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Kaibigan

(jaypee garcia)
Hello kaibigan, kamusta ka na
Kay saya-saya muli kitang nakamusta
Mabuting kalagayan hangad ko sa yo
Kung akoy tanungin mabuti naman ako
Bridge 1:
Di pa rin nagbabago pagtingin sa yo
Di pagpapalit akoy hiyang dito
Hello kaibigan, kamusta ka na
Ibang-iba nga kung kilala mo na
Di ba mas natural, mas maganda
Kung hiyang talaga
(instrumental)
Bridge 2:
Ang nakasanayan mahirap ipagpalit
Magandang karanasan mahirap mawala
Hello kaibigan, kamusta ka na
Ibang-iba nga kung kilala mo na
Di ba mas natural, mas maganda
Kung hiyang talaga

song performed by by Lea Salonga
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Panaghoy

Aanhin ko
ang lahat ng yaman sa mundo
kung dito ay wala
ni isa mang kasalo.

Aanhin ko
ang pinakamataas na karangalan
kung dito ay walang
mapag-aalayan.

Aanhin ko
ang makapiling ka
kung ang isinisigaw ng iyong puso
ay hindi ako.

Aanhin ko
ang aking magandang tinig
kung wala ditong
makikinig.

Aanhin ko
ang aking mga tula
kung wala ditong
tutula.

Aanhin ko
ang mabuhay
kung aking saysay
ay maitutulad sa hanging
walang nakakakita.

Oh, poon ng mga poon
bakit pa ako'y nilalang
kung ika'y walang gagawin
kundi ako'y pagtaghuyin.

poem by Marites C. Cayetano
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Reflection (Mulan)

Mayroong akong nais malaman
Maaari bang magtaong?
Alam mo bang matagal na kitang iniibig?
Matagal na 'kong nahihintay
***Ngunit mayroong ka nang ibang minamahal
Kung kaya't akoy 'di mo pinapansin
Kung sakaling iwanan ka niya
Huwag kang magalala
May nagmamahal sa iyo
Nandito ako
Nandito ako umiibig sa iyo
Kahit na nagdurugo and puso
Kung sakaling iwanan ka niya
Huwag kang magalala
May nagmamahal sa iyo
Nandito ako***
Kung ako ang iyong iibigin
'Di kailangan nang mangamba
Pagkat ako ay parang mong alipin
Sa iyo lang wala nang iba
(repeat ***)
Nandito ako...

song performed by by Lea Salonga
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Nandito Ako

(aaron paul del rosario)
Mayroon akong nais malaman
Maaari bang magtanong
Alam mo bang matagal na kitang iniibig
Matagal na kong naghihintay
Ngunit mayroon kang ibang minamahal
Kung kayat akoy di mo pinapansin
Ngunit ganun pa man nais kong malaman mo
Ang puso kong itoy para lang sa iyo
Refrain:
Nandito ako umiibig sa iyo
Kahit na nagdurugo ang puso
Kung sakaling iwanan ka niya
Huwag kang mag-alala
May nagmamahal sa iyo
Nandito ako
Kung ako ay iyong iibigin
Di kailangan ang mangamba
Pagkat ako ay para mong alipin
Sa iyo lang wala nang iba
Ngunit mayroon kang ibang minamahal
Kung kayat akoy di mo pinapansin
Ngunit ganun pa man nais kong malaman mo
Ang puso kong itoy para lang sa iyo
Nandito ako umiibig sa iyo
Kahit na nagdurugo ang puso
Kung sakaling iwanan ka niya
Huwag kang mag-alala
May nagmamahal sa iyo
Nandito ako
Nandito ako umiibig sa iyo
Kahit na nagdurugo ang puso
Kung sakaling iwanan ka niya
Huwag kang mag-alala
May nagmamahal sa iyo
Nandito ako
Nandito ako...

song performed by by Lea Salonga
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Bebot

