ATIN CU PUNG SINGSING

FOLK SONG
(KAPAMPANGAN)
ATIN KU PUNG SINGSING
METUNG YANG TIMPUKAN
AMANA KE ITI
KING INDUNG IBATAN.
SANGKAN KENG SININUP
KING METUNG A KABAN
MEWALA YA ITI,
E KU KAMALAYAN.
ING SUKAL NING LUB KU
SUSUKDUL KING BANWA
PIKURUS KUNG GAMAT
BABO NING LAMESA.
NINU MANG MANAKIT
KING SINGSING KUNG MANA
KALULUNG PUSU KU
MANGINU YA KEYA.

I ONCE HAD A RING

FOLK SONG
(ENGLISH)
I ONCE HAD A RING
THAT HAD A SINGLE GEM
I INHERITED IT
FROM MY FATHER*.
I THOUGHT I HID IT
IN A CHEST
BUT IT DISAPPEARED
WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE.
MY DESPAIR WAS SO GREAT
IT REACHED THE HEAVENS
I CLASPED MY HANDS**
AND PLACED THEM UPON THE TABLE.
WHOEVER FINDS
THE RING I INHERITED,
MY POOR HEART
WILL WORSHIP HIM.