| Maraming bukol sa aking mukha
| There are many bumps on my face
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| Tanakang umukol at sinasadya
| Deliberate and deliberate
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| Laging sinasalo ng sanga at dahon ko
| Always caught by my branches and leaves
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| Maraming bukol sa aking mukha
| There are many bumps on my face
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| Dahil ang puno ko’y hitik
| Because my tree is tall
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| Madaming bagay ang gusto kong sagutin
| There are many things I want to answer
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| Tuwing haharangin at tatanungin
| Every time it will be blocked and questioned
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| Mga asal na sa’ki’y nagpapailing
| Behaviors that make you shake your head
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| Ang palaging bungad bakit ang aga mong dumating
| The always open why you came in the morning
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| Bawat trabahong tinapos haharapin
| Each job completed will be dealt with
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| Sa’n man gaganapin aking kakagatin
| Wherever it is held I will bite
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| Na parang tayo’y nasa 1997 ulit
| It's like we're in 1997 again
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| At wala akong alam na ibang gusto kong gawin
| And I don't know anything else I want to do
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| Kahit sablay ang damit, ang mikropono’y punit
| Even if the clothes are dirty, the microphone is torn
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| Sabi nga ng nanay ko sa’kin ay diyan ka magaling
| My mother told me that you are good there
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| 'Di ko inakala na ako ay may mararating
| I didn't think I would get anywhere
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| Pero buo ang tiwala sa bitbit na anting-anting
| But there is complete trust in the amulet
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| Na walang anuman ang sa akin ay makakapigil
| That nothing of mine can stop
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| At ang talunan sa’kin ay isang maliit na butil
| And the loser to me is a small grain
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| Ng buhangin sa pangpang matamis na hinahagkan
| Of the sand on the sweetly kissed shore
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| Ang dagat ng isang gutom na aso na sumasagwan
| The sea of a hungry dog rowing
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| Sa isang pirasong tinapay na sa’kin ay umakay
| With a piece of bread brought to me
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| Tuwing sakto ang pera dadayo doon sa Pasay
| Every time the money goes there in Pasay
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| Pabalik ng Baclaran, Las Pinas papuntang Cavite
| Back to Baclaran, Las Pinas to Cavite
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| 'Pag pauwi sabit sa jeep na Alabang Zapote
| On the way home hang on the Alabang Zapote jeep
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| Nagpupumilit sumingit palad 'di maiguhit | Struggling to insert the palm 'could not be drawn |
| Pagkatapos ng lahat-lahat ay dapat kong masulit
| After all I have to make the most of it
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| Para sa’king mga anak kahit 'di maitatak
| For these children, even if it can't be stamped
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| Ang aking pangalan makasabay sa mga yapak
| My name keeps pace with the footsteps
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| Salamat kahit na ako ay isa lamang manunula
| Thank you even though I am only a poet
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| Ay may natungtungan na rin akong nakakalula
| I also found something that makes me feel dizzy
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| May kanin sa kaldero at may yero sa bubong
| There is rice in the pot and iron on the roof
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| Para sa mga mahal 'yan ang palagi kong tugon
| For those who love that is my constant response
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| Dahil marami ang laging nakaabang na ulupong
| Because many snakes are always lurking
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| Lait na pasigaw sa’kin ay mga mahinang bulong
| It's hard to shout to me but soft whispers
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| Kaya damihan mo ang hawak na pamukol na bato
| So multiply the flint in your hand
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| Ang tangi kong hiling sana’y mabusog ka sa bunga ko
| My only wish is that you will be satisfied with my fruit
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| Maraming bukol sa aking mukha
| There are many bumps on my face
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| Tanakang umukol at sinasadya
| Deliberate and deliberate
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| Laging sinasalo ng sanga at dahon ko
| Always caught by my branches and leaves
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| Maraming bukol sa aking mukha
| There are many bumps on my face
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| Dahil ang puno ko’y hitik | Because my tree is tall |