I’ve read stories of how people get teary-eyed when they hear the Philippine National Anthem–Lupang Hinirang and I think they are over acting or reacting. I can give an excuse for those who grew up in abroad but for the average Pinoy who live and breathe “Bayang Magiliw” from Kindergarten to High School, I think it’s totally hilarious. It’s just like praying, repeat it again and again and you end up reciting instead of actually meaning what you’re saying.
I haven’t got the chance to watch the Pacquiao-Hatton fight simply because I hate seeing Manny win again. It’s something personal and it’s not because I hate Filipinos (geez) I just hate, well, Manny Pacquiao. I just knew Manny won after 2 rounds cause almost every Pinoy Blogger is writing about it and even Time Warner Cable is hawking the pay-per-view of such match (which I think is a waste of money cause you can watch the Paquiao-Hatton Boxing Match online). With some free time and a mind set to nothing, I decided to read the latest news relative to the Pacquiao-Hatton bout and found out about Martin Nievera’s controversial rendition of the Philippine National Anthem-Lupang Hinirang.
Some find it wonderful and powerful, some find it scandalous, others even find it unlawful. I think it’s a breath of fresh air and, even though it’s hard to admit, watching his rehearsal video of the Philippine National Anthem above made me cry. i wonder how he did it during the actual Pacquiao-Hatton fight. Perhaps my room will be flooded with tears of patriotism (scary thought).
Now I know why people cry when listening to Lupang Hinirang.
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