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Harana

"Harana" (Tagalog for "Seranade") is one of Parokya ni Edgar's biggest hit. In 1999, this song got an award from MTV Video Music Awards in the "Southeast Asia Viewer's Choice Awards" category. It seems that there is some kind of irony (or humor) in this song because their doing the harana (serenade) in formal barong (a traditional Filipino garment) with the informal maong (jeans).

This song was originally written by Filipino singer Tony Lambino and ended up to this Filipino alternative rock band. In 2002, Parokya ni Edgar made a full version of this song with the following addition:

Uso pa ba ang harana?
Marahil ngayon ay alam mo na
Basta’t para sa iyo aking hirang
Kahit na magmukhang hibang
Tutupdin ang lahat liyag
pagkat ako ang iyong bihag.


Harana

(Narration)
Tao po!
Good evening, puwede ba hong mangharana?

Uso pa ba ang harana
Marahil ikaw ay nagtataka
Sino ba 'tong mukhang gago
Nagkandarapa sa pagkanta
At nasisintunado sa kaba

Meron pang dalang mga rosas
Suot nama'y maong na kupas
At nariyan pa ang barkada
Nakaporma, naka-barong
Sa awiting daig pa ang minus one at sing-along

Puno ang langit ng bituin
At kay lamig pa ng hangin
Sa 'yong tingin ako'y nababaliw, giliw
At sa awitin kong ito sana'y maibigan mo
Ibubuhos ko ang buong puso ko
Sa isang munting harana...
Para sa 'yo

Hindi ba't parang isang sine
Isang pelikulang romantiko
Hindi ba't ikaw ang bidang artista
At ako ang 'yong leading man
Sa istoryang nagwawakas
Sa pag-ibig na wagas

Puno ang langit ng bituin
At kay lamig pa ng hangin
Sa 'yong tingin ako'y nababaliw, giliw
At sa awitin kong ito sana'y maibigan mo
Ibubuhos ko ang buong puso ko
Sa isang munting harana...
Para sa 'yo
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