Yesterday on Memorial Day and during breakfasts, Maw and Paw talked about their childhood. One of their remember songs from grade school was a song about hands. Maw sang the tune but forgot some of the words and Paw sang along to fill in the gaps while she demonstrated how with her hands as she best remembered.
Below is the Filipino version followed by the English translation in parenthesis.
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SAMPUNG MGA DALIRI
Philippine Folk Song
SAMPUNG MGA DALIRI (I have two hands)
KAMAY AT PAA (A Left and a right)
DALAWANG TAINGA (I hold them up high)
DALAWANG MATA (So clean, so bright)ILONG NA MAGANDA ( I Clap them softly)
MALILINIS NA NGIPIN (One, two, three)
MASARAP KUMAIN ( Two little hands)
DILANG MAGALING MAGSASABI (Are good to see)HUWAG KANG SINUNGALING (Don’t lie!)
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