"Balitaw" is a word in HILIGAYNON, CEBUANO
balítaw - An exclamation of surprise or
wonder. Balítaw, pagkatahúm, pagkatáas
kag pagkadakû siníng baláy! Look, how
beautiful, how high and how large this
house is!
balítaw - An action-song, singing and
dancing combined, a song accompanied by
expressive gesticulations; to sing an actionsong, etc. Nagakánta silá sing balítaw.
The are singing an action-song. Nagasáut
silá sing balítaw. They are dancing to a
song.
balítaw a {1} an improvised courtship song consisting of stanzas sung alternately by a boy and the girl he is asking the hand of (in practice by their spokesmen).
The stanza consists of four rhymed lines, in any rhyme scheme, with the last two repeated.
Each line ideally consists of twelve syllables, though this number is often not strictly adhered to.
In modern times the balítaw is not used in courtship, but for social occasions where people show their skill at improvisation.
{2} = bítaw.
v [A; a] sing a balítaw.
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