Oh, i thought, my compositions from way back then!!!
I wrote these literary pieces when i lived in Lapu-lapu City in 2005....
two years before i went to college.....
these are my songs and poems.......
long-forgotten ones.......
"Lovely Girl"
I just met somebody today
A young, beautiful lady
In the corner she made her way
And I felt something nice and fancy
Lovely girl, my new found friend
You make my day inspired
I ask myself this way
Saying, will you ever be mine?
Lovely girl, as lovely as the blooming flower
As radiant as the sun
I long for your presence forever
As you shine in my heart and mind for all the time
Lovely girl, I hope that you'll like me too
That you also take me as your someone
I'll bring you pleasure and the warm friendship you deserve
Hoping also that in your heart I'll really be the "only one"
Again, I ask myself this way
Saying, will you ever be mine?
"I Still Love You"
As I look to my past
There's something I wanna change
Make that thing better
The lost love between me and you
Times have gone bad since we drifted apart
I go crazy, longing on the forgotten days
Wish you were here again on my side to mend
this broken heart
And fix our evil ways
How will I say this?
How will I?
I still love you
You're still the want I want
I hope you feel the same
'coz without you I go insane
I still love you
Night comes and I cry myself to sleep
Holding the memories I always keep
Thinking of you with me
But now I had set you free
Time heals all wounds they say
I hope that you'll again come my way
I realized the love you gave me before
Would be the one I'll want forevermore
"Girl, I have learned to love you
I'm sorry for the pain I caused
Just wanna let you know
I want to make you mine again
Let's start a new breath in our love"
Aside from these English songs, I also tried composing Filipino songs, like these:
"Sinungaling"
Nung una kitang makita
Ako'y nabihag mo na
Ikaw palagi nasa isip ko
Sana'y 'di ka maglaho sa buhay ko
Buhay ko'y biglang nag-iba
Oras ay hawak nating dalawa
Araw at gabi tayo'y magkasama
Minsa'y magkasama pa sa kama
Ikaw at ako ay iisa
Ngunit bakit ika'y...
Chorus:
Ikaw ay sinungaling
Sinungaling ka pala
Akala ko ba'y tapat ka
Hindi ka ba nasasaktan
Lagi mo na lang ako pinaglalaruan
Ako'y tigilan mo na
Ngunit paglipas ng mga araw
Ikaw ay biglang nawala
Pag-ibig mo'y natunaw
Ako nama'y natulala
Bakit mo ako ginanito ng husto?
Sinira mo buhay ko
(chorus)
Sana'y 'wag ka na bumalik sa akin
Masasaktan lang tayo 'pag ating pipilitin
'wag nang ibalik ang nakaraan natin
Wala nang saysay ang ating pag-ibig
Pinagmukha mo akong tanga
Ako sayo'y napapahiya
Ngunit bakit ika'y...
chorus 'til fade
This next song is actually my very first composition. It took me many days and nights to master the lyrics and tone of this song. I dedicated this to somebody special to me......now married.
"Ligaya" (Sa Panaginip Na Lang Ba Kita Iibigin?)
Sa aming lugar may nakilala isang babae
Ang pangalan niya'y Ligaya
O anong saya nang siya'y makilala
'Di nagtagal kami'y naging magkaibigan
O anong ligaya aking naramdaman
Chorus:
Ligaya, minahal kita
Hanggang kailan kita susuyuin?
Kailan kaya kita maaangkin?
Kailan kaya kita magiging akin?
Sa panaginip na lang ba kita iibigin?
Sana'y dinggin mo ang aking damdamin
Ang tamis ng aming pagsasama
Parang oras ay humihinto 'pag siya'y nakikita
Lalo na't kapiling siya, langit ang nadarama
Siguro'y mahal na kita
repeat chorus
Bridge (spoken):
Kung akala mo'y 'di kita mahal
Hanggang kailan ako maghihintay
Sana'y 'di habang buhay
repeat chorus
Binigay ko na'ng lahat sa'yo
Ngayon kailangan ko pag-ibig mo
Ako'y palaging nandito
Handang magmahal sa'yo
Sana'y paniwalaan mo...
repeat chorus
Ligaya....
this is a very beautiful song.........
Aside from writing English and Filipino compositions, I also made a composition in my native tongue--Cebuano. This is a song about my own social consciousness, on how I saw life in this barangay somewhere in Bohol. Here, the words speak of its people's daily living and struggles for a good life. However, until this time this composition has no tone yet. It remains like a poem.
"Totolan"
Sayo sa kaadlawon mamasol na sila sa kadagatan
Aron adunay makaon sa adlaw nga nagdagan
Sa kakabus ang katawhan nag-sagubang
Ilang kinabuhi gisugal na lang
Pagbatok sa kawad-on nga nagsamok nilang tanan
koro:
O, kanus-a pa makab-ot ang kausaban?
Ang bag-ong adlaw alang kanila
Dunggon unta ang ilang mga suliran
Aron makuha ang kaangayan
Sa mga taga-Totolan
Ang uban kanila nanimpalad sa gawas
Sa ingon sa kalisud mahaw-as
Antoson ang kamingaw ug kalayo
Maabot lamang ang pangandoy nga kinabuhing bag-o
Kon ting-usbawan makab-ot na sa tukma
Ginadamgo nga kalipay mabatyag na
Nindot ug ma-agnihon nga pahiyum
Gasa sa Labawng Makagagahum
(koro)
sulti (instrumental background):
"Pinalangga kong yutang natawhan
Hinaot sa akong pagbalik
Makab-ot na nimo ang gitinguhang kausaban
Aron magmalipayon ang katawhan
Pahiran na ang luha, ipakita ang pahiyum
Kalinaw ug kalipay ipatigbabaw
Dinhi sa Totolan"
My main inspiration on writing this Cebuano piece is Rolly Wagas, and I very much admire his brand of Cebuano folk music. I was listening to his album "Bangon ug Padayon" when I thought of writing a Cebuano composition, thus this one.
all compositions above are written by:
Daydreamer
The Lyrical Poet
I, Me and Myself
Marc Christopher M. Labastilla
Cebu City, Philippines
