Are serenades still in? Millennials nowadays forgot what courtship is, and how it is done the traditional way. Now that there are different forms of social media evolved, high-tech gadgets are in... they no longer do "courtships". Some met their "boyfriends/girlfriends" online, some starts as textmates... but before this technology evolved, did you know how courtship was done the traditional way?
Here in the Philippines, the serenade was done by a man for the "apple of his eyes" as part of his courtship. Serenade was defined by Google as:
noun
1.a piece of music sung or played in the open air, typically by a man at night under the window of his lover.
For me, singing a song dedicated to your loved ones is very special and romantic. I prefer the traditional way of courtship... It requires hard work, commitment, and perseverance.
Here's the original song lyrics:
Harana
as popularized by Parokya Ni Edgar
Uso pa ba ang harana
Marahil ikaw ay nagtataka
Sino ba 'tong mukhang gago
Nagkandarapa sa pagkanta
At nasisintunado sa kaba
Mayron pang dalang mga rosas
Suot nama'y maong na kupas
At nariyan pa ang barkada
Naka-porma naka-barong
Sa awiting daig pa ang minus one
At sing-along
Puno ang langit ng bituin
At kay lamig pa ng hangin
Sa 'yong tingin ako'y nababaliw giliw
At sa awitin kong ito
Sana'y maibigan mo
Ibubuhos ko ang buong puso ko
Sa isang munting harana
Para sa'yo
Di ba parang isang sine
Isang pelikulang romantiko
Di ba't ikaw ang bidang artista
At ako ang 'yong leading man
Sa istoryang nagwawakas
Sa pag-ibig na wagas
Puno ang langit ng bituin
At kay lamig pa ng hangin
Sa 'yong tingin ako'y nababaliw giliw
At sa awitin kong ito
Sana'y maibigan mo
Ibubuhos ko ang buong puso ko
Sa isang munting harana
Para sa 'yo
Here's the songs' English Version
Serenade
translation by Danyo Cummings
Are serenades still in style?
I know deep inside you're asking why
Who is this fool singing off key?
So nervous in front of me
And is telling a story with his serenade for me
He sends you gifts like roses
And sends you letters sealed with a kiss
And all of his friends are behind him
Urging him to sing his song
By using his melody of the sweetest kinds of songs
Heaven's filled with stars tonight
And the air feels so cold
In your eyes I know it's the perfect night my love
And with this song I sing for you
I hope you love it too
Gonna sing out all I know is true
In a simple serenade just for you
Isn't it just like a movie
A story all about romance
And don't you play the lead role and I am your leading man
In a story that always ends with love that never falls
Heaven's filled with stars tonight
And the air feels so cold
In your eyes I know it's the perfect night my love
And with this song, I sing for you
I hope you love it too
Gonna sing out all I know is true
In a simple serenade just for you
