"(O Pag-ibig na) Makapangyarihan" is based from a scene in Florante at Laura, a metrical romance by Francisco Balagtas (or Francisco Baltazar), originally written sometime between 1838 and 1861. The song's lines are derived from the character Aladin's declaration to his beloved Persida:
O pagsintang labis na makapangyarihan(Translation: "Love, your allure's overpowering / And you rule over both fathers and sons / When you enter the heart of anyone / He would defy all to follow your bidding")
Sampung mag-aama'y iyong nasasaklaw
Pag ikaw ang nasok sa puso ninuman
Hahamaking lahat masunod ka lamang
Levi Celerio, National Artist for Music and Literature, replaced the original foreign text of "La Ultima Copa" with lyrics inspired by these Florante at Laura lines. Ruben Tagalog, actor and musician, one of the original members of Mabuhay Singers, and known as the Father of Kundiman, was first to record Makapangyarihan.
O pagibig na makapangyarihanOther recordings I found on Youtube are from Ric Manrique Jr. and Cely Bautista. Guessing by the musical style, I'm guessing Manrique's was earlier than Bautista's.
Pag pumasok sa puso nino man
Hahamakin lahat ng kasawian
Masunod lamang ang minamahal
August in liwaliw Sounds features popular Filipino songs that were originally published as poetry in observance of Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa per Proclamation No. 1041, series of 1997.
References:
Eugenio, D. and E. Maranan, "Florante at Laura" and Tiongson, N.G. "Baltazar, Francisco," CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art: Volume IX, Philippine Literature (Manila, the Philippines: Cultural Center of the Philippines, 1994), pages 339, 340 and 531, 531.
[This post is antedated: 20180827]
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