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Every time I remember the recent killings in Maguindanao, it hurts a lot. It's as if a person's life were that cheap, that worthless, that it didn't matter. It hearkens back to our past. Every time we think that we have achieved a precarious balance in making peace on this island, something happens that reminds us how close that past still is, how near the surface the barbaric customs of not so long ago.

I thought the Mindanao depicted in the songs of Asin in the 1970s was beginning to fade. Has it?

The song "Bayan kong Sinilangan" was written by Saro Banares, who came from Koronadal, South Cotabato. Though it mostly refers only to one place, the song could just as easily refer to the island and its past.

The song "Balita" on the other hand is perhaps more familiar to people as its chorus was sampled by the Black Eyed Peas for its "APL Song." After over 20 years, suddenly it has garnered fresh meaning in the light of recent events. Sh*t. Still hurts.

Bayan Kong Sinilangan
(Asin)

Ako'y isinilang sa isang bayan ng Cotabato
Kasing gulo ng tao, kasing gulo ng mundo
Dahil 'di magkasundo sa relihiyon at prinsipyo
Nagkagulo
Ang bayan ko sa Cotabato, kasing gulo ng isip ko
'Di alam saan nanggaling, 'di alam saan patungo
Kapatid sa kapatid, laman sa laman
Sila-sila ang naglalaban, 'di ko alam ang dahilan ng gulo

Bakit nagkagano'n, ang sagot sa tanong ko
Bakit kayo nag-away, bakit kayo nagkagulo
Prinsipyo mo'y igagalang ko kung ako'y iyong nirespeto
Kung nagtulungan kayo, 'di sana magulo ang bayan ko

CHORUS
Sa bayan kong sinilangan, sa timog Cotabato
Ako ay namulat sa napakalaking gulo
Dahil walang respeto sa prinsipyo ng kapwa tao
Kapwa Pilipino ay pinapahirapan mo
Ang gulo

Ako'y nananawagan, humihingi ng tulong n'yo
Kapayapaa'y bigyan ng daan, kapayapaan sa bayan ko
Bakit kailangan pang maglaban, magkapatid kayo sa dugo
Kailan kayo magkakasundo, kapayapaa'y kailan matatamo ng bayan ko

Kung ako'y may maitutulong, tutulong nang buong puso
Gitara ko'y aking inaalay, kung magkagulo'y gamitin mo
Kung ang kalaba'y walang puso, puso na rin ang gamitin mo
Ituring mong 'sang kaibigan, isipin mong siya'y may puso rin katulad mo

CHORUS
Sa bayan kong sinilangan (bakit may gulo) sa timog Cotabato (sa timog Cotabato)
Ako ay namulat (kailan matatapos) sa napakalaking gulo (ang gulo)
Dahil walang respeto (kailan magkakasundo) sa prinsipyo ng kapwa tao (ang tao)
Kapwa Pilipino (kapwa Pilipino) ay kinakalaban mo (bakit kinalaban mo)
Ang gulo...

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The Land of My Birth
(Original by Asin; translation by Laya)
INTRO


I was born in a town in Cotabato
As troublesome as people, as chaotic as the world
Because they couldn't agree on religion and principles
There was trouble
My hometown in Cotabato, as troubled as my mind
It doesn't know where it came from, it doesn't know where to go
Brother against brother, and flesh against flesh
They turned against one another, I don't know the reason for this trouble

Why did this happen, the answer to my question
Why are you quarreling, why did you create trouble
I would respect your principles if you respected me
If only you helped one another there wouldn't be such trouble in my home town.

CHORUS
In the land where I was born, in South Cotabato
I grew up amidst a great trouble
Because of lack of respect for the beliefs of fellow men
You brought hardship to your fellow Filipinos
Such trouble

I am making this call, asking for your help
Give way to peace, peace in my home land
Why do you need to fight, when you are brothers in blood
When will you agree, when will peace be achieved in my home town

If there were something I could do to help, to help with all my heart
My guitar I offer, for use in times of trouble
If the enemy has no heart, you should still use your own heart
Treat him as a friend, think that he also has a heart like you do

CHORUS
In the land of my birth (why is there trouble) in South Cotabato (in South Cotabato)
I grew up (when will it end) amidst such great trouble (such trouble)
Because of lack of respect (when will they agree) for the beliefs of fellowmen (of men)
Fellow Filipinos (fellow Filipinos) are who you're fighting against (why are you fighting them)
Such trouble...

