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Updated: September 28, 2025
According to tradition, it was taught, together with the Sayang ceremony, by the spirit Kaboniyan to a woman Dayapan; and she, in turn, taught it to others, who were then able to cure sickness. As there was considerable variation in each Dawak witnessed by the writer, the complete ceremony is given for the village of Ba-ak, together with striking variations from other towns.
Likewise, when she offers food in the Dawak ceremony, she relates how the spirit Kaboniyan taught the Tinguian to do this in the same manner that he performs it.
As soon as she arrived where Indiápan lived she wrapped her belt around the finger of Aponitolau, but the blood did not stop and they were frightened. Aponibolinayen commanded their spirit helpers to get Ginalingan of Pindayan, who was a sister of Iwaginan, to make dawak and stop the blood of Aponitolau.
As payment for their services, the mediums received a small portion of the pig, some rice, beads, a little money, and cloth. The acts and conversation of the spirits when summoned in Dawak are well illustrated by the following. A woman of Lagangilang was ill with dysentery; and a medium, in this instance, a man, was instructed to make Dawak.
You come and make dawak" Ginalingan said, "Even though I should go to make dawak we could do nothing, for Kabkabaga-an, who lives in the air, loves him." "We must try and see if Kabkabaga-an will stop," said Indiápan, and Ginalingan went with them. As soon as they arrived in Kadalayapan Aponibolinayen said to Ginalingan, "What is best for us to do for Aponitolau's finger?"
In taking the glissandos shown near the middle of the top line, the upper tone is sung about half way between B-flat and B-natural. There is some abandon in the rhythm also. The group of six notes marked with an asterisk are trilled on the semitone interval. Dawak This song is doubtless the invention of the singer.
As soon as they finished the dawak she was free to leave the talagan, so her brother Kanag took her and put her in his belt and he put her in the high house so the young men could not reach her. As soon as the balaua was over the people went home, but the young men still remained below the house watching her, and the ground below became muddy, for they always remained there.
At some appointed place, rice, eggs, betel-nuts, and a large pig have been assembled, and to this spot the mediums go to conduct the rite known as Dawak. Before its conclusion a diam is recited over the pig, which is then killed and prepared for food. Meanwhile the chief medium beseeches the supreme being Kadaklan to enter her body.
This song is very similar in general character to the Dawak, and many qualities in it indicate that it is given by the same performer. It has the same general formation as the Dawak. It is harmonic in construction. Nearly all of its tones follow the triad intervals of either the minor or its relative major tonic chords or the minor dominant chord.
"You are crazy, Kanag; you have no sisters or brothers; you are the only child we have." Kanag said to them, "It is sure that I have a sister. I don't know why you did not know about her. The anitos took her when she was a little baby and they taught her how to make dawak, and she always makes dawak.
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