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Ikaw ay
Filipino!!! Filipino!!! Filipino!!! Filipino!!!
Hoy pare pakinggan nyo ko
Eto nang tunay na filipino
Galing sa baryo sa pangbato
Pumunta ng LA nagtrabaho
Para makatulong sa nanay
Dahil sa hirap ng buhay
Pero masaya parin ang kulay
Pag kumain nagkakamay
Yung kanin, chicken adobo
Yung balot, binebenta sa kanto
Tagay mo na nga ang baso
Pare ko inuman na tayo
Filipino!!! Filipino!!! Filipino!!! Filipino!!!
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Ikaw ay
Filipino!!! Filipino!!! Filipino!!! Filipino!!!
Masdan mo ang magagandang dalaga
Nakakagigil ang beauty mo talaga
Lambingin di nakakasawa
Ikaw lang ang gustong kasama
Yung bahay o kubo
Pagibig mo ay totoo
Puso ko'y laging kumikibo
Wala kang katulad sa mundo ko
Pinoy ka sigaw na, sige
Kung maganda ka sigaw na, sige
Kung buhay mo'y mahalaga, sige
Salamat sa iyong suporta
Filipino!!! Filipino!!! Filipino!!! Filipino!!!
Filipino!!! Filipino!!! Filipino!!! Filipino!!!
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Ikaw ang aking
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Ikaw ay
pinoy ka sigaw na, sige
kung maganda ka sigaw na, sige
kung buhay mo'y mahalaga, sige
salamat sa iyong suporta, sige
pinoy ka sigaw na, sige
kung maganda ka sigaw na, sige
kung buhay mo'y mahalaga, sige
salamat sa iyong suporta
...Filipino ...Filipino ...Filipino ...Filipino

song performed by by Black Eyed Peas
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Sana Maulit Muli

Sana maulit muli
Ang mga oras nating nakaraan
Bakit nagkaganito
Naglaho na ba ang pag-ibig mo
Sana maulit muli
Sana bigyan ng pansin ang himig ko
Kahapon, bukas, ngayon
Tanging wala nang ibang mahal

Chorus:
Kung kaya kong iwanan ka
Di na sana aasa pa...
Kung kaya kong umiwas na
Di na sana lalapit pa...
Kung kaya ko sana

Ibalik ang kahapon
Sandaling di mapapantayan
Huwag sana nating itapon
Pagmamahal na tapat
Kung ako'y nagkamali minsan
Di na ba mapagbibigyan
O giliw, dinggin mo ang nais ko...

(Chorus)

Ito ang tanging nais ko
Ang ating kahapon sana maulit muli

(Chorus 2x)

Mahal pa rin kita...
O giliw... O giliw...

poem by Sirius White
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Sa Iyo

Salamat
Kahit papano, naging tulay ka sa pagbabago ng buhay ko,
Nagbigay ng 2 anghel sa mundo,
Nawala man ang isa,
Cya ang anghel na aagapay sayo at ako...

Nawala man tayo,
Maging magandang simbolo ka sana ng anak mo na asa tabi mo..
Kaibigan pa rin ang turing ko sau at ama ng anak ko,
Kahit naging pangit ang buhay nating binuo,
Naging maganda ng wala na tayo.

Ang anghel nating natitira sa mundo, pakaalagaan mo,
Cya lng ang mundo ko at buhay mo,
Ngayung meron ka ng bago,
Wag mong iwaglit ang anak ko..

Alam ko mahal mo ang balong ko,
Gusto ko lang ipaalala sayo,
Kung ano nakikita nya,
Tumatatak sa isip nya.

Sana kahit sinusunod ka nya,
Isipin mo sana, nasasaktan na cya,
Pero wala ako reklamo sa pagpapalaki mo,
Dahil alam ko naging mabuti kang ama sa knya.

Nawala man tayo,
Tulad ng sabi ko,
Kaibigan pa rin turing ko sayo...
Dahil don tayo nagsimulang nabuo...

