Okay, perhaps it is a bit early for Christmas carols. Perhaps though, when one is preparing to leave one's country for an extended period of time, listening to Filipino music written for the best time of the year in the Philippines is excusable.
There is something achingly lovely about this piece by Ryan Cayabyab (music) and Jose Javier Reyes (lyrics). I remember reading a discussion on the net as to whether this can be sung as a communion song, whether the lyrics can be "applied" to Christ. That seemed to me a little far-fetched and strained, at that time; but today, I realized that the lyrics can be "legitimately"--and indeed, movingly--read that way: as thanksgiving addressed to One whose love has transformed one's life and whose presence makes every day a celebration of Christmas.
Tinanong mo sa akin kung ano ang gusto ko
Upang mapaligaya ang aking pasko
Bakit mo pa kaya kailangan sabihin sa akin yan
Para namang kasi hindi mo pa alam
Ang aking araw-araw ay iyo nang iniba
Mula pa noong ikaw ay aking nakilala
Pinasayaw ang ikot ng aking munting mundo
Binigyan ng dahilan ang bawat oras at minuto
Ang bawat kong pangarap iyong pinalitan
Binigyan ako ng lakas, tiyaga at tapang
Na harapin ang bawat tanong at pag-aalinlangan
Dahil alam kong ikaw ay katabi ko lamang
At sa tuwing pagsikat at paglubog ng araw
Nagsisimula at nagwawakas sa salitang: "Ikaw"
Kaya’t huwag mo nang itanong kung ano pa sa akin ay kulang
Dahil bawat araw kasama ka ay Paskong walang hanggan
1 comment:
It started with fancing the melody then when I listened carefully to the lyrics, I was truly moved by it. Yes, it can be applied to the love of Our Lord. It is truly "walang hanggang" pagmamahal.
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