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| Composer: |
Cuenco, Ernani
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| Lyricist: | Levi Celerio |
| Performer: | Celeste Legaspi |
| Album: | Philippines |
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| Key / Mode: | F major |
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| Genre: | Songs of Love and Courtship |
| Form: | Ballad |
| Historical Period: | Contemporary |
| Date of Composition: | 1979 |
| Premiere Performance: | First performed as a duet by sopranos Conching Rosal and Evelyn Mandac at a Cultural Center of the Philippines Recital |
| Movie Scoring: | Won best musical direction in the Urian Award as theme of the 1980 movie of the same title starring Lito Lapid. |
| About the Song: | Having left its mark on local movie music and on the Filipino music world in general, the song, which expresses genuine and undying love and faithfulness, is considered as a true Filipino classic. (From the CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art, vol. 6, p. 236) |
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