- Anak (song)
'Anak' (Filipino for "child" or more accurately "my son" or "my daughter") is a Tagalog
song written by Filipino folk-singerFreddie Aguilar . It was a finalist for the inaugural1977 Metropop Song Festival held inManila . It has been translated to over a hundred local and international languages. [http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storyPage.aspx?storyId=59064 ABS-CBN Interactive: Still Up On His Toes (An Interview With Freddie Aguilar)] ]Inspiration and Composition
Freddie Aguilar left family and school unfinished at the age of 18. His father, who had wanted him to be a lawyer, was disappointed. Freddie travelled to far-away places carrying with him, solely, his guitar. With no one to guide and discipline him, he got into gambling. Realizing and regretting his mistakes five years later, Freddie composed Anak, a remorse song expressing apology to his parents. He went back home and asked for forgiveness from his parents who welcomed him with open arms. After his father read the lyrics of Anak, the two became closer to each other. The homecoming proved timely as soon after, his father would pass away.
tory
The story is really about that your parents pray and then once, your mom was already pregnant. Your mom and dad had smiles on their faces, then when you are already a teenager, you wanted to be free. You disobey them then you use drugs, then finally you realized what you've done. You finally changed your misdeed. One day he found love, and they've decided to to marry and have a child. When his first child was born, he felt the same way as his parent felt during his birth. Then, he realizes that his parents are right. It is not a joke to be a parent.
Impact
Anak became a finalist in the first MetroPop Song Festival. It went on to become very popular in the Philippines and eventually abroad. The song generated a hundred cover versions, was released in 56 countries and in 26 different foreign languages, and it has sold 30 million copies. Because of this, it has given Freddie the distinction of being the only Asian artist to achieve worldwide fame. It was such a big hit that Billboard Magazine reported it as a No. 2 on its Top 100 Hits of the World in the ’80s!Fact|date=February 2007
References
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