Filipino Poet, Writer and Educator
translated by Luis G. Dato O Mary full of graceOf Peñafrancia’s shrine,In thee our hope we placeO Lady most divine. We hope alone through TheeWith faith that falters neverThe glory of Heaven to seeIts bliss to enjoy forever,Forsake us not,…
by: Jose Palma(Translation by Luis G. Dato) Adored Filipinas,Child of the sunny Orient,Whose flame bright and ardent,In thee burns evermore. Oh land beloved,Home of a hero nationNe’er shall invasionDarken they sacred shore. Ever within thy skies and through thy winds,And…
by Luis G. Dato Dear Alma Mater, in whose pleasant hallDeeply we crank of knowledge, heard the callFrom realms of Truth that beckon evermore,And tarried by the founts of wisdom’s lore;Your memories like bells at vespers tollTheir golden benediction to…
Words by: Luis G. DatoMusic by: Jose V. Relativo Thou motherland of Bikol dear,With love we sing today of theeFair land of skies azure and clear,Girt by a sunkist, sapphire sea. Dear land of rolling plain and hill,To us forever…
(Words for our National Anthem) by Luis G. Dato Land of the thunderTorn into isles asunderWhere winds beat underHeaven’s blue-vaulted skies,Land where the MalaysReared the Oriental palaceBy sweeping valleysWhere the blue mountains rise. Land of the ocean,We in the war’s…
By Luis G. Dato All the USANT voices singIn accents loud and clearAll the USANT echoes ringFor the school we love so dear Here we march in search of a songPast all barriers and all hillsHere to start and here…
By Stephen Cenon D. Talla St. Monica Academy Alma Mater Song I would like to mention the St. Monica Academy (SMA) Alma Mater song. The late Paulix Robosa, who sculpted the medallion of the marker of lolo Luis G. Dato…
by Marcial L. Briones/Luis G. Dato Hail dear Alma Mater, thee we honorProudly in the dawn we raise thy bannerSanta Monica, Sweet Alma MaterWith thy praise thy loyal sons and daughters Fill the land wherever they may roamAlma Mater, Alma…
