anak                 like a sigh born every day

ilong                 lead by scent and knowhow

tanong             asking questions about the world

sayaw              like how dance that comes from joy

sayang            can sway so close to sorrow

bayan              how shame could be an entire country

pinto                or an open-doored question

kailangan        needing, needful and needless

ilaw                 illuminating a path

ikaw                to you, little bit of me, almost

dito                 will you appear here

doon.              are you still there, maybe

dahon             I hear you in the leaves

darating          rippling in the wind, always arriving