Lyrics and translation Joey Ayala - Tabi Po

Tabi Po

Tabi po, tabi po

Naglakad ako sa daang putikan
Sa sobrang dulas ay napilitang magyapak
Hinubad ko ang bagong sapatos ko
Tinali sa aking backpack

Gumapang paakyat sa putik at bato
At nakarating sa balikat ng bundok
Naglakad paloob sa makapal na kahuyan
Nakarating sa daang madamo

Nang sapatos ko'y isusuot na sana
Kanan na lamang ang natitira
Kung saan naman nakarating ang kaliwa't
Binalik-balika'y 'di pa rin makita

Ano ngayon, ano ngayon ang gagawin ko?
Iisa na lamang ang sapatos ko
Ito na ba 'yung sinasabi nilang pinaglaruan?

Tabi po, tabi po, palabiro
Mapaglarong engkanto
Tabi po, tabi po, palabiro
Mapaglarong engkanto
Tabi po, tabi po, palabiro
Mapaglarong engkanto
Tabi po, tabi po, palabiro

Sa awa ng Diyos, ako nama'y nakarating
Sa pook-tulugan, takipsilim na
Inabutan ng antok, dala ng pagod at dilim
At hihigan ko'y inilatag na

Nang ang mga mata ko ay pumipikit-pikit
Biglang nagliwanag ang langit
Ako'y tumingala at ang nakita ko
'Di mabilang na bituing nanggigising '

'Sang korong kuliglig, nag-awitan bigla
'Sang pangkat ng palaka'y nagkokokak-kokakan
Mga dahon at sanga'y nagpalakpakan
Paano matutulog n'yan?

Tabi po, tabi po, palabiro
Mapaglarong engkanto
Tabi po, tabi po, palabiro
Mapaglarong engkanto
Tabi po, tabi po, palabiro
Mapaglarong engkanto
Tabi po, tabi po, palabiro

Sa awa ng Diyos, nakatulog din ako
Dikit sa lupa't himbing na himbing
At ang una kong nakita sa pagdilat sa umaga'y
'Sang paris ng sapatos kamukha nu'ng akin

Bumangon ako't tiningnan ang sapatos
Walang kaduda-duda na sa akin nga ito
Kung paano nabuo, 'di ko po alam
Ito na nga siguro 'yung pinaglaruan

Uminom ako sa ilog
Ngunit lalong nauhaw
Naupo sa batong malaki
'Yun pala ay kalabaw
Hinanap ang daang pababa
Ngunit lalo akong nawala, ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah (tabi po)

Tabi po, tabi po (tabi po), palabiro
Mapaglarong engkanto (tabi po)
Tabi po, tabi po (tabi po), palabiro
Mapaglarong engkanto (tabi po)
Tabi po, tabi po (tabi po), palabiro
Mapaglarong engkanto (tabi po)
Tabi po, tabi po (tabi po), palabiro
Mapaglarong engkanto (tabi po)

Tabi po, tabi po, tabi po (tabi po, tabi po, palabiro)
Mapaglarong engkanto (tabi po)
Tabi po, tabi po, tabi po (tabi po, tabi po, palabiro)
Mapaglarong engkanto (tabi po)
Tabi po, tabi po, tabi po (tabi po, tabi po, palabiro)
Mapaglarong engkanto (tabi po)
Tabi po, tabi po, tabi po (tabi po, tabi po, palabiro)
Mapaglarong engkanto (tabi po)

Tabi po, tabi po

Excuse Me

Excuse me, excuse me

I walked on a muddy road
It was so slippery, I had to go barefoot
I took off my new shoes
Tied them to my backpack

Crawled up through mud and rocks
And reached the mountain's shoulder
Walked deep into the thick forest
Reached a grassy path

When I was about to put my shoes on
Only the right one was left
I don't know where the left one went
I searched back and forth but still couldn't find it

What now, what am I going to do now?
I only have one shoe left
Is this what they call being played with?

Excuse me, excuse me, playful one
Mischievous spirit
Excuse me, excuse me, playful one
Mischievous spirit
Excuse me, excuse me, playful one
Mischievous spirit
Excuse me, excuse me, playful one

By God's grace, I finally arrived
At the sleeping area, dusk had fallen
Sleepiness caught up, brought by fatigue and darkness
And I laid out my mat

As my eyes were fluttering shut
Suddenly the sky lit up
I looked up and what I saw
Were countless stars waking up

A chorus of crickets suddenly started singing
A group of frogs croaked loudly
Leaves and branches clapped their hands
How can I sleep like this?

Excuse me, excuse me, playful one
Mischievous spirit
Excuse me, excuse me, playful one
Mischievous spirit
Excuse me, excuse me, playful one
Mischievous spirit
Excuse me, excuse me, playful one

By God's grace, I finally fell asleep
Close to the ground and sound asleep
And the first thing I saw upon waking in the morning was
A pair of shoes just like mine

I got up and looked at the shoes
There was no doubt they were mine
How they became whole, I don't know
This must be what they played with

I drank from the river
But only became thirstier
I sat on a large rock
It turned out to be a carabao
I looked for the way down
But I got even more lost, ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah (excuse me)

Excuse me, excuse me (excuse me), playful one
Mischievous spirit (excuse me)
Excuse me, excuse me (excuse me), playful one
Mischievous spirit (excuse me)
Excuse me, excuse me (excuse me), playful one
Mischievous spirit (excuse me)
Excuse me, excuse me (excuse me), playful one
Mischievous spirit (excuse me)

Excuse me, excuse me, excuse me (excuse me, excuse me, playful one)
Mischievous spirit (excuse me)
Excuse me, excuse me, excuse me (excuse me, excuse me, playful one)
Mischievous spirit (excuse me)
Excuse me, excuse me, excuse me (excuse me, excuse me, playful one)
Mischievous spirit (excuse me)
Excuse me, excuse me, excuse me (excuse me, excuse me, playful one)
Mischievous spirit (excuse me)

Excuse me, excuse me