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Baleleng is a Philippines traditional song of Sama-Bajau and/or Tausug language origin. The composer of the song is not credited and unknown. The tune was passed by mouth from province to province and the original lyrics of the song was altered. Versions of Filipino artists have made the song popular both in Visayan and Tagalog language languages.
Leleng or Ling Ling was the original title of the song which means Darling, Sweetheart, my lady or my dear in Sama-Bajau language. In Philippine languages such as Visayan and Tagalog language, the enclitic "ba" is used as a question marker. Example: (Tagalog) Aalis ka na ba? (English) ɑre you leaving now? Since the song was passed from generations to generations, the lyrics was wrongly interpreted as Baleleng.
The song is about a man bidding goodbye to a lady called Leleng as he is going to war. Like other Sama-Bajau songs, it is sung with the accompaniment of a string instrument like Lute and Violin, gabbang and the .
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