Текст и перевод песни Freddie Aguilar - Katarungan

Katarungan

Sa isang kulungang bakal ay may taong malungkot, umiiyak
Ang tanong n'ya sa sarili ay kailan magigisnan ang liwanag
Malayo ang iniisip at nakakuyom yaring mga palad
Bakit daw s'ya nagdurusa sa kasalanang 'di n'ya ginawa?
Kahapon lamang ay kapiling n'ya kanyang asawa at anak
Namumuhay nang tahimik sa isang munting tahanang may tuwa
Ang kaligayahan ay pinutol ng isang paratang sa kanya
S'ya daw ang may sala sa isang krimen na 'di naman n'ya ginawa
Wala na bang katarungan ang isang nilalang na katulad n'ya?
Ilan pang tulad n'ya ang magdurusa nang walang kasalanan?
'Di ba't ang batas natin, pantay-pantay, walang mahirap, mayaman?
Bakit marami ang nagdurusang mga walang kasalanan?
Mga ilang araw na lamang, haharapin na n'ya ang bitayan
Paano n'ya isisigaw na s'ya'y sadyang walang kasalanan?
Tanging ang Diyos lamang ang s'yang saksi at s'yang nakakaalam
Diyos na rin ang s'yang bahalang maningil kung sino'ng may kasalanan
Dumating na ang araw, haharapin na n'ya, kanyang kamatayan
Sa isang upuang bakal na kay dami nang buhay na inutang
Oh, ang batas ng tao, kung minsan ay 'di mo maintindihan
Ilan pang tulad n'ya ang magdurusa nang walang kasalanan?

Justice

In a steel cage, there is a man, sad and crying
His question to himself is when will the light awaken
His thoughts are far away, and his palms are clenched
Why does he suffer for a crime he didn't commit?
Yesterday, he was with his wife and child
Living a life of peace in a humble yet joyful home
His happiness was cut short by an accusation against him
They said he was guilty of a crime he didn't do
Is there no justice for a being like him?
How many more like him will suffer for no reason?
Isn't our law equal, for the poor and the rich?
Why do so many innocent people suffer?
In a few days, he will face the gallows
How can he cry out that he is innocent?
Only God is his witness and knows the truth
It is God who will collect the debt from the guilty
The day has arrived, he will face his death
On an electric chair that has claimed so many lives
Oh, the law of man, sometimes you cannot understand it
How many more like him will suffer for no reason?