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Bayan Ko

| filipino, philippines

The song “Bayan Ko” never fails to move me, and it is to this song and
other traditional songs that I turn to whenever I feel homesick. I
wish I knew the first stanza better, and I wish I could sing well
enough to help even my non-Tagalog-speaking friends appreciate the
beauty of the song.

Lyrics by Jose Corazon de Jesus, melody by Constancio de Guzman

Ang bayan kong Pilipinas
Lupain ng ginto't bulaklak
Pag-ibig ang sa kanyang palad
Nag-alay ng ganda't dilag.
At sa kanyang yumi at ganda
Dayuhan ay nahalina
Bayan ko, binihag ka
Nasadlak sa dusa.

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Ibon mang may layang lumipad
Kulungin mo at umiiyak
Bayan pa kayang sakdal dilag
Ang di magnasang makaalpas!
Pilipinas kong minumutya
Pugad ng luha ko't dalita
Aking adhika,
Makita kang sakdal laya!

Google search changes

| filipino

http://www.google.com.ph ‘s “I’m Feeling Lucky” button has changed
from “Maganda ang Kutob Ko” to “Heto na ang pinakahinahanap-hanap
ko!”.

=)

Traffic

| filipino

Nagje-jaywalk na suso
Nakita ko sa Quiapo
Kay bilis nyang tumakbo
Naunahan pa ako

Thanks to Clair for getting tanaga into my head (I have Last Challenge
Syndrome, like LSS) and my mom for suggesting Quiapo instead of Recto. =)

Bituin

| filipino

bituin daw kanyang mata.
rosas daw kanyang labi.
mukha raw s'yang diwata.
ay! baliw yung nagsabi!

ABAB rhyming this time.

Pusa sa Kalye

| cat, filipino

hindi ko malimutan
pusang nasagasaan
tatlong kuting sa daan
wala nang mapuntahan

– More tanaga. Waah, poor cats. 2005.03.19

Tanaga: Siopao

| cat, filipino

My first tanaga. Please help me fix my Tagalog; I might've gotten some
of the nuances wrong. The poem below is fairly sick. I hope this never
happens to any cat!

Siopao

pusang aking inangkin
hinagkan nang malambing,
siniopao at kinain?!
iba sana hinain!

Buhayin ang Tanaga!

Mandrake translations

Posted: - Modified: | filipino, free and open source

Thanks to pusakat for telling me about the Mandrake Linux Tagalog Translation Team. Amazing stuff.

http://www.mandrakelinux.com/l10n/tl.php3