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Gaano kahaba ang Lupang Hinirang

Dahil sa kakaibang rendisyon na ginawa ni Martin Nievera sa pag-awit ng Lupang Hinirang, uminit muli ang talakayan tungkol sa Pambansang Awit ng Pilipinas. Pero alam nyo ba na hindi pa umabot ng isang minuto ang haba ng opisyal na bersyon ng kantang ito.

Ang bersyon ni Nievera sa Lupang Hinirang na kinanta niya sa laban nina Pinoy boxing icon Manny Pacquiao at British “Hitman" Ricky Hatton sa Las Vegas noong Mayo 3 ay tumagal ng halos isang minuto at 30 segundo.

Ngunit sa opisyal na bersyon ng Pambansang Awit na mapakikinggan sa Web site ng National Historical Institute, tumagal lamang ito ng 55 segundo sa ritmo ng “Marcha Filipina Magdalo" na ginawa ni Julian Felipe noong 1898. - Fidel Jimenez, GMANews.TV
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