lambing nation continues on music trip

Today it's Apo ;-)

Minsan kahit na pilitin mong uminit ang damdamin
Di siya susunod, at di maglalambing
...
At kahit na anong gawin
Di mo na mapilit at madaya
Aminin sa sarili mo
Na wala ka ng mabubuga


I remember when I explained Apo Hiking Society to Ate Nina. It was a huge task, suddenly urgent, to explain to someone in the process of discovering and defining her Filipino self, an institution such as Apo, something we've grown up with and have much respect and affection for. And something that needs familiarity with the Filipino language. Something that shows just how sweet and loving we can be (as in "Pare, I love you!" Hehehe!).


AbM7 Bb7/Ab Gm7 Cm
Mahal kita, mahal kita, hindi ito bola
Fm7 Bb7 Bbm7/Eb Eb7
Ngumiti ka man lang sana ako'y nasa langit na
AbM7 Bb7/Ab Gm7 Cm
Mahal kita, mahal kita, hindi ito bola
Fm7 (Fm/D) G pause (Intro once)
Sumagot ka naman 'wag lang ewan.

Em7 Am7 Em7 Am7
Sana naman itigil mo na 'yang
Dm Dm7 G7sus G7
Kakasabi ng ewan at anong bola na naman 'yan
Em7 Am7 Em7 Am7
Bakit ba ganyan, binata'y di alam
Dm Dm7 G7sus G7
Na ang ewan ay katulad na rin ng oong inaasam


A few years hence, I'm at my computer, nagpapakabingi sa Apo. Ate Nina, however, has long since learned to belt out Apo, and Eheads to her heart's content given a mic and a videoke machine. And strum the guitar too.