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Three songs became the background for the first EDSA: one an angry lament, another a call for action, the third a joyous affirmation. These songs once again became the background to a people's mourning last August as we accompanied Cory Aquino to her final resting place. And now that her son and Ninoy's has finally announced his bid for the Presidency, shall we hear those songs once again against a background of yellow?

Here are the lyrics for Handog ng Filipino sa Mundo and Magkaisa, with English translations for those who cannot understand Filipino. Translations are literal, though, and not metered.

Maging Sino Ka Man
(Rey Valera)

Ang pag-ibig ay sadyang ganyan
Tiwala sa isa't isa'y kailangan
Dati mong pag-ibig wala akong pakialam
Basta't mahal kita kailan pa man
'Wag kang mag-isip ng ano pa man
Mga paliwanag mo'y di na kailangan
At kahit ano pa ang iyong nakaraan
Mamahalin kita maging sino ka man
Mahal kita pagka't mahal kita
Iniisip nila ay hindi mahalaga
Mahal kita maging sino ka man



Mali man ang ikaw ay ibigin ko
Ako'y isang bulag na umiibig sa 'yo
At kahit ano pa ang iyong nakaraan
Mamahalin kita maging sino ka man
Mahal kita pagka't mahal kita
Iniisip nila ay hindi mahalaga
Mahal kita maging sino ka man

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Whoever You Are
Translation by Laya

Love is just like that
Trust in each other is needed
I don't care about your former loves,
I just love you forever.
'Don't think about anything else
Your explanations are not needed
And whatever your past is,
I will love you, whoever you are.
I love you, and because I love you
What others think is not important
I love you, whoever you are.

Even if it would be wrong to love you
I am blind in my love for you
And whatever your past is,
I will love you, whoever you are.
I love you, and because I love you
What others think is not important
I love you, whoever you are.

Hoyess. Long before Leann Rimes sang "Life Goes On," there was Neocolours and "Tuloy Pa Rin." I heard this song when I was on the jeep last night going home, and it is so upbeat I wished I could often hear it in the morning when I am starting my day.


Tuloy Pa Rin
Neocolours

Sa wari ko'y
Lumipas na ang kadiliman ng araw
Dahan-dahan pang gumigising
At ngayo'y babawi na

Muntik na
Nasanay ako sa 'king pag-iisa
Kaya nang iwanan ang
Bakas ng kahapon ko

CHORUS:
Tuloy pa rin ang awit ng buhay ko
Nagbago man ang hugis ng puso mo
Handa na 'kong hamunin ang aking mundo
'Pagkat tuloy pa rin

Kung minsan ay hinahanap
Pang alaala ng iyong halik (alaala ng 'yong halik)
Inaamin ko na kay tagal pa
Bago malilimutan ito

Kay hirap nang maulit muli
Ang naiwan nating pag-ibig (alam ko na 'yan)
Tanggap na at natututo pang
Harapin ang katotohanang ito

CHORUS:
Tuloy pa rin ang awit ng buhay ko
Nagbago man ang hugis ng puso mo
Handa na 'kong hamunin ang aking mundo
'Pagkat tuloy pa rin

