3Filipino Folk Song - Bahay Kubo

@jobelbojel (36796)
Philippines
September 1, 2017 9:04am CST
Bahay Kubo means nipa hut. It is a type of stilt house. When I was a small child, my family's house was made of nipa. It was so cool to live in a stilt house. The song talks about a small nipa hut that variety of plants grow. Turnip eggplant winged bean peanut String bean hyacinth bean Lima bean. Wax gourd, luffa white squash pumpkin radish mustard Onion tomato garlic ginger sesame seeds The below link is a performance in a Choir Competition held in New York. Based on the video description, the competition was held in 2007. Source: YouTube Photo: Pixabay free image
To those who are asking, this event is an actual Choir Competition which held in New York last 2007 with the THEME of Singing in a Foreign Language. They Cho...
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Oshy
@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
1 Sep 17
That was very enjoyable thanks so much Nerdideeds
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Oshy
@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
2 Sep 17
@jobelbojel Welcome friend and thanks too
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Bojel
@jobelbojel (36796)
• Philippines
2 Sep 17
Thank you OT. I am glad you like the song.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502812)
• Italy
1 Sep 17
Those are cute little houses, I am going to listen to the song.
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Bojel
@jobelbojel (36796)
• Philippines
2 Sep 17
@LadyDuck did you like the song?
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502812)
• Italy
2 Sep 17
@jobelbojel Yes, I liked the song.
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allen0187
@allen0187 (59827)
• Philippines
4 Sep 17
Every Filipino child most likely learned this song at home and at school.
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Hope
@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
4 Sep 17
Do all those plants grow inside the hut?
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Hope
@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
4 Sep 17
@jobelbojel Sounds like a little paradise!
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Bojel
@jobelbojel (36796)
• Philippines
4 Sep 17
No. They grow outside.
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Tokz
@ilocosboy (45155)
• Philippines
1 Sep 17
Oh well, I know this, because I'm Filipino he he. WhenI was in elementary, we used to sing this song.
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Bojel
@jobelbojel (36796)
• Philippines
2 Sep 17
@ilocosboy -- this is being taught at home right?
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Tokz
@ilocosboy (45155)
• Philippines
2 Sep 17
@jobelbojel home and school
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Thelma
@thelme55 (79352)
• Germany
6 Sep 17
I love this song. Reminded me of my school days. Thanks.
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Bojel
@jobelbojel (36796)
• Philippines
6 Sep 17
Glad you like it. It reminded me a lot of my grade school days.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (121140)
• United States
1 Sep 17
The picture is amazing. I have seen pictures of houses like that in Vietnam too.
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Daddy Neil
@neildc (17238)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
7 Sep 17
Yes of course, most if not every child born in the Philippines learn to sing this song. And you see, even children not a filipino know and can sing the song. Oh how I wish I can go back to the province and live modestly
JB_girl
@sol_cee (38669)
• Philippines
4 Sep 17
Wow, I learned new veggie names today.
ARM
@responsiveme (22923)
• India
6 Sep 17
We have stilt houses here too in the low lying areas