Salamat.....SA IYO.....

poem by Donna Delizo
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Man's Best Friend

Nang ako'y bata pa'y nagtataka ako
Kung bakit lagi nang may ulol na aso
Ito ay hinahabol ng mga tao
May dalang pamalo na kahoy o tubo
Kahit makarating pa sa ibang barrio

Kaming mga bata ay takut na takot
Di namin malaman kung saan susuot
Malamang sa hindi, aso'y mamamatay
Dahil ng tao siya'y hindi tatantanan
Kahit makarating sila saan pa man
Sa ilog, sa bukid, at sa kasukalan

Ang nagsisihabol kapag napagod na
Sila na'y hihinto, di na hahabol pa
Ang magpapatuloy naman sa paghabol
Taong barrio kung saan aso'y napasuong

Hindi naman kaya napagkamalan lang
Ang pobreng asong di makapangatwiran
Nakita lamang ang tumutulong laway
O bahag ang buntot, yon na ay dahilan
Na ang kawawang aso na ay madeklara
Na ulol kahit na hindi naman siya
Natural lamang para sa isang aso
Na bahag ang buntot kapag dumadayo
Laway na natulo ay di laging tanda
Na ang isang aso'y nauulol na nga

poem by Pacific Hernandez
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Kung

What you are now experiencing is
the Vibration of Life ladies and gentlemen
Your head may be feeling heavy
Seven beats per second
Your nose light
This will re-energize you
Your eyes heavyYour nose light
Your eyes heavy
Kung...
Kung...
Kung...
Your eyes may be feeling heavy
Your nose lightYour eyes heavy
Kung...
Kung...
Kung...
Rich in minerals
Rich in firth Carry well ye martin lad
Fervent fourth
Now Fervent fifth
Forever arealm we cry
Be it ever so Voraciously alternate
We call upon your pulse
Can we stand?
Can we stare?
We can stage a runaway golfcart marathon!
Stand up
Stand up
Stand up on your heels and call
From the hills
From the hills
This may have made your eyes feel heavyY
our nose light
Your eyes heavy

song performed by by Phish
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Bakit Ka Ba Mahihiya? (w/english - Why Be Ashamed? -)

Bakit mo ikinahihiya?
kung ikaw ay isang drayber, o mekaniko
elektrisyan, o tindera, tindero
tagapagluto, o magsasaka.

Bakit mo ikinahihiya?
kung ang iyong suot
ay hindi de kurbata
o hindi mataas ang takong.

Kaibigan
taas noo kang maglakad
sapagkat ang kaning ipinapakain mo
sa iyong pamilya
ay hindi galing sa limos
o sa pagnanakaw
o sa awa ng iba.

english-Why Be Ashamed?

Why be ashamed
if you are just a driver, or a mechanic
an electrician, or a vendor
a cook, or a farmer?

Why be ashamed
if you do not wear neckties
or high heeled shoes
when going to work?

My friend
walk with pride
because the rice you buy for your family
does not come from begging alms
or from stealing.

poem by Marites C. Cayetano
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Minsan, Isang Kahapon

(george canseco)
Kung maibabalik pa ang nagdaang panahon
Maitutuwid ko pa
Ang bawat mali, kung nagawa kahapon
Na hanggang ngayoy dama
Minsan, isang kahapon lang di ba
Naitadhanang makilala kita
Pinagsaluhan nating ang saya
Buhat sa puso diwat kaluluwa
Minsan, isang kahapon din pala
Di ko alam na pansamantala
Ligaya naidulot mo sinta
Nag-iwan ng luha sa king mata
Minsan, isang kahapon ang saya
Buhat sa puso diwat kaluluwa
Minsan, isang kahapon din pala
Di ko alam na pansamantala
Ligaya naidulot mo sinta
Nag-iwan ng sugat sa king alaala
Minsan, isang kahapon hanap kita

song performed by by Lea Salonga
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Minsan Isang Kahapon (Interlude)

(George Canseco)
Kung maibabalik pa ang nagdaang panahon
Maitutuwid ko pa
Ang bawat mali, kung nagawa kahapon
Na hanggang ngayo'y dama
Minsan, isang kahapon lang di ba
Naitadhanang makilala kita
Pinagsaluhan nating ang saya
Buhat sa puso diwa't kaluluwa
Minsan, isang kahapon din pala
Di ko alam na pansamantala
Ligaya naidulot mo sinta
Nag-iwan ng luha sa 'king mata
Minsan, isang kahapon ang saya
Buhat sa puso diwa't kaluluwa
Minsan, isang kahapon din pala
Di ko alam na pansamantala
Ligaya naidulot mo sinta
Nag-iwan ng sugat sa 'king alaala
Minsan, isang kahapon hanap kita

song performed by by Lea Salonga
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Tagumpay Nating Lahat