Muntik na
Nasanay ako sa 'king pag-iisa
Kaya nang iwanan
Ang bakas ng kahapon ko

CHORUS:
Tuloy pa rin ang awit ng buhay ko
Nagbago man ang hugis ng puso mo
Handa na 'kong hamunin ang aking mundo
'Pagkat tuloy pa rin
Tuloy pa rin ang awit ng buhay ko
Nagbago man ang hugis ng puso mo
Handa na 'kong hamunin ang aking mundo
'Pagkat tuloy pa rin
Tuloy pa rin ang awit ng buhay ko (tuloy pa rin)
Nagbago man ang hugis ng puso mo (hugis ng mundo mo)
Handa na 'kong hamunin ang aking mundo (hamunin)
'Pagkat tuloy pa rin (tuloy pa rin)
Tuloy pa rin ang awit ng buhay ko
Nagbago man ang hugis ng puso mo
Handa na 'kong hamunin ang aking mundo
'Pagkat tuloy pa rin
Tuloy pa rin ang awit ng buhay ko (tuloy pa rin)
Nagbago man ang hugis ng puso mo (oh..hoh..)
Handa na 'kong hamunin ang aking mundo (handang harapin ang mundo)
'Pagkat tuloy pa rin
Tuloy pa rin ang awit ng buhay ko
Nagbago man ang hugis ng puso mo
Handa na 'kong hamunin ang aking mundo
'Pagkat tuloy pa rin

And... I cannot resist the temptation :P


It Still Goes On (The Song of my Life)
Neocolours / Translation by Laya

I believe
The darkness of the day is passing
Slowly waking up
And now I'll make up for

Almost
I have resigned my self to being alone
Able to leave behind
The footprints of my past

CHORUS:
The song of my life still goes on
Even if the shape of your heart would change
I am now ready to challenge my world
Because it still goes on...

Sometimes I still look
For the memory of your kiss (memory of your kiss)
I admit that it will be long
Before I can forget

It would be hard to revive
The love we left behind (I already know that)
Accepted it and now I am learning
To face this reality

CHORUS:
The song of my life still goes on
Even if the shape of your heart would change
I am now ready to challenge my world
Because it still goes on...

Almost
I have resigned my self to being alone
Able to leave behind
The footprints of my past

CHORUS:
The song of my life still goes on
Even if the shape of your heart would change
I am now ready to challenge my world
Because it still goes on...
The song of my life still goes on
Even if the shape of your heart would change
I am now ready to challenge my world
Because it still goes on...
The song of my life still goes on (still goes on)
Even if the shape of your heart would change (shape of your world)
I am now ready to challenge my world (challenge)
Because it still goes on... (still goes on)
The song of my life still goes on
Even if the shape of your heart would change
I am now ready to challenge my world
Because it still goes on...
The song of my life still goes on (still goes on)
Even if the shape of your heart would change (oh...hoh...)
I am now ready to challenge my world (ready to face the world)
Because it still goes on...
The song of my life still goes on
Even if the shape of your heart would change
I am now ready to challenge my world
Because it still goes on...

Another attempt at translation... LOL


Di Na Natuto
(Gary Valenciano)

nand'yan ka na naman, tinutukso-tukso ang aking puso
ilang ulit na bang iniiwasan ka
di na natuto

sulyap ng 'yong mata, laging nadarama kahit malayo, ooh
nahihirapan na, lalapit-lapit pa
di na natuto

isang ngiti mo lang at ako'y napapaamo
yakapin mong minsan ay muling magbabalik sa'yo
na walang kalaban-laban
ang puso ko'y tanging iyo lamang
ooh...

o eto na naman
laging nananabik ang aking puso,
ooh...
muling bumabalik sa 'yong mga halik
di na natuto

refrain:

isang ngiti mo lang
at ako'y napapaamo (woh...)
yakapin mong minsan
ay muling magbabalik sa'yo

na walang kalaban-laban
ang puso ko'y tanging iyo lamang

refrain:

isang ngiti mo lang
at ako'y napapaamo (woh...)
yakapin mong minsan
ay muling magbabalik sa'yo

na walang kalaban-laban
ang puso ko'y tanging iyo lamang
ang puso ko'y tanging iyo lamang

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Never Learned the Lesson
(translated from the original Filipino by Layamaria)

here you are again, teasing my heart
how many times have I avoided you
never learned the lesson

a glance from your eyes, can always be felt even from afar, ooh
it's so hard for me, yet I am drawn near again
never learned the lesson

just one smile from you and I am tamed
embrace me only once and I will return to you
without any defenses
this heart of mine is for you alone
ooh...

