| Gumising akong mabigat ang loob
| I woke up discouraged
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| May guhit ng luha sa aking pisngi
| There was a streak of tears on my cheek
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| Dahan-dahang bumangon at napatanong
| Slowly got up and asked
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| Bakit dati hindi naman ganito ang buhay
| Why wasn't life like this before
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| Sumisikip ang araw sa king bintana
| The sun is shining through the king's window
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| Naririning ang ingay ng kapit bahay
| The noise of the neighbor can be heard
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| Ngunit ditto, singgabi pa rin ng
| But here, it's still midnight
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| Kumakapit na dilim
| Clinging darkness
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| Sa salamin ako’y tumingin
| I looked in the mirror
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| Unti-unti kong napansin
| Gradually I noticed
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| Na sa dami na tin ng nangyari
| That's the amount that happened
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| Halos din a makilala ang aking sarili
| I almost know myself
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| May mga lumang kanta na naririnig pa
| There are old songs that are still heard
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| Tungkol sa hari, kwarto, tulog at motel na madrama
| About king, bedroom, sleep and motel drama
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| At ang tinig sa radio at galling sa bata
| And the voice on the radio and galling to the child
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| Na nagpapanggap na mama, di lang nya alam
| Pretending to be mama, he just doesn't know
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| Mahirap palang tumanda
| It's hard to grow old
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| Repeat Chorus
| Repeat Chorus
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| Nakakita ako ng isang litrato
| I saw a picture
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| Halos din a makilala ang batang nakangiti
| You can almost recognize the smiling child
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| Katulad ng maraming bagay, litrato ko’y
| Like many things, my photo
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| Kukupas
| I faded
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| At bukas isa na lang syang malayong
| And tomorrow he's just one away
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| Alaala | Memories |