Lawiswis Kawayan is a Waray folk song. Waray or Winaray is a language spoken in Samar, Leyte and Biliran in the Visayas region of the Philippines. It is not Tagalog.
SONG LYRICS
Ako magtatanom lawiswis kawayan
Akon la kan pikoy palataylatayan
Sabahis nga pikoy ka-waray batasan
Sinmulod ha kwarto, kan inday higdaan.
Akon la kan pikoy palataylatayan
Sabahis nga pikoy ka-waray batasan
Sinmulod ha kwarto, kan inday higdaan.
An panyo, an panyo nga may sigarilyo,
Ginpiksi ni Inday kay may sentimiento
An nasisinahan, an nabi- an nabibidu-an
Tungod la han gugma nga waray katuman…
Kawayan mean “bamboo” and Lawiswis refers to the swishing sound bamboo makes when the wind blows.
what does the folk song mean?
It’s a story about love
What category is lawiswis kawayan
Awiting Bayan