The Bambanense Song
Sung by: Natividad Dayrit-Dela Cruz
Guitarist: Joel Dayrit
Bambanense Song was written in 1925 when the Circulo Bambanense was organized by the young men and women in Bamban, Tarlac. The words were written by Bamban poet and writer, Don Simeon Dayrit and made to fit a well-known Pampango melody.
Bambanense
by Don Simeon Dayrit
Balayan kung hirang
Labis king kanuanan
Iduruyan daca king tune pacamal
Belangkas mi ya iting
Metung a aguman,
Maging corona ne
Ning kekang dangalan.
Nuan ka, balayan ko!
Nuan ka, Bambanense!
Nuan la reng anac mung
Mitatag kaniti.
At nuan la mu naman
Ding pusung tiwase
Aliwang balayan, kaniti makiyabe!
The Bambanense Theme Song was sung by one of Don Simeon Dayrit's surviving daughters, Natividad Dayrit viuda de dela Cruz. Though she is in her late seventies, she is still active and loves to tell stories about the Bamban of many years past. She has a bubbly personality and is the widow of the late Felix dela Cruz, a former Vice-Mayor of Bamban. Currently, she resides in Bamban with her son, Edgar.
Joel Dayrit, an accounting graduate from Holy Angel University in Angeles City, is an accomplished guitarist and singer. He is shown accompanying his Dad's cousin, Mrs. Naty Dayrit vda. de dela Cruz.
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Nati Dayrit-Dela Cruz, a product of Centro Escolar University, was an accomplished singer and active in Bamban community affairs, including politics, in her younger years. Now she is retired, as she enjoys the company of her family and friends.