oh, here we go again
my heart is ever craving for you,
ooh...
again returning to your sweet kisses
never learned the lesson

refrain:

just one smile from you and I am tamed
embrace me only once and I will return to you
without any defenses
this heart of mine is for you alone
ooh...

refrain:

just one smile from you and I am tamed
embrace me only once and I will return to you
without any defenses
this heart of mine is for you alone
this heart of mine is for you alone

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Nakapagtataka
(latest version is by Spongecola)

Walang tigil ang gulo sa aking pag-iisip
Mula nang tayo’y nagpasyang maghiwalay
Nagpaalam pagkat hindi tayo bagay
Nakapagtataka, oh.

Kung bakit ganito ang aking kapalaran
Di ba’t ilang ulit ka nang nagpaalam
At bawat paalam ay puno ng iyakan
Nakapagtataka, nakapagtataka

Chorus:
Hindi ka ba napapagod, o di kaya’y nagsasawa
Sa ating mga tampuhang walang hanggang katapusan
Napahid na ang mga luha, damdamin at puso’y tigang
Wala nang maibubuga, wala na ‘kong maramdaman.

Bridge:
Kung tunay tayong nagmamahalan
Ba’t di tayo magkasunduan
Oh, oh.

Walang tigil ang ulan at nasaan ka, araw
Napano na’ng pag-ibig sa isa’t isa
Wala na bang nananatiling pag-asa
Nakapagtataka, saan ka napunta?

Hindi ka ba napapagod, o di kaya’y nagsasawa
Sa ating mga tampuhang walang hanggang katapusan

Napahid na ang mga luha, damdamin at puso’y tigang
Wala nang maibubuga, wala na ‘kong maramdaman.oohh

Napahid na ang mga luha, damdamin at puso’y tigang
Wala nang maibubuga, wala na ‘kong maramdaman.

Kung tunay tayong nagmamahalan
Ba’t di tayo magkasunduan
Oh, oh.

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It Makes Me Wonder
(translated from the original Filipino by Laya)

The chaos in my mind never stopped
From the moment that we decided to separate
Said goodbye because we weren't suited for each otehr
So mysterious, oh..

Why is my fate like this?
Haven't you said goodbye so many times?
Every farewell was laden with tears
It makes me wonder, makes me wonder

Chorus:
Don't you ever get tired, or even get jaded
From all of our quarrels that never seem to end?
The tears have all been wiped away, emotions and heart are all dried up
There's nothing left to give, I don't feel anything anymore.

Bridge:
If we really love each other
Why can't we agree?
Oh, oh.

The rain doesn't stop, and where are you sunshine
What happened to our love for each other
Isn't there any hope left
It makes me wonder, where have you gone?

Don't you ever get tired, or even get jaded
From all of our quarrels that never seem to end?

The tears have all been wiped away, emotions and heart are all dried up
There's nothing left to give, I don't feel anything anymore..oohh

The tears have all been wiped away, emotions and heart are all dried up
There's nothing left to give, I don't feel anything anymore..

If we really love each other
Why can't we agree?
Oh, oh.

Yes, okay, who could forget Dorina and Lavinia and the immortal line "You're nothing but a second-rate, trying hard copycat!" with matching throw-wine-in-face action. At least that's what people immediately remember when they think of "Bituing Walang Ningning".

Me, I love the movie and the made-for-TV series, but mostly I love the song itself, "Bituing Walang Ningning". Yes, okay, knock me on the head. (My roommate says: With pleasure!)

I just love the way the lyrics were written (the original Filipino is still more poetic and beautiful, I apologize for my poor translation). So it's idealistic. So it's hopelessly romantic. But I've always thought that fame is a cold companion when you're at the top alone. As another former roommate of mine once said: "So what's a career? You retire when you're 65, after that, what do you do? Do you grow old alone? No matter if you are the very best there will come a moment when you have to step down and make room for the next generation. If your work is all you have, and you can't do it anymore, do you die if you find yourself all alone? Cold comfort all that money, all the memories of past success, if you don't have anyone to share it with."

