Bebot - The "Translation"

So here I was, not having posted on my blog for over three months, just casually surfing the net, when I came across it. It was searched for on google, purely out of random curiousity. The results were mindblowing. I'd like to take a moment to thank my friends Carlo and Maegan for teaching me a bit of Tagalog, the Filipino dialect. To Carlo especially, I finally understand how 'Ba' can be used in four different ways! Please note, "bebot” (be´-bot) is a street slang word for “babe” or “girl” or “female” - taken from the Tagalog word “babae” (ba´-ba´-e). Here goes -

BEBOT sung by apl.de.ap of The Black Eyed Peas

Bebot - bebot - bet (3x)
Ikaw ay aking :You are my
Bebot - bebot - bet (3x)
Ikaw ay aking :You are my
Bebot - bebot - bet (3x)
Ikaw ay :You are
Pilipino! - Pilipino! - Pilipino! - Pilipino!: Filipino! - Filipino! - Filipino! - Filipino!
Hoy pare, pakinggan n’yo ako: Hey man, all of you listen to me
Heto na ang tunay na Pilipino: Here comes the real Filipino
Galing sa baryo - Sapang Bato: Came from the barrio - Sapang Bato
Pumunta ng L.A. - nagtrabaho: Went to L.A. and labored
Para makatulong sa Nanay: In order to help my mother
Dahil sa hirap ng buhay: Because life is so hard
Pero masaya pa rin ang kulay: But the disposition’s still bright
Pag kumain - nagkakamay: When eating - we use our hands
‘yung kanin - *chicken adobo: What we eat - chicken adobo
‘yung balut - binibenta sa kanto: The *balut - being sold at the corner
Tagay mo na nga ang baso: Share the glass already
Pare ko, inuman na tayo: My friend, let’s start drinking
Pilipino! - Pilipino! - Pilipino! - Pilipino!: Filipino! - Filipino! - Filipino! - Filipino!

Bebot - bebot - bet (3x)
Ikaw ay aking :You are my
Bebot - bebot - bet (3x)
Ikaw ay aking :You are my
Bebot - bebot - bet (3x)
Ikaw ay :You are
Masdan mo ang magagandang dalaga: Observe all the beautiful girls
Nakakagigil ang beauty mo talaga: Your beauty really drives me crazy
Lambing na hindi nakakasawa: The sweetness that is never tiresome
Ikaw lang and gustong makasama: You’re the only one I want to be with
Pilipino! - Pilipino! - Pilipino! - Pilipino!: Filipino! - Filipino! - Filipino! - Filipino!

Bebot - bebot - bet (3x)
Ikaw ay aking :You are my
Bebot - bebot - bet (3x)
Ikaw ay aking :You are my
Bebot - bebot - bet (3x)
Ikaw ay :You are
‘yung bahay o kubo: The house or nipa hut
Pag-ibig mo ay tutoo: Your love is for real
Puso ko’y laging kumikibo: My heart always speaks
Wala kang katulad sa mundo: There is no one else in the world like you
Pinoy ka - sigaw na - sige: You’re Filipino - shout it out - c’mmon
Kung maganda ka - sigaw na - sige: If you’re beautiful - shout it out - c’mmon
Kung buhay mo’y mahalaga - sige: If your life is valuable - c’mmon
Salamat sa ‘yong suporta: Thank you for your support
Pilipino! - Pilipino! - Pilipino! - Pilipino!: Filipino! - Filipino! - Filipino! - Filipino!
Pilipino! - Pilipino! - Pilipino! - Pilipino!: Filipino! - Filipino! - Filipino! - Filipino!
Filipino . . .La la la la la la la . . . .la la lo . . . .La la la la la la la . . . .la la lo . . . .


This, sung in praise of a 'Bebot'. Aah.. I love the Phillipines. Makes me almost proud of the epic Indian courtship song, "What is mobile number? What is your smile number?"