Pamulinawen is a Visayan folksong from the Island of Panay, Philippines. The lyrics are in the Hiligaynon language. Pamulinawen is to be sung with a "kundiman" beat - which means it should be sung slowly and in an emotional manner. The song is about unrequited love, and it's typically sung by women to their lovers who are away at sea. The lyrics of pamulinawen express the feelings of a woman whose lover has sailed away to "faraway places" leaving her feeling rejected and alone ("pagtulog sa kwarto"). She expresses her hope that he will return soon to ease her sorrows ("diri mailang ang luha ko"), doing so with the metaphor "gaping wide open" (opening up like a hole) which could also mean something like "empty like emptiness itself".