josé alejandrino was the composer of the nationalistic song bayan ko.
josé alejandrino was the composer of the nationalistic song bayan ko.
he was the composer of the nationalistic song bayan ko?
josé alejandrino
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"bayan ko" (spanish: "nuestra patria", english: my country) is one of the most recognizable patriotic songs of the philippines. it was originally penned in spanish by the revolutionary general josé alejandrino, and translated into tagalog some three decades later by the poet josé corazón de jesús.
bayan ko
in the course of her early years, lorenzana also represented the philippines in a few song festivals, namely the fifth asean song festival held in singapore and the 1st asia song festival, held in japan and aired on nhk channel. moreover, she sang the nationalistic song "bayan ko" which she revived in 1987 for pldt and won for her the 'best revival recording' for awit awards (the philippines' version of the grammys), the song she also performed back in 1992, during the inauguration of fidel v. ramos as the 12th president of the republic of the philippines.
joanne lorenzana