Pulang Tandang (Red Rooster)
Beautiful rendition by the Mabuhay Singers of this Filipino song:
Ang Aming Pulang Tandang
| ORIGINAL TAGALOG LYRICS Ang aming pulang tandang Kay agang gumigising Sa tuwing madaling-araw Ito ay mapapansin At parang sinasabi Tayo ay mangagbangon Magtungo sa gawain Mabilis ang maghapon Hindi mapapahinto saglit na walang tigil Bawat sandali'y ginto Panahon ay kay tulin Ang aming pulang tandang Parang tagapagpayo Ang oras nitong buhay Ay alam niya ang takbo Ngunit dala ng tatay Nang Sabado ng hapon Ang aming pulang tandang Ay natalo sa sabong Nagplano naman ang nanay sa napatay na tandang Magllimang araw na ay manok pa ang ulam |
FREE TAGALOG TRANSLATION Our red rooster wakes up so early at every dawn you'll notice it And it's like it tells us to wake up head for work pass the day quickly Won't be stopped Not ceasing for a moment Every second is golden Time passes by so fast Our red rooster like an adviser The time in this life he knows how it runs But then Father brought it One Saturday afternoon. Our red rooster was defeated in a cockfight Mom made plans on the killed rooster For five days now Chicken's all we've been eating |