ANG HULING EL BIMBO; by the Eraserheads
LOLS I kind of suck at tagalog but sghliesdl I love this song, so I had to translate. It's practically the only Filipino song I like. xD Download the song!
Kamukha mo si Paraluman
No’ng tayo ay bata pa
At ang galing-galing mong sumayaw
Mapa-Boogie man o Chacha
Ngunit ang paborito
Ay pagsayaw mo ng El Bimbo
Nakakaindak, nakakaaliw
Nakakatindig balahibo
Pagkagaling sa ’skwela ay didiretso na sa inyo
At buong maghapon ay tinuturuan mo ako
Magkahawak ang ating kamay at walang kamalay-malay,
Na tinuruan mo ang puso ko na umibig na tunay
Naninigas aking katawan
‘Pag umikot na ang plaka
Patay sa kembot ng bewang mo
At pungay ng ‘yong mga mata
Lumiliwanag ang buhay
Habang tayo’y magkaakbay
At dahan-dahang dumudulas ang kamay ko
Sa makinis mong braso, hooh
Sana noon pa man ay sinabi na sa iyo, hoh
Kahit hindi na uso, ay ito lang ang alam ko
La la la la, la la, la la, la la la
Lumipas ang maraming taon
‘Di na tayo nagkita
Balita ko’y may anak ka na
Ngunit walang asawa
Tagahugas ka raw
Ng pinggan sa may Ermita
At isang gabi’y nasagasaan
Sa isang madilim na eskinita, hah
Lahat ng pangarap ko’y bigla lang natunaw
Sa panaginip na lang pala kita maisasayaw
La la la la, la la, la la, la la la
La la la la, la la, la la, la la la
You looked like a paragon1
When we were still children
And you were so great in dancing
Whether it be Boogie or Chacha
But the favorite
Was you dancing the El Bimbo
It makes me move in rhythm, amuses me
Makes my hair rise
From school we go straight to your place
And you teach me the whole afternoon
We were holding hands, and without knowing it,
You taught my heart to love truly
My body freezes
When the record turned
Dead at the shake of your hips
And your affectionate stare2
Life brightens
When we're in each other's arms
And my hand slowly slips
Over your smooth arm, hooh
I wish I had told you before, hoh
Even if it's not in trend, this is all I know
La la la la, la la, la la, la la la
Many years passed
We never saw each other
Heard you have a child now
But no spouse
Heard you were a washer
Of dishes in Ermita
And one night someone got run over
In a dark and narrow road, hah
All my hopes suddenly melted
Only in dreaming can I ever dance with you
La la la la, la la, la la, la la la
La la la la, la la, la la, la la la
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1 paragon n. a model of excellence, grace and perfection
2 "Pungay" is kind of like, puppy dog eyes, but I didn't want to use that. xD;
Kamukha mo si Paraluman
No’ng tayo ay bata pa
At ang galing-galing mong sumayaw
Mapa-Boogie man o Chacha
Ngunit ang paborito
Ay pagsayaw mo ng El Bimbo
Nakakaindak, nakakaaliw
Nakakatindig balahibo
Pagkagaling sa ’skwela ay didiretso na sa inyo
At buong maghapon ay tinuturuan mo ako
Magkahawak ang ating kamay at walang kamalay-malay,
Na tinuruan mo ang puso ko na umibig na tunay
Naninigas aking katawan
‘Pag umikot na ang plaka
Patay sa kembot ng bewang mo
At pungay ng ‘yong mga mata
Lumiliwanag ang buhay
Habang tayo’y magkaakbay
At dahan-dahang dumudulas ang kamay ko
Sa makinis mong braso, hooh
Sana noon pa man ay sinabi na sa iyo, hoh
Kahit hindi na uso, ay ito lang ang alam ko
La la la la, la la, la la, la la la
Lumipas ang maraming taon
‘Di na tayo nagkita
Balita ko’y may anak ka na
Ngunit walang asawa
Tagahugas ka raw
Ng pinggan sa may Ermita
At isang gabi’y nasagasaan
Sa isang madilim na eskinita, hah
Lahat ng pangarap ko’y bigla lang natunaw
Sa panaginip na lang pala kita maisasayaw
La la la la, la la, la la, la la la
La la la la, la la, la la, la la la
You looked like a paragon1
When we were still children
And you were so great in dancing
Whether it be Boogie or Chacha
But the favorite
Was you dancing the El Bimbo
It makes me move in rhythm, amuses me
Makes my hair rise
From school we go straight to your place
And you teach me the whole afternoon
We were holding hands, and without knowing it,
You taught my heart to love truly
My body freezes
When the record turned
Dead at the shake of your hips
And your affectionate stare2
Life brightens
When we're in each other's arms
And my hand slowly slips
Over your smooth arm, hooh
I wish I had told you before, hoh
Even if it's not in trend, this is all I know
La la la la, la la, la la, la la la
Many years passed
We never saw each other
Heard you have a child now
But no spouse
Heard you were a washer
Of dishes in Ermita
And one night someone got run over
In a dark and narrow road, hah
All my hopes suddenly melted
Only in dreaming can I ever dance with you
La la la la, la la, la la, la la la
La la la la, la la, la la, la la la
__________________________________
1 paragon n. a model of excellence, grace and perfection
2 "Pungay" is kind of like, puppy dog eyes, but I didn't want to use that. xD;