A Ballad from Davao

( Buyayang)
BUYAYANG

◈ Is a Butuanon folksong/ Ballad , or a

Philippine folksong about water strider.
◈ Originated in Butuan or Butuanon
folksongs that was reworked by the artist
from Davao region, Mr. Gary Granada
( Gary Gamutan Granada ).
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 BUYAYANG
◈ Buyayang is a song for peace.
◈ It’s not the same for communities affected by
violent conflict, however. In the southern
Philippine island of Mindanao, the sound of
gunfire and the screams of residents often break
the stillness of the rural landscape.

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BUYAYANG
◈ Life is taken too early, whether life of a soldier,
rebel, Moro or Lumad (Indigenous people).
Families flee ton safety, leaving behind
livelihoods and schooling.
◈ Peace appears elusive but the call for it
continues.
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Butuan Overview:

◈ The name “Butuan” is

believed to have Originated
from the sour fruit
“batuan”.
◈ Other etymology sources
says that, Butuan came
from a certain “Datu
Buntuan”, a chieftain who
once ruled over Butuan.

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Butuan Overview:

◈ The city of Butuan- is the regional

center of Caraga Philippines.
Located in the northern part of
Mindanao sprawling across the
Agusan River.

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Who is Gary Granada ( Gary
Gamutan Granada) ?
• He is a well-known Filipino musician,
composer, poet, and singer-song writer
known for writing songs which have strong
political themes.
• Born on 1960 in Maco, Davao de Oro

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The International Alert Philippines
produced the video in 2011, showing it
now as part of the talking Peace activities
organized by International Alert UK to
mark the UN International Day of peace
on Sept. 21; that was performed and
reworked by Gary Granada, Bayang
Barrios, and Aliah Dimaparo lamet.
https://youtu.be/HJOabCMAyhU 8
 BUYAYANG LYRICS
Buyayang, Buyayang, Buyayang sa tubig Didto sa Mindanao duna kami balay
Ako nanakayan, walay katig-katig Ang kanhingalagkaw ni Nanay ug Tatay
Walay bugsay-bugsay, bukton ray Sila gapanguha’g uway ug bagakay
pangkaykay
Aron pabayluag mga isdang gagmay
Pagdunggo sa baybay, nagakapay-kapay

Minsa’y isang Tatay payapang nagbungkal

Sa yutang gisaad, katin-aw sa tubig
Katabang ni Nanaysa lupang gimahal
Dayo ug lumad, kalinaw Ang ibig
Naay munting paslit na nais mag-aral
Apan Isang Araw, punglo ay umulan
Digmaan at sakit hinoo’y umiral
Nawasak na hana munting kabuhayan
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 Halina't magmasid at maunawaan
Buyog at kuliglig Panay ang tagisan
Maysa himpapawid sarajutlathal-an
Maysa himpapawid sarajutlathal-an
Ngunitb di narinig, ang tinig Ng bayan.

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WHAT IS BALLAD IN A POETRY?

Ballads - are narrative poems meant to be sung. They are

briefer than the epics and they usually tell stories
about a person. Because ballads started from the common
people, they use repetitive and simple language as well as
supernatural touches.
Example: Ballad to King Arthur
A Ballad from Davao “Buyayang”
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Elements of Poetry
TYPES OF
◈ VERSE or STANZA STANZAS
– In poetry is defined as ◈ Heroic couplet – 2
a smaller unit or group verses
of lines or a paragraph in ◈ Terza rima – 3 verses
a poem. ◈ Quatrain – 4 verses
◈ A particular stanza or ◈ Quintet – 5 verses
verse has a specific
◈ Sestet – 6 verses
meter, rhyme, scheme,
◈ Septet – 7 verses
etc. 12
◈ Octave – 8 verses
Elements of Poetry
◈ Rhythm – is the music Syllables;
made by the A syllable is a part of a
statements of the word that contains a
poem, which includes single vowel sound and
the syllables in the that is pronounced as a
lines. unit.
Ex: Garden [ Gar-den ]
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Elements of Poetry
Foot patterns or the beat;
^ = unstressed, / = Stressed
Iamb – ta – TUM
Troche – TUM – ta
Anapest – ta – ta – TUM
Dactyl – TUM – ta - ta
◈ Meter - is the basic
structural make-up of
the poem. Do syllables
match with each
other? Every line in
the poem must adhere
to this structure.
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Elements of Poetry
Meter- A poem is made up ◈ Rhyme- a poem may or
of blocks of lines, which
convey a single strand of
thought. Within those
blocks, a structure of
syllables which follow the
rhythm has to be included.
This is the meter or the
metrical form of Poetry.
may not have rhyme.
When you write a poetry
that has rhyme, it means
that the last words or
sounds of the lines
match with each other in
some form.
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Elements of Poetry
◈ Theme – this is what ◈ Symbolism – often
the poem is all about.
The theme of the is the
central idea that the poet
wants to convey.
poems will convey ideas
and thoughts using
symbols. A symbol can
stand for many things at
one time and leads the
reader out of a systematic
and structured method of
looking at thing.
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Elements of Poetry
◈ Imagery- is one of the
important elements of a
poem. This device is
used by the poet for
readers to create an
image in their
imagination. Imagery
appeals to all the five
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BUYAYANG
1. Buyayang, Buyayang, Buyayang sa tubig
Ako nanakayan walay katig-katig
Walay bugsay-bugsay, bukton ray pangkaykay
Pagdunggo sa baybay nagakapaykapay

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BUYAYANG
BUYAYANG
◈ Therefore, the ballad Buyayang has a Five (5) verses or
stanzas, and can be called in Poetry in the form of
stanza as QUINTET.
◈ It uses the IAMBIC BEAT OR FOOT PATTERNS
◈ And in the measurement of meter every line has a Twelve
(12) syllables that uses six (6) Iambic meter in a line or
in the whole verse. It is called IAMBIC HEXAMETER.

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 THANKS
AND
GOD BLESS