Bannatiran Song

Last Sunday night, the Tawid Cultural Troupe went to Brgy 6 San Nicolas to render necrological services to the wake of Mrs. Bernardo, one of the sponsors of the group in Hawaii in one of its performances in the past. She was a relative of our leader Mrs. Raval.

We performed several songs that include the song Bannatiran. It refers to a mythical bird. The lyrics of the song is as follows:

Bannatiran ta dutdot mo’t kalilibnusan
Ta panggep mo dika putuluyan
Suminakan sadinno aya’t papanam
Sadino Bannatiran, ania a kayo’t inka pagdisuan

Ania nga sabong ti kayat mo Bannatiran
Ta uray no awan pilit nga inka isapulan
Ta sika ti sarming a paganninawan
Iti raniag da init ken bulan (repeat stanza)

Iti kayo nga agsabong ken ayat panawam man
Ay babawyem to’t kamaudianan
No ni liday ti matumpungam