Salawikain

I really like the song “Salawikain” by McCoy featuring The Spaceflower Show, it is honest and up to the point and the tune is really catchy. I found myself singing it the first time I heard it.

Here is the lyrics of the song with translation… Some words are missing, I do not know how to translate them :)

[Chorus]
Salawikaing ito ay bago
A proverb that is new
Pampalipas oras lamang lahat
Just something to pass the time away
Biru-biruan lamang ng payo
Joking around with some advice
Kami’y nanunuya, natutuwa
We are mocking, just being happy
Natatawa lang sa mundo
Laughing at the world

Kapag ang buhay mo’y malungkot
If your life is sad
Huwag kang sisimangot
Don’t pout
Kapag bulsa’y walang pera
If your pocket is empty
Daanin sa tawa
Just laugh it up
Wala ng pera sisimangot ka
There’s no money in pouting
La la la

Kapag ikaw takot sa multo
If you are afraid of ghosts
Dala ka ng aso
Just bring your dog
Kapag ikaw takot sa daga
If you are afraid of rats
Dala ka ng pusa
Bring a cat
Magsasawa ka sa kuting at tuta
You’ll get fed up with kittens and puppies
La la la

[repeat Chorus]

Kapag ikaw na-iinitan
If you are feeling hot
Dala ka ng payong
bring an umbrella
Sa pagdating naman ng ulan
When rain comes
Payong mo ang baon
Your umbrella will be your “baon” :)
Huwag lang kakanin ang baon na payong
Just don’t eat the umbrella that you brought

Kapag lalaki may bigote
If a man has a mustache
Maraming babae
He has many women
Kapag babae may bigote
If a woman has a mustache
Ito ay lalaki
That woman is a man
Oh, Check mo’ng syota mo baka may bigote
Go check if your girlfriend has a mustache
La la la

[repeat Chorus]

Kapag pinanganak kang pangit
If you are born ugly
Huwag ka ng masungit
Do not be mean
Kapag ika’y laging masungit
If you are always mean
Lalo kang papangit
You will only get uglier
S***t di bagay mag-sungit ang pangit
Uglies can’t be mean
La la la

January 7, 2008 · Filed Under songs

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Concrete Angels

I am a sucker for sad songs and this one is about to top my list. I just saw the lyrics when I was trying to browse for songs for my two year old daughter and it caught me off-guard. The lyrics is so heart-wrenching, the music so penetrating and the video is just too much. I love this song and hate those people who have the courage to raise a hand to little ones.

Concrete Angel Lyrics
Artist:Martina McBride

She walks to school with the lunch she packed
Nobody knows what she’s holding back
Wearing the same dress she wore yesterday
She hides the bruises with the linen and lace

Ohhh

The teacher wonders but she doesn’t ask
It’s hard to see the pain behind the mask
Bearing the burden of a secret storm
Sometimes she wishes she was never born

Through the wind and the rain
She stands hard as a stone
In a world that she can’t rise above
But her dreams give her wings
And she flies to a place
Where she’s loved

Concrete Angel

Somebody cries in the middle of the night
The neighbors hear but they turn out the light
A fragile soul caught in the hands of fate
When morning comes it will be too late

Through the wind and the rain
She stands hard as a stone
In a world that she can’t rise above
But her dreams give her wings
And she flies to a place
Where she’s loved

Concrete Angel

A statue stands in a shaded place
An angel girl with an upturned face
Her name is written on a polished rock
A broken heart that the world forgot

Through the wind and the rain
She stands hard as a stone
In a world that she can’t rise above
But her dreams give her wings
And she flies to a place
Where she’s loved
Concrete Angel

October 3, 2007 · Filed Under songs

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