BNK, the poor ignorant Cebuano of yore were not taught to speak Spanish by the friars. They heard the Spaniards say "Senyor" or Señor" as a sign of respect. So when the had to mention the name of the Sto. Niño, they thought it was just right to say Señor as a sign of respect. Kaya ayun, Señor Sto. Niño, Señor San Pedro, Señor San Roque, etc, etc. "Pit Senyor" , BNK!
SINULOG THEME (ORIGINAL)-DJ SUE`SFound at: FilesTube
ReplyDeleteI can't find a free mp3 of the Sinulog 2010 theme (which doesn't require me to sign-in in any of the sites) - which is very danceable too...
ReplyDeletebut here's one of the older versions I used to hear in the 80s blaring all over the city when January came in :-)
PIT SENYOR (TAYO NA MAG SINULOG) ORIGINAL THEME-DJ SUE`SFound at: FilesTube
Pit Señor to you & your folks!
ReplyDeletethanks heaps Doc PHilip!
ReplyDeleteI've been hearing the beat for about 2 weeks already so my dance moves are non-existent...hehe
I think I understand "Señor." But what about "Pit?" Ano ba ibig sabihin nito?
ReplyDeletea contraction (you know how fond we are of doing it - ex. balay (house) becomes bay, kalayo (fire) becomes kayo)...
ReplyDeletethis is from the word "sampit" or "sangpit" which means to call upon somebody...
so the person uttering this phrase is calling on the Señor Sto. Niño...
I still have a problem with the "senyor" part. If for Sto. Nino, that's baby Jesus. Why Senyor? I thought senyor is for an adult.
ReplyDeleteewan ko nga bakit di Señorito eh...
ReplyDeletebut he has always been called Señor Santo Nino in Cebu...
hmm...Señorito Santo Niño....Pit Señorito!
BNK, the poor ignorant Cebuano of yore were not taught to speak Spanish by the friars. They heard the Spaniards say "Senyor" or Señor" as a sign of respect. So when the had to mention the name of the Sto. Niño, they thought it was just right to say Señor as a sign of respect. Kaya ayun, Señor Sto. Niño, Señor San Pedro, Señor San Roque, etc, etc. "Pit Senyor" , BNK!
ReplyDeleteSalamat Senora Cat.
ReplyDeletede nada Señor BNK :-)
ReplyDeletethough I think baka pwede naman ako lumusot tawaging Señorita kesa Señora...hehehe...
Muchas gracias Mommy Loy for the explanation :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks Senora Loy.
ReplyDeleteSyemfre!
ReplyDeleteDe nada, Señor Roberto! My pleasure as always to provide snipets of information and history about our beloved Philippines.
ReplyDeletepuedeng pang ZUMBA work out ung beat.
ReplyDeletenag-zu-ZUMBA ka?! galing!
ReplyDeleteBaka naman ZOOM lang, with his digital SLR.
ReplyDeletecat RHUMBA :-)
ReplyDeletebuti pa si Joel...nag ru-"RHUM"ba...
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