Kun gagamiton mo
an saimong mata
makakahiling ka
pero kun gagamiton mo
an saimong puso
kun gagamiton mo an gabos
mong kinaban
na tinago sa kamunduan
makakahiling ka
kada aga
sa mga awot
sa gilid kan tinampo
ki kadlagan
na dai pa nadudutan
dai mo ini titimakan
ta mahihiling mo
na banal an tunog
sa lambang dahon
dara pa an pandok
kan kasubangging
nagsalming na unglo
English:
If you use
your eyes
you'll see
but if you'll use
your heart
if you'll use all
your world
hidden in sorrow
you'll see
each morning
in the grass
beside the road
a forest
never touched
you'll not step on it
for you'll see
the dew is holy
in each leaf
carrying the face still
of last night's
mirroring unglo, monster.
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