| Pagmulat ng aking mata
| Awakening of my eyes
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| Isang maaraw na umaga
| A sunny morning
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| Bumangon sa aking kama
| Get up from my bed
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| Diretso na sa kubeta
| Go straight to the closet
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| Maliligo, maghihilod
| Bathe, scrub
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| Mga libag saking likod
| Libag from my back
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| Magmumumog pagkasipilyo
| Mumble brushing
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| Handa na po ang inyong lingkod
| Your servant is ready
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| Pagkatapos magsuklay
| Then comb
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| Suot ang bago kong damit
| I'm wearing my new clothes
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| Nakahanda akong mamatay
| I was ready to die
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| Habang ako’y papalapit
| As I get closer
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| Sa isang dilag at ang sabi ko sakanya
| To a beauty and what I said to her
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| Itaas ang mga kamay holdap to
| Raise hands holdap to
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| Ilabas lahat ng pera sa bangko nyo
| Take all the money out of your bank
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| Hindi ko naman talaga balak na gawin ito
| I don't really intend to do this
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| Para bang ako’y tinulak lamang sa gawi na to
| It's as if I've just been pushed into this habit
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| Ang gusto ko lamang naman ay tahimik na buhay
| All I want is a quiet life
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| Kasama ang pamilya ko bawat araw makulay
| With my family every day is colorful
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| Pag empatyo sa kahirapan ay sadyang nakakaumay
| Empathy for poverty is very shaky
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| Kahit na ang maamong tupa’y tutubuan ng sungay
| Even the meek sheep will grow horns
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| Kay pastor napilitang mamasukan si misis
| Because the pastor, the wife was forced to work
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| Araw-araw na kinukwento kung gano kamanyakis
| Every day they tell me how cruel we are
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| Kahit di pa nya sabihin kung hanggang saan ang labis
| He didn't even say how much it was
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| Magtiis sa amo na makaraos lamang ang nais
| Suffer the boss to survive only what he wants
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| Isang araw ang aming anak walang tigil sa pag-iyak
| One day our son was crying incessantly
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| Kung bakit ang mga doktor ay hindi makatiyak
| Why doctors are not sure
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| Anong tunay na galak bakit napakailap
| What a real joy why so wild
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| Para sa mga mahal puso ko’y nabibiyak
| For my loved ones, my heart is broken
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| Pumasok ako dati kay mayor bilang alalay
| I used to go to the mayor as an assistant
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| Utusan sa kahit saan at ano mang bagay
| Command anywhere and anything
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| Kumatok sa pinto ng kanyang malaking bahay
| Knock on the door of his mansion
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| Upang humingi ng tulong para sa aking panganay
| To ask for help for my eldest
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| Tinaboy, kinutsya ako’y hinamak ng ina
| I was kicked out, mocked and despised by my mother
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| M’ak madumi na daw ang sahig kung san ako tumapak
| I think the floor where I stepped on is dirty
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| Ang mundo pala’y makipot akala ko malawak
| The world is narrow, I thought it was wide
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| Binitawan ang pag-asa na matagal ko ng hawak
| Let go of the hope I have long held
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| Tinawagan ang kumpare para humiram ng bakal
| The comparator was called to borrow steel
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| Papasok sa pinto naglalakad ng mabagal
| Entering the door walking slowly
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| Labag man sa kalooban hindi ko naman asal
| Against my will, I did not behave
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| Ayoko ng basahin ang nakasulat na bawal
| I don't want to read the written taboo
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| Pinuno ng salapi ang dala dala kong bag
| The bag I was carrying was full of money
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| Tumakbo ng tumakbo palayo at lumundag
| Run run away and jump
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| Sa isang bangin na madilim para kang bulag
| In a ravine that is dark for you to be blind
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| Nagpalipas ng gabi hanggang sa magdamag
| Spent the night until overnight
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| Kinabukasan nilagay ang pera sa kahon
| The next day the money was put in the box
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| Saka ko’y kinandado malalim kong binaon
| Then I locked myself in deep
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| Nagpaalam sa mag-anak ko na tanong ng tanong
| Farewell to my family question question
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| Meron na tayong sagot kahit ako’y makulong
| We have the answer even if I am incarcerated
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| Dadalhin ka na anak magpalakas ng katawan
| It will take you child to strengthen the body
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| Mag-aral kayong mabuti yan ang laging tandaan
| Study hard, that's what you always remember
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| Ako’y sumuko sa pulis agad akong kinapkapan
| I surrendered to the police and immediately searched
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| Nung walang nakatingin saka ako… | When no one was looking then I… |