(gary granada)
Akoy anak ng lupang hinirang
Kung saan matatagpuan
Ang timyas ng perlas ng silangan
Nagniningning sa buong kapuluan
Taglay ko ang hiwaga ng silangan
At saan mang bayan o lungsod
Maging timog, hilaga at kanluran
Ang pilipino ay namumukod
Refrain:
Sama-sama nating abutin
Pinakamatayog na bituin
At ang aking tagumpay
Tagumpay ng aking lahi
Tagumpay ng aking lipi
Ang tanging minimithi at hinahangad
Hangad koy tagumpay nating lahat
Ako ay may isang munting pangarap
Sa aking dakilang lupain
At sa sama-sama nating pagsisikap
Sama-sama ring mararating
Ang ibat ibang galaw, iisang patutunguhan
Dito isang araw, isang kapuluan
Sama-sama nating abutin
Pinakamatayog na bituin
At ang aking tagumpay
Tagumpay ng aking lahi
Tagumpay ng aking lipi
Ang tanging minimithi at hinahangad
Hangad koy tagumpay nating lahat
Hangad koy tagumpay nating lahat

song performed by by Lea Salonga
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Akala

(Chito)
Akala ko iced tea, yun pala beer,
Akala reverse yun pala second gear,
Akala ko kasya yun pala hindi,
Akala ko tama yun pala mali...

(Vinci)
Akala ko hiphop yun pala metal
Akala ko batis yun pala kanal
Akala ko toothpaste yun pala glue
Akala ko verde yun pala blue

(Gab)
Akala ko tsinelas yun pala sapatos,
Akala ko umabot yun pala kapos,
Akala ko bukas yun pala kahapon
Akala ko mamaya yun pala ngayon...

(Chito)
Akala ko alam ko na ang lahat
Ng dapat kong malaman ngunit
Mali na naman, pero ok lang yan...

Wag kang matakot na baka magkamali
Walang mapapala kung di ka magbakasakali
Dahil lumilipas ang oras, baka ka maiwanan
Kung hindi mo susubukan...

(Din2)
Akala ko chicken yun pala asado
Akala ko bukas pero yun pala sarado
Akala ko mansanas yun pala banana
Akala ko meron pa, yun pala wala na

(Darius)
Akala ko foreign yun pala pinoy
Akala ko blackjack yun pala pusoy
Akala ko talo yun pala panalo
Akala ko si chito, yun pala ako

(Chito)
Akala ko dati walang mangyayari
Akala din nila ngayon wala silang masabi
Akala ng lahat mapapagod din ako
Mabuti nalang matigas ang aking ulo

Akala ko walang mapupuntahan kahit na di mo paghirapan ngunit,
Mali nanaman, kung hindi mo sinubukan sana'y hindi ko na nalaman
Eh di nasayang lang

Wag kang matakot na baka magkamali
Walang mapapala kung di ka magbakasakali
Dahil lumilipas ang oras
Baka ka maiwanan kung hindi mo susubukan

Wag kang matakot na baka magkamali
Walang mapapala kung di ka magbakasakali
Dahil lumilipas ang oras
Baka ka maiwanan kung hindi mo susubukan

poem by Sirius White
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Kung Fu Fighting (dance Remix)

