Текст и перевод песни Freddie Aguilar - Anak / Alaala

Anak / Alaala

Noong 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
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
Masunod ang layaw mo
Di mo sila pinapansin
Nagdaan pa ang mga araw
At ang landas mo'y naligaw
Ikaw ay 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 ng di mo napapansin
Pagsisisi at sa isip mo′y
Nalaman mong ika'y nagkamali
Pagsisisi at sa isip mo′y
Nalaman mong ika'y nagkamali
Kahapon ay nilimot mo
Pati ang iyong masamang bisyo
Laki'ng pasalamat ng magulang mo
Ikaw nga ay tuloyang nag bago
Natagpuan ang sarili
Galaw ng isip mo matuwid na
Patuloy ang takbo ng araw
At ikaw ay natutong umibig
Hindi nag laon at ipinasya mo′ng
Lumagay kana sa tahimik
Pagka binata mo′y natapos na
Malapit kanang magging ama
Kaya lalong nag sikap ng husto
Dumating ang iyong hinihintay
Sinilang ang panganay mo
Parang langit ang iyong nadama
Ngayon anak alam mo na
Kung ano'ng pakiramdam ng magging isang ama
Ganyan din ang nadarama
Ng iyong ama′t ina ng ikaw ay makita
Ngayon iyong naramdaman
Ngayon iyong naranasan
Ngayon iyong maiintindihan
Tama pala ang iyong ina
Tama pala ang iyong ama
Ngayon hindi kana magtataka
Hindi pala biro'ng maging magulang o ngayon iyong dinaranas
Hindi pala biro′ng maging magulang o ngayon iyong dinaranas
Hindi pala biro'ng maging magulang o ngayon aking dinaranas

Anak / Memory

When you were born into this world
Your parents were overjoyed
And their hands were your light
And your mother and father
Didn't know what to do
Watcing over you as you slept
And at night your mother stays up
To prepare your milk
And in the morning you are carried
By your father who is so happy with you
Now you're all grown up
All you want is to be free
Even though 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 all you wanted was to
Follow your whims
You ignored them
Days passed by
And you lost your way
You became addicted to a bad habit
And the first person you turned to
Was your mother in tears
And the question, "child, why have you become like this?"
And your eyes suddenly filled with tears without you realizing it
Remorse and in your mind you
Realized that you had made a mistake
Remorse and in your mind you
Realized that you had made a mistake
You forgot yesterday
And your bad habit
Your parents are so grateful
You have finally changed completely
You have found yourself
Your thoughts are now right
The days continue to pass by
And you have learned to love
Soon after you decided
To settle down and live a peaceful life
When you were finally a young man
You were about to become a father
So you worked even harder
The time you had been waiting for came
Your firstborn was born
You felt like you were in heaven
Now, my child, you know
What it feels like to be a father
That's how your father and mother felt
When they saw you
Now you understand
Now you have experienced it
Now you will understand
Your mother was right
Your father was right
Now you will no longer wonder
It's not easy being a parent, as you are now experiencing
It's not easy being a parent, as you are now experiencing
It's not easy being a parent, as I am now experiencing