Question

What is the melody of the Paru-Parong Bukid Folksong? Is it Major Or Minor? Why?

Answer 1

Melody of the Paru-Parong Bukid Folksong

The melody of the Paru-Parong Bukid Folksong is Major.

Original Published Key:  C Major

• Paru-Parong bukid is a traditional Filipino folk song that originated from "Mariposa Bella", a Filipino song in Spanish that originated in the 1890s.
• The song "Mariposa Bella" was composed during the time of the American invasion of the Philippines.
• In 1938, "Mariposa Bella" was totally forgotten when "Paru-Parong Bukid" was released as a soundtrack of a film of the same title. The Tagalog rendition was composed by Felipe De Leon.
• A drama movie titled Paroparong Bukid was released by Sampaguita Pictures in 1938, starring Rudy Concepcion, using the folk song Paru-Parong Bukid as a soundtrack.
• In 1958, a romance film Paroparong Bukid which stars Gloria Romero, Luis Gonzales, and Dolphy was released by the same production company Sampaguita Pictures.
• Guillermo Gómez Rivera, released an LP in 1962 entitled Nostalgia Filipina which includes the original Spanish song "Mariposa Bella".

Some say this Filipino folk song tells the story of a beautiful butterfly flying down the road. Others say it actually tells the story of a beautiful woman looking very fancy as she shows off for her neighbors.