Awit sa Paglikha ng Bagong Pilipinas explained

Awit sa Paglikha ng Bagong Pilipinas
English Title:Hymn to the Creation of the New Philippines
Prefix:National
Country:the
Second Philippine Republic
(1943–1945)
Author:Catalino S. Dionisio
Lyrics Date:1942[1]
Composer:Felipe Padilla de León
Music Date:1942
Adopted:1942
Until:1945

Awit sa Paglikha ng Bagong Pilipinas (English: Hymn to the Creation of a New Philippines), also known by its incipit Tindig! Aking Inang Bayan (English: "Stand! My Motherland"), is a patriotic song written by Filipino composer Felipe Padilla de León.[2] It was commissioned during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines and intended to supplant Lupang Hinirang (then sung to its English translation as the Philippine Hymn) as the national anthem. It was also sung by the members of the Hukbo ng Bayan Laban sa Hapon, however, the words bear sentiments against the Japanese occupiers and the desire for national liberation.

The song was also appropriated by the communist New People's Army with the title Tindig Uring Anakpawis (Tagalog: "Arise, Working Class").

The Philippine Madrigal Singers recorded a rendition of the song for the album Bayan Ko, Aawitan Kita ("My Country, I Shall Sing For Thee"), an anthology of historic patriotic songs from the Spanish era up to the 20th century that was released for the Philippine Centennial in 1998.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: How an 'anthem-changer' got away with it. 28 November 2011.
  2. News: Packed concert marks centenary of Felipe Padilla de Leon, nationalist composer and cultural visionary. Hila. Antonio C.. 2018-04-12. en.