@hermeticphoenix: Bathala II. An updated, more dynamic arrangement of my original track honoring Bathala (or Maykapál), the supreme creator deity of Tagalog mythology. This music is based on a modern prayer. It is not a reconstruction of pre-colonial music, nor does it represent how ancient Tagalogs historically sang or recited prayers. Instead, it offers an artistic interpretation of reverence and devotion. Disclaimer & Historical Context: The chant used in this track is a modern 20th-century creation, not an authentic pre-colonial prayer. It contains clear historical and regional inaccuracies. Most notably, it frames the text as a "Visayan hymn to Bathala." In reality, Bathalà was strictly a Tagalog deity, while ancient Visayans recognized creator gods like Kaptan or Kabaian. While 16th-century Spanish sources like Miguel de Loarca’s Relación de las Yslas Filipinas (c. 1582) and the Boxer Codex (c. 1590) recorded actual Tagalog spiritual practices, such as catalonan mediating with anito and watching for omen birds like the tigmamanukan, no ancient record of this chant exists. Anthropologist F. Landa Jocano and historian William Henry Scott both highlight how Bathalà functioned within the Tagalog worldview, but this track uses the chant purely as a modern creative interpretation rather than a historical reconstruction. This is an independent, non-commercial project. The concept and arrangement were put together by me using AI-assisted audio tools. None of my songs are monetized, and I do not profit from them. You are free to use this track for non-commercial purposes, as long as you credit my channel. References: Jocano, F. L. (1969). Outline of Philippine Mythology. Centro Escolar University. Loarca, M. de. (1582/1903). Relacion de las Yslas Filipinas. In Blair & Robertson (Vol. 5). Scott, W. H. (1994). Barangay: Sixteenth-Century Philippine Culture and Society. Ateneo de Manila University Press. Souza, G. B., & Turley, J. S. (Eds.). (2015). The Boxer Codex. Brill. #foryou #tagalogmusic #bathala #philippinemythology #music

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