For me, that's what the song "Bituing Walang Ningning" is all about. One can't get so wrapped up in the material things that one forgets to feed one's heart. (Shall I knock you on the head now? asks my roommate, brandishing the palu-palo that she is using to do the laundry.)

I've posed this questions to so many people already: Would you rather be Cleopatra, or Elizabeth I? Would you choose your crown, or your heart?

Both were queens, great politicians in times when men dominated everything. Both used their feminine wiles to keep their countries safe from others who wanted to conquer them. But Cleopatra made an error: she fell in love with Marc Antony, and paid for that price with her country and her life. She chose her heart, and now she is known not for the statesman that she once was, but for the tragic love affair that doomed Egypt (and that dramatic death-by-asp rather than be captured). On the other hand, Elizabeth was also young and impetuous, always walking the thin line, always in danger of being executed should she make the tiniest mistake. She got linked to men, 'tis true (Thomas Seymour and Rob Dudley, to name two), sometimes to the point when her enemies thought they had her. But she always avoided their traps. In the end, she died alone, but the country that had been destitute when she inherited it had become a world power during her reign. Yet, she died alone, some say, a bitter old woman who could not bear to have lovers in her vicinity and who even did not want her male courtiers to marry. She was known and revered as a great statesman... reputed to have once said "I am a failure as a woman, yet my very failures as a woman are what make me a great queen."

So which one? Cleopatra, or Elizabeth I?

Some time ago I watched the Koreanovela Hwang Jini (the famous kisaeng) on TV. Hwang Jini said, "Hindi ba maaaring pagsabayin ang tungkulin at ang pag-ibig (Can I not have both duty and love)?"

Go figure.

*repost from Soulcast.com*

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Bituing Walang Ningning
(Originally sung by Sharon Cuneta)

Kung minsan ang pangarap
Habambuhay itong hinahanap
Bakit nga ba nakapagtataka
'Pag ito ay nakamtan mo na
Bakit may kulang pa


Mga bituin aking narating
Ngunit langit ko pa rin ang iyong piling
Kapag tayong dalawa'y naging isa
Kahit na ilang laksang bituin
'Di kayang pantayan ating ningning


CHORUS 1
Balutin mo ako ng hiwaga ng iyong pagmamahal
Hayaang matakpan ang kinang na 'di magtatagal
Mabuti pa kaya'y maging bituing walang ningning
Kung kapalit nito'y walang paglaho mong pagtingin


CHORUS 2
Itago mo ako sa lilim ng iyong pagmamahal
Limutin ang mapaglarong kinang ng tagumpay
Sa piling mo ngayon ako'y bituing walang ningning
Nagkukubli sa liwanag ng ating pag-ibig


[Repeat 2nd Stanza]
[Repeat CHORUS 1]
[Repeat REFRAIN 2 except last line]


Nagkukubli sa liwanag at kislap ng ating pag-ibig

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Star Without Shine
(Translated from the original Filipino by Layamaria)

Sometimes our dreams
We search for them all our lives
Why is it so mysterious
When you have achieved them
Why is something still missing?

The stars I've reached
But my heaven is still to be with you
When the two of us are one
Even a million stars
Cannot compete with our brilliance

CHORUS 1
Wrap me in the mystery of your love
Let it cover the sparkle that won't last
I would rather be a star without shine
If in exchange I get your unfading love

CHORUS 2
Hide me in the shelter of your love
To forget the treacherous sparkle of success
With you now I am a star without shine
Hiding in the brightness of our love

[Repeat 2nd Stanza]
[Repeat CHORUS 1]
[Repeat REFRAIN 2 except last line]


Hiding in the brightness and sparkle of our love

Some people are really hard habits to break... :( More translations.


