Freddie Aguilar Anak (original version)

[blosmi1]

I like this song very much,because it remembers me always,

how friendly the people in this country are.

I meet him in Hobbit House,never forget this moment.

I am look forward to come again soon,to your friendly nice country,

Freddie

Maraming salamat sa inyo,...

Andi

[TheKiddWilliams]

thumbs up if you cherish your parents even they are bad.

[JDevias92]

23 dont like their family

[dayangkufatima]

"What happiness are...your parents were when you were born

and their arms you were light

Your parents didn't know what to do

that they even watch you while you sleep

At night your mom stayed late just to prepare your milk/

and in the morning, you'll find yourself on your father's lap who's proud 2hav u

[msmolenaar]

This language is not Tagalog my friend, it is ilonko.

Ilonko is a language from the island Negros in the philippines.

The language Ilonko is spread out all over the island but it comes orginal from an area near by Mambukal named Don Salvador. Wikipedia gives wrong information. I know this for sure because it is my aunt's native language ! second reason, i come there sometimes and i recognized the language, so i asked if Freddie is born here. anwer yes, but moved to Manilla

[Ainthove]

@msmolenaar what are u saying this is tagalog, im pinoy btw

[slandar90]

runningman ji suk jin sing this song in ep26...

[benjieagrisola]

how nice sir freddie i really aprec8 it nakakaiyak

[Frankmap]

Great Parents' love

[atyomar]

i love this song very much... ..

[umbrellaANDhush]

anak :(

mahusay kanta

i love it, i always listen to it in my car.. very touchy

[megumi0029]

nakakaiyak :(

[SuperSouthside808]

Galing

[homer30]

Asan na ang Charice nyo ngayon? buhay pa ba? ito ang pakinggan nyo dahil immortal song to

[TachieBillano]

A more fitting translation to the repeating last line or coda ("Nagsisisi; at sa isip mo, nalaman mong ika'y nagkamali") would be, "Regret...And in your mind, you realize, you did wrong."

[TachieBillano]

(part 3 translation) "And so the days passed." (The Tagalog phrase here actually implies decades, so the child of the story is now an adult.) "And your path, lost. You're mired in vice and addiction. And the first one you crept up to? Your crying mother. And her question? 'Child (Anak), why'd you turn out this way?' You didn't notice--your eyes filled with tears. You had regret filling your mind; you realized you did wrong. Regret now fills your mind; you realize you did wrong.

[TachieBillano]

(part 2 translation) "....(But) they won't let you be; can't do anything about that. So you've suddenly changed. You've become hard-headed. And their advice, you've discarded / disobeyed. Not once did you think that all they ever did, they did for you. 'Cause all you want is to go by what you want---so you ignore them."

[TachieBillano]

I speak Tagalog. Here's my translation of this song (coming to you in parts): "When you came into the world, (what) huge joy your parents had! And their hands were your Light. Your Mama and Papa were clueless (about parenting), so they kept watch over you, even as you slept. By night, Mama would lose sleep preparing your milk (formula). By morning, Papa would gleefully keep you in his lap/carry you around. Well, now you've grown. You want to be "free"....

[TachieBillano]

There's an extra dimension of pain for this song. Aside from being about a prodigal son's guilt for breaking his parents' hearts, this song was one of singer Freddie Aguilar's more frustrating experiences as an artist. He composed it when he was still poor and naive, and didn't know his rights as a composer. He lost rights to his song, barely earning money from it, while it was reproduced with impunity (and bad translations) in other countries.

[gravadorme]

aw

[erictheguitar]

mabuhai

[despain79]

i love this song woohoo

[rkas79]

The song grabs you at your trougt you don't understand it but feel the pain of what it's al about!

this is a classic song for how all should be!!!

[TachieBillano]

@rkas79: In case you don't know what the lyrics mean, I can translate it for you. It's one of those rare songs that deserves to be understood.

[shakirapitz]

great music, the lyrics is so truly meaningful in any language, i don't understand why there's 22 dislikes on the video.. stubborn child!! hehehhehe

[budakcptm]

@shakirapitz hahahha

[peppervel]

wow! I was sing this english version as a 10 year old decades ago!

