Tuesday is our regular practice for choir. One Tuesday we
were learning Silayan, a Filipino song and one of the boys mumbled about not
understanding the song. He continued on saying "How would I be able to
feel the song when I do not understand a word?"
It caught my ears and turn to him who was sitting next to me
on the front pew. It was Anthony, a 9 year old boy who is very intelligent and
always eager to learn. That was an "Aha" moment for me since I speak
the language Filipino. I then turn to him and ask him if he would like to
understand the song. His eyes lit up and waited. Well, I began, the word
silayan means glance or glimpse. Pag-asa means hope and while trying to
translate for him, the choir direction lifted his hand, a motion to start singing
and I got into the singing mode, the translation went into forgotten mode.
That incident followed me days after and one fine day, my
translation mode kicked in and decided to just translate the whole song in English.
So, here it is and maybe someday we can sing it in English, too.
However, if my Translation is not good enough, please
understand that the act was made out of a teacher's mode to help a student who
would like to understand a different language. Thank you.
Silayan at bigyan ng pag-asa
pagmamahal pusong nagdurusa
iwasan ang pag-aalinlangan
lahat ng araw kita'y mamahalin
Sa labi ng imbing kamatayan
itangi yaring pagmamahal
tulutan magtapat sayo hirang
lahat ng araw kitay' mamahalin
Through a glance, love will always give us hope
Where there is love, suffering's in your heart.
Never, ever have reservations
All of the days, I will always love you.
Leave behind the threshold of its demise
Do cherish, affection with your love
Allow me to confide, my dear, to you.
All of the days, I will always love you.
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