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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 nang-aapi Ang mamatay nang dahil sa iyo. |
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. |
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The first line actually says in Tagalog:
"Beloved country, pearl of the orient,"
seeming to mirror the opening lines of Jose Rizal's farewell poem: " Adiós, Patria adorada, región del sol querida, Perla del mar de oriente, nuestro perdido Edén!" ("Pinipintuho kong bayan ay paalam, lupang iniirog ng sikat ng araw.."). Jose Rizal, national hero of the Philippines, was executed by the Spanish in 1896 at the age of 35. |
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