Akon nalantawan: The passions and humor of Negrenses in 20 Hiligaynon folk songs

• Main Author: Arles, Ma. Estelita B.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2003
• Subjects: Folk music > Hiligayon (Philippine people); Folk music > Philippines > Panay Island; Folk songs; Philippine; Hiligaynon (Philippine people); Comparative Literature
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/2148
• Institution: De La Salle University

This study focuses on 20 Hiligaynon folksongs from Negros Occidental. It analyzes the images in the folksongs, which reveal themes of love, humor, joy, work, celebration, grief, anger, disappointment, pride and nationalism. The images highlight the Negrense as a lover who seeks fidelity and unending...