TICC2024【University of Mindanao Chorale】Daluyong
Daluyong is a tribute to Yolanda victims and survivors. It may be taken as a lamentation, a dirge for those who perished; yet also a celebration of the Filipino spirit: unshakable, stronger than the strongest storm.
Daluyong has three parts: the calm before the storm, the storm, and the aftermath. The text uses blood and water as important imageries for both life and death. The skies will have touches of red, the color of blood, every time the sun rises or sets. Common folk could tell sometimes whether a storm is coming just by looking at how bloody the skies are. The text also presents the cyclic movement of life as the sun rises every day. The sun is always a symbol of new life, new beginning.
