MUSDIKS:Huluna / uyayi

Word: huluna/uyayi

Category: Repertoire

Source of Term: Filipino Heritage vol. 7

Language: Tagalog

Description: A lullaby. It begins with an enumeration of the good character traits of

a baby, followed by the reasons for his mother’s absence and then the recital

of what the caretaker intends to do when the baby falls asleep, what the baby

could expect as a reward when he wakes up and what the parents expect from

the baby when he grows up.