Music of Asia and the Pacific . Anidré de Quadros, Editor Francisco F. Feliciano Philippines POKPOK ALIMPAKO SSAATB | earthsongs 220 nw 29th street corvallis, or 97330 usa 1 - 541/758-5760 enPOKPOK ALIMPAKO Ptzokaimpao ok! Pound your hands Limpakopike malalago ist daling Dali run daons: Boroboro 5 Berotore sot around bas kas isa Open that hand under the otter. Pokpok alimpako! Pond your hands! Popok Alimpako is a pioee based on a motif ef a Maranao (Southern Philippines) melody and the words of a Muslim children’s chant. The Maranao language is spoken by the Maranao people, one of the largest Islamic groups in the Philippines, living inthe southern part of Mindanao, the Philippines second largest island. "The text comes from a children's circle game in'which the children make fists and place them alternately one on top of the ether. ‘The topmost. fist makes a pounding motion on the other fists ae the Same [spayed Then the lowermot fit i released, ts are opened one ata time, pls up and the game played again, Still ina circle, the children sing another verse of chant and bring thelr hands upward with & Jory movement as they rifle one anothers hain. ‘Tho interlocking rhythms are characteristic of a compositional practice found in musie ofthe Kulintang, 4 traditional Filipino ensemble consisting of seven or eight imobbed gongs whieh enter one at a time {i Special rhythmic patterns to create a layered sound similar to that found in the Indonesian gamelan. Francisco F. Feliciano 812] = = aL = a a 2 = = a ie eee t = = - sone oun ng mo | Due soy menue dang sanding one B == === 7 er Doogung donors dang ming gnu, + poco erese, - — = sialiGe SSS a a oO Jim-pa-ko-pi-ko ma la lalimpako-pi - ko, ' a ——== = SS et ‘ow 2 = ce 7. 7 im 7 . 7 + Fe 7 Aa —— _—_ = is 6 SSS Sa Gel egg ee ae eee ding tng ang ne — pee — _——— 1 Ree ea SS fa | v Dung nung dune nrg dung oun done. mang Dung ng dung nung ‘dong nongdany nung 2 : CSS SS ee 1 2002 by eas thsongsera: SS ok aclimpe-ko pok! ——Limpa-ko-pi-ko ma - lala im-pa-ko- pi == = —— ange ung stee tae fae 2 3 - = = ==: =| = Limpa-ko-pi-ko maca-la SSS S dong dang sung Gong ing nga ing ning" ang_ nang dang ne none DaCapo + Tempo ‘libre == == ag oe = = i Boro-boso Du-kas ka - soca “pe pemkacincpa = ho SS a =k - Sas . = ee ES = Tang dang none ding mune dene ang dang mg dor po popok e-lim-pa - ko L » [ea Serr yr Seer SSS = 2 dong nong dong nung dong nung dung moog ng nung dene po po pok a-lim-pa - kosia Al a2 SSS Sere ee : =e = _— bm = B = — cps Dom. ——— 38 = = = S : aa a, sim. oe = a |e SSeS aa -=—= S| Soca isaac er vas = - so = To pa = =H dum dom dum = = SS = , a dum dum 6 ap poco erese. poco rit. ane og dang oa ng ony done song dang eineot ame 5 — Se aS = Pok - pok @clim-pa ~ ko pok! Pok - pok alim-pa - ko pak! r = = DOE pk a-lin-pa = ko pok! Tinicpacko=pi-ko malo te Tim-peckospi = 2 pSpeetee Spee ok pak a-lim-pa - ko pok? Tim-packo-pi-ko ma la le lim-pa-ko-pi— 7 ===: v (a ok - pok a-limpa - ko pok! B = ===5 ko ok - pok a-limpa ~ ko pokl Lim: pa:ko-pi-ko ma-la-la === ka so-i-sa male la SSeS SS ka s-i-ae mala Ia siz go i ee daling ma la Ia EE = See - w I sa daling ma la la go i-si doling da-on si See in ke icaem i pei se delig ne lb [fe = = p =a |e 2S =e a = a = e = r 5co @ poco crese. 8 P Pe Fae100 as fast as possible pet eel a 2 a 2 |= So EE == eee arg ea Pok -* pok a-lim-pa - ko pok! : 5 Se ae = fine oung dang Pok pok @-lim-pa = ko pak! Lim-pa-ko- pi ko ma Au] Lim-pa-ko- pi-ko ma - In-la lim-pe-ko-pt Pok - pok @-lim-pa- ko ep me Lim-pa-ko-pi- ko ma = Ia-la tim-pa-ko-pi + ko Pok Pok a-lim-pa+ko pok! Lim-pako-pi-ko ma = Ia-le lim-pa-ko- pi = St ‘Yo Lim-pa- ko pi- ko, ma > la- la lim-pa-ko~ pt Lim-pa-ko-pi-Ko ma + In-la lim-pa-ko-pi - kou sil Ana} eresc. poco a poco = 2 = PSS Lim-pa~ko= pik Lim pa ko Lim-pa ko ma ko pi- ko ma ico ma Tim pa = ko = p= ko ma — Pok = poke a-lim-pa-ko pokl— Lim-pa-ko- pi-ko ma kes pie ko ma 19 === eo ep ee oe === mos — o> ee la go isi da fing davon af Docro-bo - ro brkaska sei - sn por a lim pe rim — =. = a Sa ling da-on si Ho-ro-to - ro bwkaska - eal ~ — SS —> —— _ Ming da-on ai Bo-ro-bo - ro burkas ka - ani - sn pok ¢ im pa ka im a oe Sete ling da-on si Bo-r0-bo ad lib. ea. 7 see. ss poke @ lim pe ko lim a tempo i pa ko lim pa ko lim pa ko Sounds of ghldren laughing pu pu pok a lim pa pu pu pok a lim pa po pu pok a lim pa po pu pok a lim pe