Oh Oh Oh Ooooh
Ya'll ready?
Oh Oh Oh Ooooh
Yeah.
Let's Go!
Oh Oh Oh Ooooh
Now here it is, want to make you move
something with a funky Kung Foo groove
something that will make you shout
make you play to the crowd
and make you want to turn it out
so homies gather 'round (right 'round)
i'll pick you up take you on go pound-for-pound
'cuz i'm the only man who'll please ya
i got a little something that'll tease ya
so throw those hands up high (come on)
shake your body move from side to side (thats right)
cuz we just begun party people in the place yeah we're having fun
oh yeah i'm gonna be a big star
i'm gonna lay it on and go woo-hah
cuz when the mood gets exciting (come on)
when everybody's Kung Foo fighting
(Chorus)
Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting - hunh (come on, hoo-hah)
Those kids were fast as lighhing - ha (woo-chop)
In fact it was a little bit frightening - hunh (huh-huh-huh)
But they fought with expert timing. - ha
Sing it girl
Sexy Kung Foo Fighter
Let me take you higher
i got the moves baby
sing kung foo fighter
take you higher
Aaaaw yeah!
There's bright lights on and no cold flow (so what?)
A kung foo fighter in a disco
he's out to take his chance
he goes for honeys in the house and he goes for romance (he's on the floor)
he's got a white suit on fight pants on and the night has just begun
cuz when he lays it on with style
a ladies man with a nice smile
and right befroe his eyes
sees a pretty young thing looking real fly (so fly)
he wants to make the score
so he takes her hand and leads her to the dance floor
he's giving her line after line
she tells him that he looks real fine
she sees the man's perfect timing
just like when he's kung foo fighting
(chorus)
Sing it girl
Sexy Kung Foo Fighter
Let me take you higher
kung foo fighters everywhere
throw those hands in the air
the time has come to turn it out
everybody let me hear you shout
1-2 Do the Kung Foo
Crowd: 1-2 Do the Kung Foo!
Say 3-4 on the dance floor
Crowd: 3-4 On the dance floor!
Come on 1-2 Do the Kung Foo
Crowd: 1-2 Do the Kung Foo!
Say 3-4 on the dance floor
Crowd: 3-4 On the dance floor!
One more time
roundhouse kick karate chop too
i'm gonna teach you all the kung foo
its an eastern thing that's what i'm saying
while the retro disco track's playing
gonna make you shout, make you beg for more
so get your body on the dance floor (come on girl)
So boys and girls you know what to do
throw those hands up adn do the kung foo
(chorus fades until end)

song performed by by Fatboy Slim
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Kahit Kailan

Nagtatanong ang isip
Di raw maintindihan
Kung anong nararamdaman
Dapat mong malaman
Sa puso ko'y ikaw lamang
Ang nag iisa...

Pangangamba
Dapat bang isipin
Walang hanggan
Asahan mo na...

Kahit kailan
Di kita iiwan
Kahit kailan
Di kita pababayaan
Kahit kailan
Kahit kailan...

Bulong ng yung damdamin
Pagibig na walang hanggan
Ang siyang nais kong makamtan
Ngayon ay narito ako
Handang umibig sa iyo
Na walang katapusan...

Pangangamba
Dapat bang isipin?
Walang hanggan
Asahan mo na...

Kahit kailan
Di kita iiwan
Kahit kailan
Di kita pababayaan
Kahit kailan
Kahit kailan...

Kung ikaw ay mawala sa piling ko
Di na alam kung kakayanin pa kayang
Umibig pang muli
Kahit na ano pang mangyayari
Di maaring ipag-balik
Sasamahan pa kita
Hanggang sa huli.......

Kahit kailan
Di kita iiwan
Kahit kailan
Di kita pababayaan
Kahit kailan
Di magbabago
Kahit kailan
Kahit kailan...

poem by Sirius White
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Kasalanan

Maari bang makausap ka di na biro ang nararamdaman
Nalungkot sa aking buhay mula nang ikay matauhan

Patawarin mo ako sa aking nagawang kasalanan (kasalanan)
Patawarin mo ako sa aking nagawang kasalanan (kasalanan)

Maari bang mapigilan pa ang yong di maaming binabalak
Nakalimutan mo na ang pagsasama di na ba kayang mapagbigyan

Patawarin mo ako sa aking nagawang kasalanan (kasalanan)
Patawarin mo ako sa aking nagawang kasalanan (kasalanan)

Patawad ay isang salitang animoy isang parusa itoy
Sasambitin mo lang kung lahat ay huli na at di na
Maibabalik ang dating pinagsamahan parang putik sa
Mukha na pinahid ng pabalang.

Sa iyo lahat ay paharang dahil ayaw mong magparaya
Habang siyay bigay ng bigay at ipinauubaya lahat ng
Makakabuti kahit na pang huling butil ay iaabot sa iyo.

