Black Eyed Peas----The APL Song :[Chorus in Tagalog]
Lapit mga kaibigan at makinig kayo
Ako'y may dala-dalang, balita galing sa bayan ko
Nais kong ipamahagi ang mga kwento
Ang mga pangyayaring nagaganap
Sa lupang pinangako
[English Translation:]
(Come closer my friends and everyone listen
I brought news from my homeland
我带来家乡的一些信息
I'll tell you how we live and what goes on
我将告诉你我们怎么生活和发生的一切
From my beloved homeland.)
我最深爱的家乡
[Verse one, Apl.De.Ap]
Every place got a ghetto this is my version
每个地方都有贫民区，这是我的版本
Check it out...
来看一下
Listen closely yo, I got a story to tell
洗耳恭听，我给你讲故事
A version of my ghetto where life felt for real
我的贫民区生活是真实的
Some would call it hell but to me it was heaven
一些人认为是地狱 但我认为是天堂
God gave me the grace, amazin' ways of living
上帝赐予我优雅和令人吃惊的生活方式
How would you feel if you had to catch your meal?
如果你不得不扑食你会有什么感觉？
Build a hut to live and to eat and chill in.
造个小屋住着，吃着，被冻着
Having to pump the water outta the ground
不得不从地下用泵取水
The way we put it down utilizing what is around
记下这种方式
Like land for farming, river for fishing
就像农田耕作，河流养鱼
Everyone helpin' each other whenever they can
每个人互相帮助不分何时
We makin' it happen, from nothin' to somethin'
我们及时完成，就像什么都没有发生
That's how we be survivin' back in my homeland
这就是我们如何在家乡生存下来
[Chorus]
[Verse two, Apl.De.Ap]
Yo, its been a while but...
刚过了一会但却
I been back home to my homeland, (check it out) to see what's going on
我已经回到我的故乡 来看正在发生什么
Man it feels good to be back at home
回到家的感觉非常好
And it's been a decade, on the journey all alone
就像十年前独立的走在旅程中
I was fourteen when I first left Philippines
我第一次离开菲律宾是14岁时
I've been away half my life, but it felt like a day
我已经离开好久了，但却感觉像在今天
To be next to my mom with her home cooked meal
有妈妈和她煮熟的饭
Meant I felt complete, my emotions I feel!
感觉很满足，我激情万分
Now life has changed for me in the U.S
现在我在美国的生活改变了
But back at home man, life was a mess...
但是家中的人，生活一团糟
I guess sometimes life's stresses gets you down
我猜有时候生活压力让我沮丧
On your knees, oh brother I wish I could have helped you out...
跪着，兄弟啊 我希望我能够帮你出来