UNA (Kuntaw Mindanao)

Words and Music by Neil Cervantes
Arranged and Performed by Kuntaw Mindanao

Una is a song written in 2009 as we witness the life and struggle of the lumad (indigenous peoples in Mindanao) in defending their communities against the encroachment of foreign and large-scale mining corporations. Many lumad communities organize themselves and united to resist against development aggressions and militarization of their ancestral lands.

Una is a Filipino word that means "first", it represents the assertion of the lumad as the first inhabitant to be the stewards of their ancestral lands and the environment.

LYRICS:

Chorus:
Una iyeh-iyeh
Una iyeh
Una iyeh-iyeh
Una… (Repeat 4x)

Kay kita man ang una ning yuta
Nga tabunok sa gugma ug kultura
Gihiusa sa kaliwat ug kasaysayan
Sa pakigbisog batok sa pagkadaot…

Repeat Chorus

Kay kita man ang una ning yuta
Nga napuno sa paglaum og mga damgo
Kay ang tinguha ning atong kaliwatan
Ang paglingkawas, pagbag-o sa kahimtang…

Repeat Chorus

Instrumental

Repeat Chorus
Repeat Verse 1 and 2
Repeat Chorus
Coda:
Una, Una (8x)
Una!

[manwithgun]

"whats your favorite music genre?"
"..classical"
"Oh like beethoven?"
"...Not exactly."

[twisted]

Mabuhay! Proud Mindanawan po ako! Nakapatama yung lyrics po, nauna talaga ang mga IP at may karapat-dapat po sila sa ancestral domain nila. You're the window to our past history, at kung noo'y kastila ang nagnanakop ng lupa't ginto sa'tin, ngayon pala ay ang sariling kakapwa natin Pilipino. Bad talaga ang greed. Tulad din po ako sa inyo-- an artist, na pintor. Nais ko sana bumuo ng isang fictional komiks na ang setting ay (pinaka)sinauhang panahon ng Pilipinas. The past few months gumawa ako ng mga pananaliksik sa mga katutubo at salamat din dahil dito na-inspire ako tuloy! Amping lang!

[twisted]

Came back here after a year... This song really reminds us what it means to be a Filipino. Protecting our communities from oppression and discrimination. Fight together rather than give pointless promises to our corrupted country... I just think it's very sad that Mindanao is poorly presented in Filipino mainstream media. We are not just about wars. We are full of diverse cultures, people, and languages. Yet we're united under one name, kayumanggi. I don't even trust the government anymore. They're focusing on the wrong thing instead of helping it's nation to rise prosperously.

[TitoJuanito-yd]

I'm proud to be from Mindanao✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽💙💙❤❤
Kinsa taga Mindanao pud?
👇🏽

[treacastillano]

Maganda ito iconvert sa bass sound. Ang ganda db. l am from Manila, and l love tribal songs. ❤❤❤

[josesonnyrama]

Sa Mindanao po matagpuan ang Dinosovan tribe in Surigao yan ang pinaka mataas ng genes of human being around 35 to, 45 percent .. .

[imluna]

We need more of this kind of songs. As I am searching culture about mindanao for our event in luzon, this song tell's me more about mindanao than other videos in YT. Thank you for producing such a beautiful song! Mabuhay po kayo!

[CrisaldoTucong]

Yan yung mga kapatid namin dito sa mindanao ❤ and I'm proud a MINDANAWON ❤

[bethromero]

Its great from arnis im a proud arnis and i like this

[DG.]

love mindanao from the uk and south africa

[nolascoedrianjuezelle]

I used this video as my motivation/drill on my teaching for gr. 7 about music of mindanao. They are so amaze and full of impression. ✨

[jmbahugulo]

Finally some good mindanao tunes, listening from Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington! Please make more music like this

[primcessjuly]

Omg ang ganda!! Bat ngayon ko lang narinig tooo? Ang sarap sumayaw hahaha

[MIGXRB]

Una iyeee….Una iyeee..
Una iyeee….Una….

Kay kita man ang una ning yuta
Nga tabunok sa gugma ug kultura
Gihiusa sa kaliwat ug kasaysayan
Sa pakigbisog batok sa pagkadaot…

(repeat chorus)

Kay kita man ang una ning yuta
Nga napuno sa paglaom ug mga damgo
Kay ang tinguha ning atong kaliwatan
Ang paglingkawas, pagbag-o sa kahimtang…

(repeat chorus)
(instrumental)
Repeat chorus
(repeat stanza I and II)

Una, una…
Una, una…
Una, una…
Una, una…

[daesokpkiim]

Una
Chorus:
Una iyeh-iyeh
Una iyeh
Una iyeh-iyeh
Una… (Repeat 4x)

Kay kita man ang una ning yuta
Nga tabunok sa gugma ug kultura
Gihiusa sa kaliwat ug kasaysayan
Sa pakigbisog batok sa pagkadaot…

Repeat Chorus

Kay kita man ang una ning yuta
Nga napuno sa paglaum og mga damgo
Kay ang tinguha ning atong kaliwatan
Ang paglingkawas, pagbag-o sa kahimtang…

Repeat Chorus

Instrumental

Repeat Chorus
Repeat Verse 1 and 2
Repeat Chorus
Coda:
Una, Una (8x)
Una!

[pedrovitasolopyioooo]

Yan Yong sikat SA kasay sayan sangyaw o tinatawag na sinulog tunay na pinoy

[pattarapannhaeffaina.]

Our Lumads has it own sovereignty, political, culture and customs; It cannot be touched, LEFT man o RIGHT
HANDS OFF

[IanpogiNeri]

Lumad is a collective term, used since 1986, for a large number of indigenous peoples in Mindanao. There are 18 major lumad ethnolinguistic groups whose traditional lands range from mountainous forests, valleys, plains and coastal areas. Lumad culture and traditions are as rich and diverse as their lands.The Lumad tribal groupings of Mindanao include Ata, Bagobo, Guiangga, Mamanwa, Magguangan, Mandaya, Banwa-on, Bukidnon, Dulangan, Kalagan, Kulaman, Manobo, Subanon, Tagabili, Takakaolo, Talandig, and Tiruray or Teduray B.laan

[shunyuen]

I played this in Manila






It is now Davao City

[TheFoodCritic-pt]

Proud indigenous people here, from the tribe of iraynon bukidnon🥰