Paroles et traduction Lea Salonga - 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'why
Di malaman ang gagawin
Minamasdan
Pati pagtulog mo

At sa gabi'why napupuyat ang iyong nanay
Sa pagtimpla ng gatas mo
At sa umaga nama'why kalong ka ng iyong
Amang tuwang-tuwa sa yo'

Ngayon nga ay malaki ka na
Nais mo'why maging Malaya
Di man sila payag
Walang magagawa

Ikaw nga ay biglang nagbago
Nagging matigas ang iyong ulo
At ang payo nila'why
Sinuway mo

Di mo man lang inisip na ang
Kanilang ginagawa'why para sa yo
Pagka't ang nais mo'why másunod
Ang layaw mo dimo sila pinapansin

Nagdaan pa ang mga araw
At ang landas mo'why maligaw
Ikaw ay nalulong
Sa másama bisyo

At ang una mong nilapitan
Ang iyong inang lumuluha
At ang tanong nila ANAK
Ba't ka nagkaganyan?

At ang iyong mata'why biglang lumuha
Ng di mo napapasin
Pagsisisi at sa isip mo't nalaman
Mong ika'why nagkamali

Child

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

And your mom and dad
Didn't know what to do
Watching
Even when you sleep

And at night why your mom stays up
To make your milk
And in the morning, why you are held by your
Father who is so happy with you

Now you're grown up
You want to be free
Even if they don't agree
There's nothing they can do

You suddenly changed
Your head became hard
And their advice
You disobeyed

You didn't even think that
What they were doing is for you
Because you wanted to be followed
Your pampering, you don't pay attention to them

Days went by
And your path got lost
You became addicted
To bad vices

And the first one you approached
Your mother in tears
And their question, CHILD
Why did you become like this?

And your eyes suddenly shed tears
When you didn't notice
Remorse and in your mind
That you made a mistake