Noel Cabangon - Tayo'y Mga Pinoy - translation of the lyrics into English

Lyrics and translation Noel Cabangon - Tayo'y Mga Pinoy




Tayo'y Mga Pinoy
We are Filipinos
Tayo'y mga Pinoy tayo'y hindi kano
We're Filipinos, we're not Western
Wag kang mahihiya kung ang ilong mo ay pango
Don't be ashamed if your nose is flat
Dito sa Silangan ako isinilang
I was born in the East
Kung saan nagmumula ang sikat ng araw
Where the sun rises
Ako ay may sariling kulay: kayumanggi
I have my own color: brown
Ngunit hindi ko maipakita tunay na sarili
But I can't show my true self
Kung ating hahanapin ay matatagpuan
If we look for it, we will find it
Tayo ay may kakanyahang dapat na hangaan
We have our own unique qualities that we should be proud of
Subalit nasaan ang sikat ng araw
But where is the sunshine
Ba't tayo ang humahanga doon sa Kanluran
Why do we admire the West
Bakit kaya tayo ay ganito?
Why are we like this?
Bakit nanggagaya, mayro'n naman tayo
Why do we imitate, when we have our own
Tayo'y mga Pinoy, tayo'y hindi Kano
We're Filipinos, we're not Western
'Wag kang mahihiya kung ang ilong mo ay pango
Don't be ashamed if your nose is flat
Dito sa Silangan, tayo'y isinilang
In the East, we were born
Kung saan nagmumula ang sikat ng araw
Where the sun rises
Subalit nasaan ang sikat ng araw
But where is the sunshine
Ba't tayo ang humahanga doon sa Kanluran
Why do we admire the West
Bakit kaya tayo ay ganito?
Why are we like this?
Bakit nanggagaya, mayro'n naman tayo
Why do we imitate, when we have our own
Tayo'y mga Pinoy, tayo'y hindi Kano
We're Filipinos, we're not Western
'Wag kang mahihiya kung ang ilong mo ay pango
Don't be ashamed if your nose is flat
Mayro'ng isang aso, daig pa ang ulol
There's a dog, who's more foolish than a fool
Siya'y ngumingiyaw, hindi tumatahol
He barks like a human, not like a dog
Katulad ng iba, painglis-inglis pa
Just like others, who speak English
Na kung pakikinggan, mali-mali naman
Which when you listen to them, is all wrong
'Wag na lang
Stop it
Mayro'ng isang aso, daig pa ang ulol
There's a dog, who's more foolish than a fool
Siya'y ngumingiyaw, hindi tumatahol
He barks like a human, not like a dog
Katulad ng iba, painglis-inglis pa
Just like others, who speak English
Na kung pakikinggan, mali-mali naman
Which when you listen to them, is all wrong
'Wag na, oy oy Oy, ika'y Pinoy
Stop it, oy oy Oy, you're a Filipino
Oy, oy, ika'y Pinoy
Oy, oy, you're a Filipino





Writer(s): Bartolome Heber


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