Apayao Hymn - Song and Lyrics

These are the lyrics for the official Apayao Hymn. The hymn is often referred to as the Apayao Forever song or the Forever Apayao song. The hymn mostly describes the natural beauty of the province.

Verdant are your mountains;
How bountiful your fields and plains!
Full of life are your rivers clear.
Oh, Apayao we hold you dear.
Peace-loving are your people;
One in our diversity.
Our limbs and lives we offer
To keep you forever free.

Forever, Apayao!
Your beauty so serene
Inspires all efforts noble.
For you we'll live and dream
Secure in nature's bounty
In harmony we dwell.
Proudly to all the world we proclaim:
Apayao. Forever!

For you forebear's version
Was a distinct identity.
We pledge to keep their dreams alive
Working in peace and unity.

Forever, Apayao!
Your beauty so serene
Inspires all efforts noble.
For you we'll live and dream
United by you we will stand
God holds you in His hand
Proudly to all the world we proclaim:
Apayao. Forever!


About the Province of Apayao


Apayao is one of the six provinces of the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). It's capital town is Kabugao. Apayao and Kalinga used to be a single provice named Kalinga-Apayao. The two regions were split into two provinces in 1995. Apayao is composed of seven towns/municipalities. These are Calanasan, Conner, Flora, Kabugao, Luna, Pudtol, and Santa Marcela.