Arak (Wine) Poem by MELVIN BANGGOLLAY

ARAK (WINE)
Melvin Banggollay

Arak, danum ka't kararuak - Wine, water of my soul
Sika't nangiburay kaniak You have truly given me
Agpaiduma nga ragsak Distinct happiness I see
Di ti spiritum adda kaniak. When your spirit was in me.

Oh, arak, sika ti ragsak - Oh, Wine, you're my happiness
To'y kaungan ken rignak of my deep passion and emotions
Ta nu adda ka kaniak For when you are within me
Mayat unay ti panagriknak Better was my feeling's melody.

Arak, sika ti kasapulak -Wine, you are what I need
Ta sika't maka-awat kaniak For you understand me
Tunggal adda problemak Every time I have problems
ta kenka ket makalipatak. Through you, I can forget

Ngem gapu kenka arak But then because of you, wine
Ita ket nakabaludnak I am now sealed in jail
Ta ngay nakapatayak For I have killed someone
di kagulok ti kaarubak. When I fought my neighbor

This is a poem dedicated to all hard drinkers out there
who are trouble makers.....which I was never been for I seldom drink