Instead, it inspires a selfless and spiritual attitude and evokes intense longing, caring, devotion, and oneness not only with a romantic partner, but also with a parent, child, a spiritual figure, the motherland, or an ideal or cause. The authentic kundiman is not merely about love. In other words, the worldly, languorously sensual kind of romantic love suggested by Latin songs and dances, particularly the tango, is alien to the kundiman. Such popular Filipino love songs as Dahil Sa Iyo, Tangi Kong Pag-ibig, and Hindi Kita Malimot (Josefino Cenizal) are danzas. In fact, the Filipino musical form whose general subject is romantic love is the danza, which was influenced by the Argentine tango and the Cuban habanera. The kundiman, contrary to popular opinion, is not the quintessential Filipino love song. De Leon Jr., professor of art studies at the University of the Philippines Diliman, commissioner of the National Commission for Culture and The Arts ( NCCA), and chair of Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan (National Living Treasures Awards). *Adapted from the essay, “But What Really Is Kundiman?” by Felipe M.
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