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Thursday, February 19, 2009

A Kini.Kini.Poem

Written by (for me) by C.J.

I love it. It nicely captured the idea of the Kini.Kini.Revolution, the reasons to get involved in the crusade for social change in Ranao.

Please visit C.J.'s blog at Maranao.Women.E. She talks about the empowerment of Maranao women.

Revisiting the past to take it to the future
An advocacy that I shall not surrender
Odds are everywhere, they shall be beaten
Until such time that our children
Learn to imbibe in their souls what time has hidden.

Lost I was in a maze of confusion
Uncertain of my life’s own mission
Clipping hearts and souls everywhere
Mistakes made, I did not care
A lot of brief encounters passed me by
Now and then I would ask, “who am I?’

Bolting into my mind like fleeting thunder
A thought that made me ponder
Nowhere shall I go but to eternity
Thus I must find my purpose with intensity.
Ultimately, my search led me to my roots so vast
And I find a society drifting away so fast
Such sorrowful event pushes me to rekindle the past.

Monday, January 12, 2009

Giginawai Tano



...for all my friends.

Giginawai Tano
Words and Music by Amomoai

Assallam wallaikhom
Rkano langon
A manga bangsa ko
Sa pangmpong a ranao

'pkadali akn
Skano langon
Anda pman i kapaka
Pamagilaya tano

Chorus:

hmmmm...

Giginawai tano
Lipatan so rata a ginawa

Ka pkaranon kabo
Pka gagawan kabo
Pka dali ika bo
So pagaringka


Pririlai tano
Mga pagari ko
Ka ditano dn katawan
I kaona rktano

L'nganingka sa gagaw
So pagaringka
Ka mada skanian
Na dadn a pagaringka

(Chorus and Fade)

Sa basa English...

Let's be friends

Peace be upon you
To all of you
My people (or nation)
In (Greater) Ranao

I miss
All of you
When can we
See each other again?

hmmmm...

Let's be friends
Forget the heartaches

Because you'd long for
Because you get lonely for
Because you'd miss
Your friend

Let's forgive one another
My friends
Because we just don't know
Who'll go next

Give all your love
To your friend
Because when he/she goes
Your friend is gone forever