Kasadya Ning Taknaa

Kasadya Ning Taknaa (English: How Blissful is this Season, lit. 'Happy is this Hour') is a Cebuano Christmas carol composed in 1933 by Vicente Rubi with lyrics by Mariano Vestil. Its famous counterpart is Ang Pasko Ay Sumapit, a modified version of the song written by Levi Celerio with lyrics in Tagalog (but not as a translation of the original); however, Celerio is often given all songwriting credit without any acknowledgment of Rubi and Vestil.

Lyrics

Kasadya ning Taknaa (Cebuano)

How Blissful is this Season (English)

Pasiuna Kasadya ning taknaa Dapit sa kahimayaan Maoy among nakita Ang panagway masanagon Bulahan ug bulahan Ang tagbalay nga gi-awitan Awit nga halandumon sa tanang Pasko Magmalipayon! Koro Bag-ong tuig Bag-ong kinabuhi Duyogan ta sa atong gibati Atong awiton aron sa kalipay kitang makaangkon Koro Pasiuna Pagtapos Awit nga halangdumon sa tanang Pasko Magmalipayon!

Preface Oh, happy is this hour! In this place nearest to the Holy Where all that we witness Are faces brightened up and jolly. Blessed indeed, how blessed Are the houses serenaded With songs of noble sound and word, and every Christmas day Will be full of bliss! Chorus: With the New Year Is a new life to live! Together with all our wishes and hopes, Come let us sing them, oh come let us hum them to fill our hearts with bliss Chorus Preface Coda With songs of noble sound and word, and every Christmas day Will be full of bliss!