As an OFW / Bilang Isang OFW

 

I spent my life doing kudkud

Dito sa abroad tapno adda ti ipaturod.

Ngem awan iti tulpos na

ta   unstoppable met

 pangkasapulan ti kwarta.

 

Kaya’t nagsusumikap

Pati hirap pilit niyayakap

Kahit ang boung katawan ay kumikirot dahil sa pagod,

Ang iniisip lamang ay makapagpapadala

Kahit malayo pa ang katapusan ng buwan.

 

Sa araw at gabi, pareho ang pangungulila

Di man lang mapakali sa pag-a-a-lala.

Buti lang at ngayo’y mayroong chat, video call, facebook,

Instagram at marami pang iba,

And so, I can sleep for a while.

 

Para magpatuloy na magsumikap

At anumang hirap ay kakayaning harapin,

Kahit ang boung katawan ay kumikirot dahil sa pagod,

Ang iniisip lamang ay makapagpapadala

Kahit malayo pa ang katapusan ng buwan.

I spent my life as an O F W,

sending some earnings back home. 

But the cycle of sending seems unending

because of the need for money 

that never stops.

 

And so, I keep working hard

embracing all sorts of difficulties

even when my body aches because of excessive fatigue.

My only thought is to send home some amount

even when it’s far from the end of the month.

 

Homesickness is as intense by day as by night.

And I always struggle to find inner peace. 

Now I am grateful there is chat, video call, facebook, 

instagram and many many more.

And so, I can sleep for a while.

So, I can continue to work hard

And keep embracing every challenge,

even when my whole body aches because of excessive fatigue.

My only thought is to send home some amount

even when it’s far from the end of the month.