Paroles et traduction Kuh Ledesma - Anak

Anak

Nang isilang ka sa mundong ito
Laking tuwa ng magulang mo
At ang kamay nila ang iyong ilaw

At ang nanay at tatay mo'y
'Di malaman ang gagawin
Minamasdan pati pagtulog mo

At sa gabi'y napupuyat ang iyong nanay
Sa pagtimpla ng gatas mo
At sa umaga nama'y kalong ka
Ng iyong amang tuwang-tuwa sa iyo
(Ng iyong amang tuwang-tuwa sa iyo)

Ngayon nga ay malaki ka na
Ang nais mo'y maging malaya
'Di man sila payag, walang magagawa

Ikaw nga ay biglang nagbago
Naging matigas ang iyong ulo
At ang payo nila'y sinuway mo

'Di mo man lang inisip
Na ang kanilang ginagawa'y para sa iyo
'Pagkat ang nais mo'y maging malaya
'Di mo sila pinapansin

Nagdaan pa ang mga araw
At ang landas mo'y naligaw
Ika'y nalulong sa masamang bisyo

At ang una mong nilapitan
Ang iyong inang lumuluha
At ang tanong, "Anak, ba't ka nagkaganyan?"

At ang iyong mga mata'y biglang lumuha
Nang 'di mo napapansin
Pagsisisi ang sa isip mo't
Nalaman mong ika'y nagkamali

Pagsisisi ang sa isip mo't
Nalaman mong ika'y nagkamali

Child

When you were born into this world
Your parents were so happy
And their hands were your light

And your mother and father
Didn't know what to do
Watching you even sleep

And at night your mother stays up late
To make your milk
And in the morning you are carried
By your father who is so happy with you
(Your father is so happy with you)

Now you are all grown up
You want to be free
Even if they don't agree, there's nothing they can do

You suddenly changed
You became stubborn
And you disobeyed their advice

You didn't even think
That what they were doing was for you
Because you wanted to be free
You didn't pay attention to them

Days passed
And you lost your way
You became addicted to bad habits

And the first person you approached
Your mother in tears
And the question, "Child, why did you become like this?"

And suddenly your eyes filled with tears
When you didn't notice
Remorse is on your mind
And you realized that you were wrong

Remorse is on your mind
And you realized that you were wrong