this version. There are so many renditions of this love song, Nat King Cole, The Lettermen, Pilita Corrales, and many, many others. There's even a version in acapella. I had this exact copy on a 45 RPM back in the 60's but now lost.

Thank you for posting this-Marame Salamat Po-Mabuhay Kayo!

[siknik00]

I love this song... :)))

[25151206]

@010bobby He only had a few days, if that, and he didn't even know the song by heart when he sang it, so he sang it off the sheet music, and he did the most awesome and impressive rendition of this song ever! No one can beat his performance of this song at the araneta colliseum back in the 60's. You can find the link here on youtube, just type dahil sa iyo, nat king cole in the search bar, and you will find it.

[010bobby]

@25151206 Obama and his wife sang it...if Nat king cole had time to study this song, he would have done an admirable job at it..

[25151206]

@010bobby No it's not. Don't get me wrong, this is a great song, but it takes a special type of skill to sing this song well, and with feeling...just look at nat king cole's rendition,,,honestly, that version gets me every time.

[010bobby]

@25151206 ...you can tell this is a good song because..just about every US president on campaign trail who like to sing and capture Fil/Am votes would sing this song at gatherings..it is an easy and catchy song to perform..