LUPANG HINIRANG SO FI LA SO RE LA TI DO TI LA TI SO SO FI LA SO RE LA TI DO TI LA. 'Weve been singing this song for years, and nobody has really bothered to edit like a songwriter would,' he said, as he shared the 'possibly correct way' of pronouncing words including 'dagat,' simoy. Instead of being “defeatist,” Torres pointed out that these lyrics underscore the significance and the virtue of the ultimate kind of sacrifice, of a willingness to offer one’s life, such as that shown by our soldiers. View LUPANG HINIRANG.docx from BSA 2012103099 at Tarlac State University. Other aspects of the official rendition of 'Lupang Hinirang' that should be 'fixed,' Ayala said, are the supposed mispronunciation of the lyrics. In an interview with GMA News, historian and author Jose Victor Torres explained that the contested lyrics are not defeatist as Sotto alleges, especially if the historical context of its composition is considered, as the song was composed in a time of war. Previously, the senator - who was a composer himself - suggested to change the last line of the anthem “Aming ligaya na ‘pag may mang-aapi, ang mamatay ng dahil sa’yo” to “Aming ligaya na ‘pag may nang-aapi, ang ipaglaban ang kalayaan mo,” saying that the previous lyrics have a defeatist attitude. “Those things can actually be fudged without changing the meaning of the song.” The new version, entitled Lupang Hinirang, was adopted (a minor revision was made in 1962), and is still in use.

“I mean I am all for changing tempo once in a while, depending on the occasion that it doesn’t always have to be a march” Salonga explained.

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