after National Artist Ryan Cayabyab penned the tune?
“I thought it was guhìtan, a verb, to draw a line. The writer, Joey Reyes, explained to me that eskusesa’t guhitan meant scotch and striped – adjectives to mean that the ribbon was of scotch and striped design. So now, every time ‘Kumukutikutitap’ is sung, you will know who got the update and who didn’t get it.”
All the choirs were preparing for the showdown in December that year, but on August 21, 1983, the inevitable happened. “Ninoy Aquino was shot on the airport tarmac and the competition was canceled,” Cayabyab sighed. After “Kumukutikutitap” was performed, all the other choirs who heard the song asked for a copy of the choral score. As the years passed, the song became a staple of choirs every Yuletide season.
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