[Chorus in Tagalog] [合唱的他加禄语]

   

Lapit mga kaibigan at makinig kayo 亲密的朋友和倾听

Ako'y may dala-dalang, balita galing sa bayan ko 我从我的家乡携带，新闻

Nais kong ipamahagi ang mga kwento 我想分享的故事

Ang mga pangyayaring nagaganap 中发生的事件

Sa lupang pinangako 应许之地

   

[English Translation:] [英译]

   

(Come closer my friends and everyone listen （走近我的朋友们，大家听

I brought news from my homeland 我把消息从我的家乡

I'll tell you how we live and what goes on 我会告诉你，我们的生活和所发生的

From my beloved homeland.) 从我心爱的家园。 ）

   

[Verse one, Apl.De.Ap] [诗歌之一， apl.de.ap ]

   

Every place got a ghetto this is my version 每到一个地方有一个贫民区，这是我的版本

Check it out... 看看这个...

Listen closely yo, I got a story to tell 仔细听，我有个故事要告诉

A version of my ghetto where life felt for real A版我的贫民窟，在那里生活是很真实

Some would call it hell but to me it was heaven 有人会说它是地狱，但对我来说，它是天堂

God gave me the grace, amazin' ways of living 上帝给我的恩典，生活amazin “方式

How would you feel if you had to catch your meal? 你会感觉如何，如果你必须明白你的饭吗？

Build a hut to live and to eat and chill in. 建一间小屋居住，吃饭，寒意研究。

Having to pump the water outta the ground 有泵水失控地

The way we put it down utilizing what is around 的方式，我们把它放下就是利用周围

Like land for farming, river for fishing 如土地耕种，河里钓鱼

Everyone helpin' each other whenever they can 每个人都助人为乐对方时，他们可以

We makin' it happen, from nothin' to somethin' 我们金这一点，从没什么到事端

That's how we be survivin' back in my homeland 这就是我们要生存素“回到我的祖国

   

[Chorus] [合唱]

   

[Verse two, Apl.De.Ap] [诗歌2 ， apl.de.ap ]

   

Yo, its been a while but... 呦，它已经有一段时间，但...

I been back home to my homeland, (check it out) to see what's going on 我一直回家我的祖国， （检查出来） ，看看这是怎么回事

Man it feels good to be back at home 男子的感觉很不错，回到家

And it's been a decade, on the journey all alone 而且它已经十年了，在旅途孤单

I was fourteen when I first left Philippines 我是14 ，当我第一次离开菲律宾

I've been away half my life, but it felt like a day 我已经离开了大半辈子，但感觉如一日

To be next to my mom with her home cooked meal 接下来要为我的妈妈和她的家常饭

Meant I felt complete, my emotions I feel! 意思我觉得完成后，我的情绪，我觉得！

Now life has changed for me in the U.S 现在生活在美国改变了对我来说

But back at home man, life was a mess... 但在家乡的人，生活得一塌糊涂......

I guess sometimes life's stresses gets you down 我想有时候生活的压力会让你失望

On your knees, oh brother I wish I could have helped you out... 你的膝盖哦兄弟，我希望我可以帮你出...

   

[Chorus] [合唱]