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global_pintados.jpg WORDS AND MUSIC: Dong Abay
All Rights Reserved, 2008

This is my song entitled "God Bless Our Trip" interpreted as "Mga Batang EDSA" by Filipino visual artist Elmer Borlongan.

Intro: Em-G-C-G-C-G-Em-D 2x

v1
Em G C G
Iha na tindera ng sampaguita
C G Em D
Wag tatawid o tatakbo basta-basta
Em G
Baka masagasaan ng rumaragasang sasakyan
C G
Mabangga ang batang-bata mo pang katawan

Refrain:
Em D C
Mag-ingat ka sa EDSA
Em D C D
Mag-ingat ka sa EDSA, EDSA, EDSA

Chorus:
C G
God bless our trip, God bless you, God bless me
C G
God bless our happy Filipino family
Em D C D
In God we trust, God bless us

v2
Em G C G
Iho na tindero ng dyaryo at sigarilyo
C G
Higpit ang kapit sa estribo
Em D C
Sabit ay medyo delikado
Em G
Baka masagasaan ng rumaragasang sasakyan
C G
Maging kaawa-awang biktima ng hit and run

Refrain-Chorus-Adlib-Choru
s

Bridge:
C D C G
Sa EDSA, EDSA, EDSA, sa EDSA, EDSA, EDSA
C D C G
Sa EDSA, EDSA, EDSA, sa EDSA, EDSA, EDSA

Coda:
C G
God bless our trip , God bless you, God bless me
C G
God bless our happy Filipino family Elmer Borlongan, 2008


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"Trade Mark" is my musical interpretation of the visual artwork, “Global Pintados” by Filipino visual artist Elmer Borlongan.

Spoken:
Taglay ang talambuhay
tanging minanang dugo
Taghoy sa nag-aapoy
na tanikalang ginto

Intro: D-A-D-A-D--E

I.
A D A D
Sa hagdanang palayan, dios ang araw at ulan, ina ang kalikasan
A D A E
Anino ng anito, guhit ng unang tao, nakaukit sa bato
A D A D
Alupihan, gagamba, alakdan, aso, usa, baboy-damo, buwaya
A D A E
Alibata sa dahon, pana, sibat, ibon, tala, kidlat, bangka, alon
D A D A
Bangang may linyang pula, ahas na bakunawa, Malakas at Maganda
D A D E
Mito, kwento, epiko, engkanto, elemento, sa tribo ng Pintado

*
D A D A
Tatatak sa utak mo, tatagos taos-puso
D A
Tatagal ang bakas ko
D E
Tatalab, tat-tat-tat-tat-tat-tat-ta
t-tat-tat-tat-tat-tat-tat-tato! (2x)


II.
A D A D
Felipe de Espana, krus, Biblia, espada, Doctrina Christiana
A D A E
Bajo de la campana, novena at kandila, hacienda ng Kastila
A D A D
Las letras y figuras, las Siete de Palabras, ceremonias, palaspas
A D A E
Hesucristo na poon, patron, pasyon, prusisyon, oras na ng orasyon
D A D A
Aba Ginoong Maria, napupuno ng gracia, Gomez, Burgos, Zamora
D A D E
El Filibusterismo, rebolusyon ng Indio, Viva Katipunero! *


III.
A D A D
Liberal democracy, the rights to sovereignty, obtained by Paris treaty
A D A E
Industrialization, colonial education of our civilization
A D A D
Love American dollar and everything popular ever since the First World War
A D A E
Thank God for Uncle Sam, all the hamburger and Spam, always remember Vietnam
D A D A
Star-spangled banner, in this age of computer, we are best friends forever
D A D E
Tayo’y binubusabos ng Estados Unidos, kelan ba matatapos? **

Photo "Global Pintados Detail" by drquimbo on flickr; licensed under Creative Commons License BY-NC-SA-2.0.


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