Parang ikay isang inutil na hindi nagiisip wala kang
Nararamdaman subukan mang pumikit wala kang
Natatandaan lagi mong inaalala ang para lamang sa yo
Walang iba kundi ikaw at kailanmay walang kayo

Mapalad ka kung hihingan mo ng tawad ay nagagalit
Ikay sasaktan at sumisigaw ng salitang pumupunit kaysa
Pilit mong kausapin ay di na sasagot akapin
Man ng mahigpit ay di mo na maabot (Patawad)

Di na mauulit
Di na uulitin
Sanay tanggapin mo

Patawarin mo ako sa aking nagawang kasalanan (kasalanan)
Patawarin mo ako sa aking nagawang kasalanan (kasalanan)

Tayoy nagtalot nagsigawan at halos magtulakan sa
Galit ko akoy lumayas at di ka binalikan
Nilimot ang lahat ng pangako at ang pagmamahal
Sumpaan natin sa isat isa di rin nagtagal

Ang gabi ay aking umaga umagay aking gabi
Akoy gumigising hindi ko kilala ang katabi
Paulit ulit na ganito ngunit ng aking makita larawan
Mo sa loob ng aking lumang pitaka ay nalaman ko

Hinanap ko ang tunay na sarili ko nakita ko nalaman ko
Ito ay nasa piling mo inipon ang lahat ng aking lakas
Ng loob ngunit bakit parang hindi rin maganda ang
Aking kutob.

Nilapitan ka at pilit na tinitigan sa mata
Akoy nagdarasal na sabihin mo saking pwede pa
Ikay hindi kumikibo at parang lumalayo tila pagibig
Mo sa kin tuluyan na natuyo

poem by Sirius White
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Canto XIII: Kung Walked

Kung walked
by the dynastic temple
and into the cedar grove,
and then out by the lower river,
And with him Khieu Tchi
and Tian the low speaking
And ``we are unknown," said Kung,
``You will take up charioteering?
``Then you will become known,
``Or perhaps I should take up charioterring, or archery?
``Or the practice of public speaking?''
And Tseu-lou said, ``I would put the defences in order,''
And Khieu said, ``If I were lord of a province
``I would put it in better order than this is.''
And Tchi said, ``I would prefer a small mountain temple,
``With order in the observances,
with a suitable performance of the ritual,''
And Tian said, with his hand on the strings of his lute
The low sounds continuing
after his hand left the strings,
And the sound went up like smoke, under the leaves,
And he looked after the sound:
``The old swimming hole,
``And the boys flopping off the planks,
``Or sitting in the underbrush playing mandolins.''
And Kung smiled upon all of them equally.
And Thseng-sie desired to know:
``Which had answered correctly?''
And Kung said, ``They have all answered correctly,
``That is to say, each in his nature.''
And Kung raised his cane against Yuan Jang,
Yuan Jang being his elder,
For Yuan Jang sat by the roadside pretending to
be receiving wisdom.
And Kung said
``You old fool, come out of it,
``Get up and do something useful.''
And Kung said
``Respect a child's faculties
``From the moment it inhales the clear air,
``But a man of fifty who knows nothng
Is worthy of no respect.''
And "When the prince has gathered about him
``All the savants and artists, his riches will be fully employed.''
And Kung said, and wrote on the bo leaves:
If a man have not order within him
He can not spread order about him;
And if a man have not order within him
His family will not act with due order;
And if the prince have not order within him
He can not put order in his dominions.
And Kung gave the words ``order''
and ``brotherly deference''
And said nothing of the ``life after death.''
And he said
``Anyone can run to excesses,
``It is easy to shoot past the mark,
``It is hard to stand firm in the middle.''

And they said: If a man commit murder
Should his father protect him, and hide him?
And Kung said:
He should hide him.

And Kung gave his daughter to Kong-Tchang
Although Kong-Tchang was in prison.
And he gave his niece to Nan-Young
although Nan-Young was out of office.
And Kung said ``Wan ruled with moderation,
``In his day the State was well kept,
``And even I can remember
``A day when the historians left blanks in their writings,
``I mean, for things they didn't know,
``But that time seems to be passing.
A day when the historians left blanks in their writings,
But that time seems to be passing.''
And Kung said, ``Without character you will
``be unable to play on that instrument
``Or to execute the music fit for the Odes.
``The blossoms of the apricot
``blow from the east to the west,
``And I have tried to keep them from falling."

