Talk:Yutang Tabonon

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Confusion with national anthem

There definitely is an hymn attributed to "Rudy Villanueva/Gounod" which appears to be quite distinct from the Philippines national anthem:

Yutang tabonon, piniling Lungsod sa Sidlakan

Nga gihi-usa sa Kristohanong Simbahan!

Duyog kita sa awit sa pasala-mat,

tingog kini sa daghang katu-i-gan.

Nga nagmaya sa kang Kristo nga pagbun-tog

Sa mabangis nga gahum sa kangit-ngi-tan.

I yang gahum nagpadayon pagpanalipod,

Aron ang mahal nga tinoohan magpabilin kanunay

Atong isangyaw ang kang Kristong pagtulon-an,

Atong isalikway ang mabudhiong pulong.

Diosnong magtutud-lo gimahal ang Imong su-go

Nag-ila kami, Ginoo, sa Imong Santos nga gahurn

Dinhi s'among yuta gihitok ang Imong Ngalan

Among Manluluwas sa tanang katalagman.

Ha-ri s'among Lungsod pangulohi sa giha-pon

Magpadayon Ka pagmando sa yutang Pili-pin-hon.

This is number S55 in a song collection published by the Claretians. However, there are also claims on the net that "Yutang Tabonon" (or "Yutang Tabunon"?) is simply the Cebuano version of the Lupang Hinirang. Eg.:

"Jess Vestil can also be remembered as the father of “Yutang Tabonon,” the Cebuano version of Lupang Hinirang he drafted when the Provincial Government of then governor Lito Osmeña sought for a translation of the country’s national anthem."[1]

The lyrics are given in this page as

Yutang tabunon

Mutya nga masilakon

Putling bahandi

Amo kang gimahal

Mithing gisimba

Yuta’s mga bayani

Sa malupigon

Padagapigan ka

Ang mga bungtod mo ug lapyahan

Ang langit mong bughaw

Nagahulad sa awit, lamdag sa

Kaliwat tang gawas

Silaw sa adlaw ug bitoon

Sa nasudnong bandila

Nagatimaan nga buhion ta

Ang atong pagkausa

Yutang maanyag, duyan ka sa pagmahal

Landong sa langit ang dughan mo;

Pakatam-ison namo kon maulipon ka

Ang kamatayon sa ngalan mo.

If both claims are correct, it seems that this article should be replaced by a disamb page, pointing to an article on Rudy Villanueva's hymn and to the Lupang Hinirang.
All the best, --Jorge Stolfi (talk) 03:50, 23 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Source lost

This article was largely extracted from Inno e Marcia Pontificale, now renamed Pontifical Anthem That article originally claimed that

A Cebuano version of the anthem, Yutang Tabonon (Beloved Land) came about in the late 80’s and 90’s with lyrics composed by Monsignor Rudy Villanueva. This is not a translation of either the Italian or Latin lyrics but a prayer for protection of the Filipino nation.

I had the vague recollection that this information came from the official Vatican State pages about the anthem, either the Italian version or the English version. However, I cannot find that source any more. Apart from the Claretian Song colletion, virtually all references to "Yutang Tabonon" seem to be derived from Wikipedia.
So, can anyone provide an independent reference, and/or a translation of the Cebuano lyrics above? All the best, --Jorge Stolfi (talk) 03:32, 23 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]