Hard Habit To Break
(Original by Chicago/Revived by Martin Nievera)

I guess I thought you'd be here forever
Another illusion I chose to create
You don't know what you got until it's gone
And I found out just a little too late

I was acting if you were lucky to have me
Doin' you a favor I hardly knew you were there
But then you were gone and it was all wrong
Had no idea how much i cared

Chorus:
Now being without you takes a lot of getting used to
Should learn to live with it but I don't want to
Living without you is all a big mistake
Instead of getting easier it's the hardest thing to take
I'm addicted to you babe you're a hard habit to break

You found someone else you had every reason
You know I can't blame you from runnin' to him
Two people together but living alone
I was spreading my love too thin

After all these years
I'm still tryin' to shake it
Doin' much better they say that it just takes time
But deep in the night its an endless flight
I can't get you out of my mind

Chorus:
Being without you takes a lot of getting used to
Should learn to live with it I don't want to
Being without you is all a big mistake
Instead of getting easier it's the hardest thing to take
I'm addicted to you, you're a hard habit to break...

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Isang Ugaling Mahirap Baguhin
(Original by Chicago/Revived by Martin Nievera)

Siguro nga akala ko walang hanggan ka nang naririto
Isa ito sa mga ilusyong piniling likhain ko
Totoo ngang hindi mo alam kung anong meron ka kundi pa ito mawawala
Nalaman ko man, lahat ay huli na.

Nang ako'y umasta wari'y sinuswerte ka't nariyan ako
Kaunting pagpapahalaga lamang ang ibinigay sa iyo
Nang bigla kang nawala, saka ko naramdamang hindi tama
Hindi ko alam, ganoon ka pala kahalaga.


Chorus:
Ngayong hindi ka na kasama, kailangang masanay na
Kailangang matutong mabuhay, ngunit ayoko pa
Ang mabuhay nang wala ka, napakalaking pagkakamali
Sa halip na gumaan, naghirap lalo ang damdamin
Ako'y lulong na sa iyo sinta, ika'y isang ugaling napakahirap baguhin.

Nakakita ka ng iba, oo nga't ika'y may dahilan
Tumakbo ka sa kanya, hindi kita masisisi
Tayo'y dalawang taong magkasama ngunit kapwa nabubuhay nang mag-isa
Hindi ko napansin pagmamahal ko'y tingi-tingi na pala.

Pagkatapos ng matagal na panahon, pinagsisikapan ko pa rin
Ang baguhin itong damdamin, sabi nila'y panahon lamang ang makakapagsabi
Ngunit sa lalim ng gabi, naglalaban ang damdamin
Hindi pa rin kayang ikaw ay limutin.

Chorus:
Ngayong hindi ka na kasama, kailangang masanay na
Kailangang matutong mabuhay, ngunit ayoko pa
Ang mabuhay nang wala ka, napakalaking pagkakamali
Sa halip na gumaan, naghirap lalo ang damdamin
Ako'y lulong na sa iyo, ika'y isang ugaling napakahirap baguhin.

I was a child when my parents took my sister and me to watch a rare event -- a movie showing at the barangay plaza. There were no chairs... we bundled up and brought sacks to sit on. The screen was a huge sheet stretched on part of the plaza wall.

The movie seemed very familiar. It was "Natutulog Pa Ang Diyos (God Is Still Asleep)." I realized it was an adaptation of a radio drama I had been hearing off and on for the past few months. The trials and vicissitudes of Gillian, the heiress deprived of her rightful place, and of Andrew, the usurper who had been put in her place, had been in the background of our daily life, as the radio played incessantly from dawn till dusk and could be heard all over the house.

Then there was the theme song. It was something else actually. Was Gillian actually asking if God was asleep? I don't remember if there was such a part in the movie, but then it has been twenty years. All I remember were the parts where the babies got switched inside the car, then the maltreatment of Gillian by her foster parents, and the part where Andrew got operated on after being in an accident, when I hid my eyes from so much blood.