[malyndot]

honour thy father and mother>

[HazieHazirah]

cehhh...nie lagu mmg syiokkk brabis... haha...

[gohkuoan]

Beautiful song that I heard first heard it when I was a child 30 years ago which was traslated into Chinese lyrics!

[TheSaliemolini]

And now your path has gone astray Child you ain't sure what to do or say You're so alone No friends are on your side And child you now break down in tears Let them drive away your fears Where must you go Their arms stay open wide Child you don't know You'll never know how far they'd go To give you all their love can give To see you through And God it's true They'd die for you, if they must, to see you here

[TheSaliemolini]

How many seasons came and went So many years have now been spent For time ran fast And now at last you're strong Now what has gotten over you You seem to hate your parents too Do speak out your mind Why do you find them wrong Child you don't know You'll never know how far they'd go To give you all their love can give To see you through and God it's true They'd die for you, if they must, to see you near

[TheSaliemolini]

When you were born into this world Your mom and dad saw a dream fulfilled Dream come true The answer to their prayers You were to them a special child Gave 'em joy every time you smiled Each time you cried They're at your side to care Child, you don't know You'll never know how far they'd go To give you all their love can give To see you through and God it's true They'd die for you, if they must, to see you here

[marichat69]

best song on earth:)



[schoorl200]

When I first heard the song as a little kid, I thought it was Indonesian. Hell, I had never heard of the Philippines, but now I speak Tagalog

[johary117]

i like this song :) i love u freddie aguilar

[akocmirana]

miss ko na mama at papa ko kase bata pa kao d ko pa nakikita ang mga magaulang ko sana mag kita tau ina ta aking ama

[akocmirana]

@akocmirana

[joeygonzo]

Great song. Sadly, Freddie was robbed in the Metro Manila Music Festival. Ryan Cayabyab's Kay Gand Ng Musika won the best song award. Politics imo.

[curtarmmar]

This is such a beautiful song

[presa1200]

simple chords, complex feelings...

[migzcorner]

im sorry mom and dad....

[de3allinger]

I love this song so very very much

[de3allinger]

Thank you from Denmark. I have been looking for this song for 25 years, and always thought that it was from Greenland. Now i wiser...and happier :-)

[emelyhu]

in Swedish and i love you songs and i respect you sooo much...god bless you

[muzikluver257]

mahal kita nanay at tatay :D this song will always remind me of you guys <3

[Liefje1960]

Beautyful song from the Philipines

[TheMikey033]

I'm Dutch, and I saw Freddie Aguilar in his bar in Malate. I've been to some pretty big bands, like Pearl Jam and some other big names, but nothing gripped me as much as his performance together with his kids in that bar.

This guy is amazing.

[jamesalamo]

Did you understand the Lyrics ?? .....From Philippines

[ovidiu2lpan]

@jamesalamo Unfortunately I can't understand the lyrics but the sound is great

[MrLangsiboy]

i love the song :) From MALAYSIA



[nancy4390]

I really loved this song-From Malaysia

[dreamingcat1]

I PROUD OF YOU FREDDIE THIS YOUR SONG FAVORITE I DIDECATED TO MY CHILD

[primeroartisto]

Quite possibly the most beautiful song ever written...hear it and weep.

[mjaff6]

I see it!! This is the original of Thai song "Loong Khi Mao" of Carabao.

[enigma422]

also holland likes this song

[jjdippz]

ya... i'm from Malaysia & i really really LOVE this songs!!! :)

[Queenie270755]

Oh, danke, danke, danke ! Dieses Lied habe ich vor ganz vielen Jahren mal in einem längst vergessenen Film als Soundtrack gehört, natürlich in der Originalsprache den Titel nicht verstanden und Jahrelang wie verrückt danach gesucht !

Nun hab ich es endlich durch Zufall wiedergefunden - das tollste Weihnachtsgeschenk füür dieses Jahr!

