For all the Filipinos around the world plz answer this. Who composed BAHAY KUBO?

@merphius (225)
Philippines
October 2, 2008 6:47am CST
I guess and hope that we Filipinos knows how to sing bahay kubo but im really curious to know if we really knows who composed it. hehehe. I don't know either....
1 response
@rakittera (802)
• Philippines
2 Oct 08
Based on my research, nobody knows who really composed Bahay Kubo. It is a folk song passed on to generations of Filipinos and nobody can trace its origin. Here's what I got from National Bookstore's website: [i]Bahay Kubo is perhaps the best-known and best-loved folk song in the Philippines. Its composer is unknown. Its Tagalog lyrics have been passed down through the generations by way of the oral tradition. The song's diatonic melody and waltz-like rhythm suggest European influences. The lyrics include plants which are not indigenous to the Philippines, such as peanut (mani), eggplant (talong) and mustard (mustasa). These foreign elements could mean that the folk song originated or evolved during colonial times.[/i]
@merphius (225)
• Philippines
2 Oct 08
readable source huh? nice. enx. i used to make it a joke as a topic with my new acquainted friends.