Why? Was God sleeping, to allow such bad things to happen to someone who didn't deserve them? As we look around us today, we can ask the same thing. Is He asleep? Is He even there? Why does He let all the atrocities happen? Why doesn't He save the innocents who are suffering all over the world? Why does He let evil remain? The song says that we have to do something and He will help us. But why doesn't He then help those people who are trying to make a difference? Why does He stand by and let journalists be murdered, let activists be salvaged, let those who would speak the truth be silenced?

Is He sleeping?
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Natutulog Ba Ang Diyos?
(Gary Valenciano / OST - Natutulog Ba Ang Diyos)

Bakit kaya, bakit ka ba naghihintay
Na himukin pa, pilitin pa ng tadhana
Alam mo na kung bakit nagkakaganyan
Lumulutang, nasasayang and buhay mo
At ang ibinubulong ng iyong puso
Natutulog ba ang Diyos, natutulog ba?

At ikay ay kaagad sumusuko
Konting hirap at munting pagsubok lamang
Bakit ganyan, nasaan and iyong tapang
Naduduwag, nawawalan ng pag-asa
At iniisip na natutulog pa, natutulog pa ang Diyos
Natutulog ba?

Chorus:
Sikapin mo, pilitin mo, tibayan ang iyong puso
Tanging ikaw ang huhubog sa iyong bukas
Huwag sanang akalaing natutulog pa ang Diyos
Ang buhay mo ay mayroong halaga sa Kanya.

Dapat nga ba na ikaw ay maghintay
At himukin pa, pilitin pa ng tadhana
Gawin mo na, kung ano ang nararapat
Magsikap ka at magtiwala sa Maykapal
Nakahanda ang Diyos umalalay sa 'yo
Hinihintay ka lang, kaibigan

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Is God Sleeping?
(Gary Valenciano / OST - Natutulog Ba Ang Diyos)
(Rough Translation by Laya)

Why is it, why are you waiting
To be coaxed, to be forced by fate
You already know why
You feel that you are floating, that your life is being wasted
And your heart whispers,
Is God sleeping, is He sleeping?

And you immediately give up
Faced with a little hardship and small trials
Why are you that way, where is your courage?
Feeling cowardly, losing hope
And thinking that He is sleeping, that God is sleeping
Is He sleeping?

Chorus:
Strive, try, to make your heart strong
Only you can shape your tomorrow
You should not think that God is still asleep
Your life has value to Him.

Should it be that you would wait
And be coaxed, be forced by fate
Do what should be done
Strive and believe in the Almighty
God is ready to help you
He is just waiting for you, my friend

Sometimes I like to translate my favorite songs, poems or literary excerpts into another language just for the heck of it. Just to see if I can do it. Here's a sample translation of one of my favorite Cebuano songs:

Usahay

Usahay, nagadamgo ako
nga ikaw ug ako nagkahigugmaay
ug nganong damguhon ko ikaw
damguhon sa kanunay
sa akong kamingaw

usahay, nagamahay ako
nganong nabuhi pa ning kalibutan
ug nganong gitiaw-tiawan
ang gugma ko kanimo
kanimo da...

Hiligaynon version:

Kung Kaisa

Kung kaisa, nagadamgo ako
Nga ikaw kag ako nagahigugmaay
Kay ngaa nga madamguhan ko ikaw
Pirme ko madamguhan
Sa akon kamingaw

Kung kaisa, nagamahay ako
Ngaa nabuhi pa sini nga kalibutan
Kay ngaa gintiaw-tiawan
Ang gugma ko sa imo
Sa imo, ah.

Tagalog version:

Minsan

Minsan, nangangarap ako
na ikaw at ako'y nagmamahalan
at bakit pinapangarap kita
pinapangarap lagi
sa aking pag-iisa

Minsan, nanghihinayang ako
bakit nabuhay pa sa mundong ito
at bakit pa ako niloko
gayong ang pag-ibig ko'y sa iyo
sa iyo lamang.


English version:

Sometimes

Sometimes, I dream
that you and I love each other
and why do I dream of you
always dream of you
when I am lonely?

Sometimes, I regret
why I ever lived on this earth
and why was I taken for a fool
when my love is for you
for you, alone.