[MultiWorld2000]

one of most popular Phillipines and has been sang by many international singer worldwide...I love this song .....from Malaysia...

[TriedToDrownAFish]

it's an extremely meaningful and deep song. Helps me get through hard times.

Love from a kid in Malaysia

[trinhvansf]

THis is the best song about our Parents...I alway love it...It makes me tear when I listen it

[286411]

one of my very beloved songs ever.....

[Seforyou]

Nung isilang ako sa mundong ito..

[narutolover1243]

when i heard this song when i was young i was like does this song mean death?

i was so scared i ran away because my dad plays this song all the time.

[bOmb821]

This song are older than me..its a lesson n also an advice...like this song even there's nothing to do with my life :D

[madcoffee]

the history of this song is sad but that is how life is and yet his name is known throughout several parts of the world. I thank my parents for raising me and this song is the one of the greatest ever written if not the best.

[1JPIFF]

My mom used to play this all the time when I was little. I get chills every time I listen to it.

[UrgentUrge]

one of the greatest song of the human race..

[akamizusui]

フィリピンの宝だと思う



[MetaLMoonTurtLe]

24° Grad aufn Zimmerthermometer und habe schon seit 0:10 Gänsehaut.

Sauber der Freddi !

[erochunnin]

love our parents...till die

respectful from Malaysia

[Osiris2806]

still great!!!

[metrijst]

this is what music is all about, universal with no boundries and it does not mather wich language you speak, it goes straight to the heart!

[orizwin]

one of the best ORIGINAL song all around the WORLD :) 

[metrijst]

the english version is not as good as the original, the original is a brilliant classic song and one of the best songs ever!

[atam255]

All my love....

[ak47cliffsonyeo]

Simply one of the best Filipino song....ever ! ! !

[bessa8304]

yan ang pride ng pilipinas! FREDIE AGUILAR ...IM very proud of u!

[SimplifiedGenius]

just beautiful music... great artist. What an expression... heart, soul, purpose, its all there. 

[CoodyMarkus]

Großartiger Sänger, tolles Lied! Gustó ko itó!

[jhgjgr191480]

Great song, although i don't understand one word of it :)

[tubignatuyo]

@jhgjgr191480 there is an English version of it,, i think.. :)

[publictdotbe]

@tubignatuyo there are 26 versions of this song according to wikipedia

[Moaron12]

i love this song ........

[MrsSuJuLove]

I love this song and his other song Bayan Ko.<3 They both make me want to cry and feel a lot more pride in my country. If anyone else can recommend any other songs by him, I'd love to listen to them. Us Filipinos gotta stick together, right?[:

[MrAlibabington]

Today I am 63, I heard his first song when I was 23, He is great hats off for him

[MrAlibabington]

He is one of the best at all times, I dont anyone can replace him.

[amplemoon]

It was famous song in Thailand more 20 years ago. I did not understand how this

song talking about but I love it.

[ilmarmottus]

I very like it song.

[tmnet123ify]

This should an epic song, year in and year out...damn it, so gooooood.......

[local757]

Haven't heard this song in awhile. This song sounded scary when I heard it as a kid lol.

[Mikemovie100]

is 0ne of my best songs in my live thank you freddie...respect  from germany

[ponsoable]

this song is so nice,it doesnt matter how old is this song but it is always applicable to our daily life

[wolfgang010012]

i used to remember this song when i was young.i used to cry especially i never met my mom she died when i was only a baby.now i'm a mom and will always love it.thank you sir ,for the wonderful song.

[RBDeathRacE]

wow nice one freddie aguilar

[numbercenido]

i really love this song

[numbercenido]

Nice song freddie aguilar I love this song

[MrAlfa153]

the greatest song ever made respect MR aguilar



[nivlekeliwacam]

he look a like of mr. arnel pineda of the journey....but he is not a white monkey,his songs all original without any revival

[numbercenido]

@nivlekeliwacam your funny

[mikhailtunai]

hat off to you Mr.Freddie,we singaporean love you and your song ofcoz...thank you Freddie.

