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The APL Song Lyrics
[Chorus in Tagalog]
Lapit mga kaibigan at makinig kayo
Ako'y may dala-dalang, balita galing sa bayan ko
Nais kong ipamahagi ang mga kwento
Ang mga pangyayaring nagaganap
Sa lupang pinangako
[English Translation:]
(Come closer my friends and everyone listen
I brought news from my homeland
I'll tell you how we live and what goes on
From my beloved homeland.)
[Verse one, Apl.De.Ap]
Every place got a ghetto this is my version
Check it out...
Listen closely yo, I got a story to tell
A version of my ghetto where life felt for real
Some would call it hell but to me it was heaven
God gave me the grace, amazin' ways of living
How would you feel if you had to catch your meal?
Build a hut to live and to eat and chill in.
Having to pump the water outta the ground
The way we put it down utilizing what is around
Like land for farming, river for fishing
Everyone helpin' each other whenever they can
We makin' it happen, from nothin' to somethin'
That's how we be survivin' back in my homeland
[Chorus]
[Verse two, Apl.De.Ap]
Yo, its been a while but...
I been back home to my homeland, (check it out) to see what's going on
Man it feels good to be back at home
And it's been a decade, on the journey all alone
I was fourteen when I first left Philippines
I've been away half my life, but it felt like a day
To be next to my mom with her home cooked meal
Meant I felt complete, my emotions I feel!
Now life has changed for me in the U.S
But back at home man, life was a mess...
I guess sometimes life's stresses gets you down
On your knees, oh brother I wish I could have helped you out...
[Chorus]
Lapit mga kaibigan at makinig kayo
Ako'y may dala-dalang, balita galing sa bayan ko
Nais kong ipamahagi ang mga kwento
Ang mga pangyayaring nagaganap
Sa lupang pinangako
(Come closer my friends and everyone listen
I brought news from my homeland
I'll tell you how we live and what goes on
From my beloved homeland.)
Every place got a ghetto this is my version
Check it out...
Listen closely yo, I got a story to tell
A version of my ghetto where life felt for real
Some would call it hell but to me it was heaven
God gave me the grace, amazin' ways of living
How would you feel if you had to catch your meal?
Build a hut to live and to eat and chill in.
Having to pump the water outta the ground
The way we put it down utilizing what is around
Like land for farming, river for fishing
Everyone helpin' each other whenever they can
We makin' it happen, from nothin' to somethin'
That's how we be survivin' back in my homeland
Yo, its been a while but...
I been back home to my homeland, (check it out) to see what's going on
Man it feels good to be back at home
And it's been a decade, on the journey all alone
I was fourteen when I first left Philippines
I've been away half my life, but it felt like a day
To be next to my mom with her home cooked meal
Meant I felt complete, my emotions I feel!
Now life has changed for me in the U.S
But back at home man, life was a mess...
I guess sometimes life's stresses gets you down
On your knees, oh brother I wish I could have helped you out...
Song Info
Submitted by
brocksta On May 23, 2004
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One of my favorites.
dude this song is awesome but i cant rele say ne of the words in tagalog :(
a song of nostalgic feeling of one leaving their homeland (in particular, the Philippines). Most immigrants, like me, can probably draw out some feelings from this. I absolutely love the tagalog chorus, but I don't appreciate hearing the Philippines being called a "ghetto". I wonder how a music video of this would be....
'cuz it's not like we all lived in huts and fished....
Well the Philippines is a thrid-world country. Did you forget that?
So what if apl de ap called my country a ghetto? It was mentioned artistically anyway? He said "This is a version of my Ghetto." And a part of the translation is wrong. "Sa lupang pinangako." means "On a promised land." his real name is allan pineda and I'm so glad that he was featured in a drama show called "Maalaala mo kaya?" (Will you remember?) When they had a tour here in the Philippines a couple of months ago, It's like a docu-drama show here in the Philippines. His story is so touching. Anyway, keep up the good work guys! Mabuhay ang mga pinoy!!!!!
The Video is about Grandparents in a home for the aged. They were looking at diaris and photographs of family members and the 2nd woeld war. Fergy was a nurse in this video and there are video clips of some of the places here in the Philippines. I don't know if the video was already released... Can anyone give me some feedback regarding this song's place in the charts and its video's release?
apl stands for Allan Pineda Lindon
oh sorry, it's Allan Pineda Lindo... He's from Angeles, Pampanga... Mabuhay si Allan!!!
I luv this song!!! my fav BEP song.wen my mate told me to listen to it i was like omg.it so touching.just makes me proud to be filly! wel...i am half filly, but stil! wen i found out the guy was 4rm der i liked BEP even more.i cant speak tagolog that much,understand it a bit...i can only sign the first bit of it lol.