The song we sing as “Sweetest Darling” is our adaptation of “Jocelynang Baliwag,” one of the Philippines’ most famous songs during the island nation’s late 19th century struggle for independence. It seems to be a love song, but the Filipino people understood the object of the songwriter’s longing — not a lovely woman, but his beloved nation. Learn more.
We are revising the AllAroundThisWorld.com site and are currently using a new (better!) site — ExploreEverywhere.com — to tell you all about our curriculum offerings and how to become one of our teachers. That said, if you were on ExploreEverywhere, you clicked to find more information about a song or lesson, and landed here, you’re in the right place! Some links may be broken and a detail or two may be out of date…but close the popup window and enjoy!
