Monday, September 7, 2015

Paalam Inang Birhen

After offering the flowers, this is the goodbye song.
I've often felt nostalgic when I hear this song's melody.

Paalam Inang Birhen
Kasng ningning ng buwan
Paalam na paalam,
Kami ay bendisyunan,
kami ay bendisyunan

Kami ay pagpalain
Birheng ina namin
Kami ay kalingain
mahal na ina namn,
Mahal na ina namin.

Bow.

How do you end this?  We would literally bow.

And I can still distinctly hear the adults say bow and the rest of the kids would follow too.

O Maria

O o o, Mariang sakdal dilag
Lalang na lubhang mapalad

Tangi kang pinili,
Pinili ka sa lahat ng Diyos,
ng Diyos haring mataas

The children will now go to where Mama Mary is and arrange the flowers on the table or a large vase.

Itong bulaklak na alay
Ng aming pagsintang tunay,
Palitan mo Birheng Mahal
ng tuwa sa kalangitan

If there are more offerers, the kids will be offering the flowers in batches.

So if there's a second or third batch, the last stanza will be sung again.

Halina Tayo

This is the second song

Halina tayo, halina tayo'y magsidulog
Kay Mariang ina ni Hesus
sa 'tin ay tumubos,
itong poong mananakop
sintahin nati't igalang
Yamang siya'y ating ina
Yamang siya'y ating ina.

(Children will start marching halfway to the altar only)

Halina, halina tayo'y
mag alay ng bulaklak
(mag-alay ng bulaklak kay Maria),
Halina tayo'y mag alay
Halina tayo'y mag alay
Mag alay ng bulakak kay Maria

Follow this with 'O Maria'.

Matamis Na Birhen

After praying the rosary, children would line up, one for boys and one for girls.
When they are ready, this song will be sung first.

Matamis na Birhen, pinaghahandugan,
Kami'y nangangakong mag-aalay ng isang gernada.

Bawat isang araw
Kami ay dumudulog
Yaring murang kamay,
Tuhog na bulaklak sadyang salit-salit
Sa mahal mong noo'y aming ikakapit
Lubos ang pag-asa sa iyo'y mananalig
At tatanggapin handog na pag-ibig,
Handog na pag-ibig.

Next song is Halina Tayo.