Inang Ibon

Inang ibon
sa di kalayua'y
munti niyang pipit
kanyang pinagmasdan
habang ang mga ito'y
nagsumikap maibuka
kanilang munting pakpak.

Inang ibon
para sa munti niyang mga pipit
walang takot na binabaan
ang kanyang lipad
upang itaboy
palayo sa pugad
isang pusang ligaw
na tila gutom na gutom.

Inang ibon
lumuha din kaya
nang isa niyang pipit

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Sa Banyagang Lupa

Sa banyagang lupa
ako'y nananahan
dito pinagpala
dito nagkalaman
ang tiyan.

Subalit,
sa bayang pinagmulan
naruruon
ang aking isipan
huwag ka na sanang
magkomento
ng kung ano pa man
sapagkat sa puso ko
ito ay labis na dusa.

Huwag mo rin akong
anyayahang magbalik ngayon
sapagkat ang hapdi
ng kalam ng sikmura

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Ulan

Ulan, ulan
bumuhos ka ulan
hayaan mong
magtampisaw sa galak
silang mga batang
kamusmusa'y
di rin magtatagal.

Ulan, ulan
bumuhos ka ulan
hayaan mong
lunurin ng kanilang luha
ang mga puso nilang
sawi sa pag-ibig.

Ulan, ulan
bumuhos ka ulan
hayaan mong
pag-isahin nilang
mga bagong magsing-irog

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This High Wall

You leave me no choice.

Now I have to build
this high wall
for you to climb
to see the world.

You leave me no choice.

You have made me
feel this way
wanting to make you suffer
when you ignore me.

You leave me no choice.

Now I have to build
this high wall
for you to climb
to see the world.

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What To Do

Midnight
time passing by
leaving me thinking
of what to do
when the morning comes.

What to do
for the rest of my life
I don't know why
I ask myself this question
while I still have things to do
to this present time.

Maybe I want something new
that could make me feel excited
or maybe there is still youth inside of me
that needed to be released
before I get really old
or maybe I'm just being stupid
to think about it.

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Last Night I Played Poker With Death

Last night
I played poker with death.

It was a long night
and I wanted to win the game
but I did not win.

And now
I can see from the distance
the erecting hair of sunrise
so pale, but it's golden.

And I see my wife
weeping and weeping
and weeping...
beside my dead body.

I want to embrace her
but this light from above
is lifting me up

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When Heaven Shuts The Door

When you are tired
and heaven shuts the door
are you going to just sit there
and wait for heaven
to open the door?

No my dear,
get up and gather your strength
run untill you find
the crowd of those who are tired.

The crowd is singing
songs for heaven
join them
and sing with them
songs for heaven.

Yes my dear,
sing out loud, so loud
untill heaven got no other choice

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Wedding

Together,
we walk hand in hand
from this altar
to our new life
with hopes and dreams
and commitments to share.

I can't promise you heaven
but I can promise
to be with you
in good,
and in bad times.

From this day on,
I will never be alone
from this day on,
you will never be alone
from this day on,
we will be together.

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Inang Bayan (english 'Mother Country')

Oh, mother country
it's no longer
a short time
since you become
a free nation.

Oh, mother country
truly, you are free
but why
did you let yourself
be imprisoned
by poverty?

Was it your choice?

Oh, mother country
when will you be able
to take good care
of your abandoned children
who wish

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Let It Rain

The clouds are dark
and heavy
and my baby's heart
is lonely and blue
for her love
taken from her.

My heart is aching
but there's nothing I can do
for some things in this world
which I have no control.

The clouds are dark
and heavy
and my baby's heart
is lonely and blue.

Oh, I beg you
please let it rain
so I could see the rainbow

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