Alapaap (Eraserheads)

Last night, I translated the song, "Alapaap" by Eraserheads in Bikol but I wasn't satisfied. I wasn't confident with my spellings because I wasn't used to writing in Bikol. Besides, I couldn't translate the title itself.

But then something came up tonight. (Surprise, surprise!)







Anyway, here's my translation.



ALAPAAP by ERASERHEADS

(Bikol version)
ni: Viola

May sarong aldaw na kita mag-eebanan
Bayae, mana sa panginuron
Aw, anong siram, haa...

Hanggang sa puro kan kina'ban
Hanggang maubos ang abo
Hanggang magtagdo ang luha
Hanggang maulog ang bituon

Chorus:
Hilenga sakong malsuk
Dae mo ba nahihileng
Naglalayog na baga ako, buda nasa langit na
Muya mo bang mag-iba?

Dae mo na kaipuhan na magtago, masupog
Dae mo na kaipuhan na mag-anap ki iba
Lingawi na ngona
Ang gabos na problema
Maghangos ka ke ararom ta kita malarga na
Handa na bang rumabas

Adlib:
Pap-pa-rap... pap-pa-rap-pa..
Pa pa pa pa (papapapa....)
La-la-la... oooh hoo hoo...

Dakulong bawal sa kina'ban
(Dakulong bawal sa kina'ban)
Tigtutulok ninda kita
(Tigtutulok ninda kita)
Abreha'ng puso buda isip
Palayugon ang kamalayan
(Palayugon)


Chorus 2:
Hilenga sakong malsuk
Dae mo ba nahihileng
Naglalayog na baga ako buda
Nasa panginuron na
Muya mo bang (muya mo bang)
Muya mo bang (muya mo bang)
Muya mo bang (muya mo bang)
Muya mo bang (muya mo bang)
Muya mo bang (muya mo bang)
Muya mo bang (muya mo bang)
Muya mo bang (muya mo bang)
Muya mo bang (muya mo bang)
mag-iba?





Special thanks to Manay Rose and Ralph Lho of goBicol forum for the translation of alapaap (panginuron) and tala (bituon). For correcting my spelling of "hilenga/nahihileng" and suggesting 'malsuk' as a substitute for mata, wahaha, Ralph Lho, maurag ka! Dios mabalos!



"Alapaap" is my favorite song. No, this is not the first time I made a translation, but yes, this is my first attempt of translating a song. There is no motive in doing this. I'm out of school and I'm not working. You can say that I'm bored and I've got nothing else to do. Apart from reading, heheh. The idea came up a few weeks ago, by the kitchen sink, while doing the dishes.