poem by Ezra Pound
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Canto 13

Kung walked
by the dynastic temple
and into the cedar grove,
and then out by the lower river,
And with him Khieu Tchi
and Tian the low speaking
And "we are unknown," said Kung,
"You will take up charioteering?
"Then you will become known,
"Or perhaps I should take up charioterring, or archery?
"Or the practice of public speaking?"
And Tseu-lou said, "I would put the defences in order,"
And Khieu said, "If I were lord of a province
"I would put it in better order than this is."
And Tchi said, "I would prefer a small mountain temple,
"With order in the observances,
with a suitable performance of the ritual,"
And Tian said, with his hand on the strings of his lute
The low sounds continuing
after his hand left the strings,
And the sound went up like smoke, under the leaves,
And he looked after the sound:
"The old swimming hole,
"And the boys flopping off the planks,
"Or sitting in the underbrush playing mandolins."
And Kung smiled upon all of them equally.
And Thseng-sie desired to know:
"Which had answered correctly?"
And Kung said, "They have all answered correctly,
"That is to say, each in his nature."
And Kung raised his cane against Yuan Jang,
Yuan Jang being his elder,
For Yuan Jang sat by the roadside pretending to
be receiving wisdom.
And Kung said
"You old fool, come out of it,
"Get up and do something useful."
And Kung said
"Respect a child's faculties
"From the moment it inhales the clear air,
"But a man of fifty who knows nothng
Is worthy of no respect."
And "When the prince has gathered about him
"All the savants and artists, his riches will be fully employed."
And Kung said, and wrote on the bo leaves:
If a man have not order within him
He can not spread order about him;
And if a man have not order within him
His family will not act with due order;
And if the prince have not order within him
He can not put order in his dominions.
And Kung gave the words "order"
and "brotherly deference"
And said nothing of the "life after death."
And he said
"Anyone can run to excesses,
"It is easy to shoot past the mark,
"It is hard to stand firm in the middle."

And they said: If a man commit murder
Should his father protect him, and hide him?
And Kung said:
He should hide him.

And Kung gave his daughter to Kong-Tchang
Although Kong-Tchang was in prison.
And he gave his niece to Nan-Young
although Nan-Young was out of office.
And Kung said "Wan ruled with moderation,
"In his day the State was well kept,
"And even I can remember
"A day when the historians left blanks in their writings,
"I mean, for things they didn't know,
"But that time seems to be passing.
A day when the historians left blanks in their writings,
But that time seems to be passing."
And Kung said, "Without character you will
"be unable to play on that instrument
"Or to execute the music fit for the Odes.
"The blossoms of the apricot
"blow from the east to the west,
"And I have tried to keep them from falling."

poem by Ezra Pound
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Pusong Tuliro

Bakit ba kung minsan
Mapaglaro ang tadhana
Bakit pa pinagtagpo mga pusong di na malaya
At ang pag-ibig ay umusbong nang kusa

May mga panahong hindi ko na kaya
Puso't isipan ko'y suko na talaga
Isipin ko lang na kapiling ka ng iba
Dibdib ay nagsisikip at di makahinga

Hindi ako sigurado sa iyong nararamdaman
Maaaring ako'y iyong pinaglalaruan lamang
Subali't heto ako at laging naghihintay
Sa tinig mo pa lamang lumbay ay napaparam


Kahit malayo ka
At cellphone lang ang tanging nag-uugnay
Asahan mong ikaw lagi ang nasa aking isipan'

Hindi ko na inaasahan
Ang makapiling ka kailanman
'Pagkat alam kong kahit ang langit ay sadyang hahadlang

Kung kasalanan mang ika'y aking minahal
Tatanggapin ko ang hatol ng Poong Maykapal
Sapagkat hindi ko kayang ika'y aking kalimutan

poem by Rose de Ramar
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Pintuan

Paparoon sa natutulog na pintuan
Ang susi ay nakatago sa kalamnan
Naghihintay akong mahubaran
Walang sawang lumalaban
Sa saliw ng katahimikan
Handa na akong subukan
Ang lumanggoy sa walang hanggan,
Ang gumiling sa pagduyan,
Ang sumungkit sa kalawakan,
Walang kasiguraduhan
Kung saan ang pupuntahan
Ngunit ano pa ang kailangan buksan
Kung hindi ang nakasaradong pintuan.

poem by Norman Santos
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