"Marangal na Dalit ng Katagalugan/Alerta, Katipunan" - Filipino Revolutionary Songs (1896) [RARE]

English:

Here are rare recordings of two songs dating back to the 1896 Revolution against Spain.

The “Marangal na Dalit ng Katagalugan” composed by Julio Nakpil was used as the anthem of the Haring Bayang Katagalugan, the revolutionary government established by Bonifacio and the Katipunan. In 1903, Nakpil will incorporate the song to the “Salve, Patria”, a triumphal march dedicated to Jose Rizal who is considered by many as the National Hero of the Philippines.

The “Alerta, Katipunan!” is a march associated with the 1896 Revolution. It is theorized that the march was originally used by the Spanish guardia civil, but adopted by the Katipuneros and given Filipino lyrics.

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SOURCES

Original audio recordings:

“Marangal na Dalit ng Katagalugan (from Salve Filipinas)” courtesy of historian and journalist Manuel L. Quezon III. Retrieved from http://chirb.it/4cdCHq

“Alerta, Katipunan! (March)” courtesy of historian and journalist Manuel L. Quezon III. Retrieved from http://chirb.it/H1aJ7z

Images:

“Flag of the Katipunan”. Retrieved from https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/...

“Seal used by Andres Bonifacio in 1897 as Pangulo of the Kataastaasang Kapulungan of the Haring-Bayang Katagalugan”. Retrieved from http://www.kasaysayan-kkk.info/images...

”Seal used by Emilio Jacinto as “Punong Hukbo” (Army Commander) of the KKK forces in Manila, Morong, Bulacan and Nueva Ecija in late 1896 and early 1897. Retrieved from http://www.kasaysayan-kkk.info/images...

“Si Bonifacio at Jacinto ang namuno sa pagsalakay ng Katipunan sa Polvorin”. Retrieved from https://libromance.files.wordpress.co...