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Philippine National Anthem


Pambansang Awit ng Philipinas

 

Bayang Magiliw, Perlas ng Silanganan

Alab ng Puso sa dibdib mo'y buhay

Lupang Hinirang, Duyan ka ng magiting,

Sa manlulupig di ka pasisiil.

Sa dagat at bundok,

Sa simoy at sa langit mong bughaw,

May dilag ang tula

At awit sa paglayang minamahal.

Ang kislap ng watawat mo'y

Tagumpay na nagniningning;

Ang bituin at araw niya

Kailan pa ma'y di magdidilim.

Lupa ng araw, ng luwalhati't pagsinta,

Buhay ay langit sa piling mo;

Aming ligaya na pag may mang-aapi

Ang mamatay nang dahil sa iyo.

English

Beloved Country
by Camilo Osias and A. L. Lane

 

Land of the morning, child of the sun returning,

With fervor burning, thee do our souls adore.

Land dear and holy, cradle of noble heroes,

Ne'er shall invaders, trample thy sacred shore.

Even within thy skies and through thy clouds,
And o'er thy hills and sea.

Do we behold the radiance,
Feel the throb of glorious liberty.

Thy banner, dear to all our hearts,
Its sun and stars alight.

O, never shall its shining field,
Be dimmed by tyrant's might!

Beautiful land of love, O land of light,
In thine embrace 'tis rapture to lie.

But it is glory ever, when thou art wronged,
For us, thy sons, to suffer and die.


Spanish

"Filipinas"
by Jose Palma in September 23, 1899

Tierra adorada
Hija del sol de Oriente,
Su fuego ardiente en ti latiendo esta.

Patria de amores!
Del heroismo cuna,
Los invasores
No te hallaran jamas.

En tu azul cielo, en tus auras,
En tus montes y en tu mar
Esplende y late el poema
De tu amada libertad.
Tu pabellon, que en las lides
La victoria ilumino,
No vera nunca apagados
Sus estrellas y su sol.

Tierra de dichas, del sol y de amores,
En tu regazo dulce es vivir.
Es una gloria para tus hijos,
Cuando te ofenden, por ti morir.

 


Last Updated: 08/25/99

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