Bagong Pagsilang
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Patriotic anthem of the  Fourth Philippine Republic(1973–1986) | |
| Lyrics | Levi Celerio, 1973 |
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| Music | Felipe Padilla de León, 1973 |
| Adopted | 1973 |
| Relinquished | 1986 |
| Audio sample | |
Instrumental and vocal version of Bagong Pagsilang | |
"Bagong Pagsilang" (English: New Birth or Rebirth), also known as "Bagong Lipunan" (English: New Society) and the "March of the New Society", is a Filipino song commissioned during the presidency of Ferdinand Marcos that explicitly extols the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan or New Society Movement introduced by Marcos upon the declaration of martial law in 1972. The lyrics were written by Levi Celerio and the music was composed by Felipe Padilla de León in 1973.[1][2][3][4] The anthem is not to be confused with "Awit sa Bagong Lipunan" (English: "Hymn to the New Society" or "Hymn of the New Society", among other title variations), which was written by the same composer.[5] The song would be later used by Marcos' son, Bongbong Marcos, during his 2022 presidential campaign (although, a new version was sung by rock band Plethora).
Compositional history
According to the composer's eldest son, Felipe Mendoza de Leon, two days after the declaration of martial law, at 2 a.m., two military trucks came to their house asking for a "hymn and a march for the New Society" as requested by First Lady Imelda Marcos to be delivered by Sunday. Felipe asked his son for help, with the father focusing on the hymn and the son working on the first 16-bars of the march. After the hymn was finished, he completed the rest of the march his son has started.[6] The composer is said to have put subversive elements to Bagong Pagsilang, just like he did on his 1942 "Awit sa Paglikha ng Bagong Pilipinas". According to his eldest son on a lecture, the composer secretly quoted a portion of the protest song "Bayan Ko" in a part of the song.[7]
The march, hymn, and other patriotic songs were published in 1974 in a book called Mga Awit sa Bagong Lipunan (Songs in the New Society).[8]
Official lyrics
| "Bagong Lipunan" Official Filipino lyrics |
"New Society'" Unofficial English translation |
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Koro: |
Chorus: |
References
- ^ "Bagong Lipunan: The song, the vision, and the nightmare". InterAksyon. September 20, 2012. Archived from the original on September 20, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ^ Galarpe, Karen (September 12, 2012). "'Bagong Lipunan', the Metrocom, and my other memories of Martial Law". GMA News. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ^ "Bagong Pagsilang". Internet Archive. Presidential Museum and Library. November 11, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ^ "Bagong Pagsilang (March of the New Society)". Himig. 2009. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ^ "Bagong Lipunan (Hymn of the New Society)". Himig. 2009. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ^ Mirano, Elena Rivera. "Felipe Padilla de Leon: Memories of my Father. An interview with Felipe de Leon Jr". Musika Jornal. 10: 77–78.
- ^ Chua, Xiao. "Project Vinta: Felipe Padilla de Leon, kompositor ng Pasko na Naman". YouTube. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
- ^ Hila, Antonio C. (2007). The Musical Arts in the New Society. p. 79.
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