[kgrawa]

some words in tagalog are similiar with malay language. as an example "anak" also mean anak in malay language....

[Wanloqz]

Ngayon ba kayong mas matanda, at gusto mong Hindi nila maaaring sumang-ayon ngunit may ay hindi anumang maaari nilang gawin Pagkatapos mong biglang nagbago, naging matigas ang ulo At ka disobeyed ang lahat na sila na sinabi Hindi ka kahit na sa tingin na ang ito ay ginagawa ay para sa iyo? Dahil gusto mong gawin ang lahat ng gusto mong hindi mo isip ito

[SA909U1]

"anak" mean "son" right freddie?

[alexandrajuana]

@SA909U1 freddie aguilar is my ninong and i idol him!!! yup that's right!!

[xeanrose042489]

@SA909U1 no... anak means "child".

[diamondbacktip]

child

[angtubo]

this song has always been one of my favorite classic Filipino songs

[TheUlanrain]

tinamaan ako sa kantang to guys... i love you mom and dad.....

[matkongo]

mat ngisap??

[HalanDinh]

Allemaal stemmen voor de #top2000 van #radio2

[Samsonand]

One doesn't have to understand the language. Brilliant, and what a sound !! Many thanks.

[athensluna0052]

@Samsonand Thanks for appreciating it!

[FUTURETEUFEL1975]

sALAMAT Bisayakadon

[moonrock1962]

Wonderful song- always with much emotion. Maraming salamat Freddie Aguilar.

[fazliemario]

i kove this song

[coraliepics]

loove !!

[1mariooo]

10 punkte von mir und ein Stern*

[axelnandor]

it was a surprise that this song became very popular in Germany in the Tagalog version! I love it!!!

[mauwiewauwie123]

i was in the philipines and it seemed that everyone knew it,who ever i asked sang it,taxi drivers,barpeople,hotelstaf etc,lol

[vatovetovito]

Heard this on Running Man and decided to give it a listen. Really nice song sung with emotions!

[SeiryoYsuruya]

@vatovetovito Same here.

[mrangler59]

I have never outgrown this song. Thank you freddie. I now have my Mother hooked on it as well. She listens to it daily. I had her listen to the original first, then the English version by Freddie. I left the USS Midway in the Phillipines in 1979. I flew out from Clark AFB. I miss the people there. I wish our Government would work with the Phillipine Government, to get bases back in the Phillipines. I can tell that the new generations are loosing the English Language. I hope to return someday.

[RJMM]

naks naman! Chinito!

[tribujanssen10]

most inspiring music of mine.....thanks for this song ka Freddie.

[UrgentUrge]

@luvpinoys tang ina mo.. jologs ka kasi kya ang hiligmo kila chaRICE! WLA KANG ALM SA MUSIC.. MANGMANG!

[madcoffee]

@luvpinoys do you know the history of this song? Even if it's in Tagalog almost every country create a translated version to spread its meaning. Can you even feel the meaning of this song? I pity your parents on how you turned out to be.

[UncleJun]

Yeah, I been looking for this original too. All I could ever find previously were the song as a backdrop to other videos. So this is great - my favorite Filipino pop song classic of all time! Thx.

Incidentally, for those that don't know the translation, it is very similar to the lyrics for Harry Chapin's "Cats in the Cradle". The tune is very similar too - it came out a few years after Cats in the Cradle, so who knows if that's what may have given Freddie the inspiration.

[royjonesdesu]

great ka freddie

[Sagitariusification]

I loved to hear the text and the melody of this song while it reminds me in my youth.

[Nusantarean]

i guess he's an filipino-indochine

[juanTEDful]

i really love this song from the buttom of my heart...i hopely find my parents.... to say how much i thanks for them,,and i love them so much,,even though, i havent see their image.... juan_angkie@yahoo.com

[willzurmacht]

@juanTEDful thanks for leaving your email. I will spam it with lots of emails lol

[juanTEDful]

i really love this song from the buttom of my heart...i hopely fing my parents....

[chocolatechipka]

This song is my father's favorite song. :)

I truly love this song since I was child although I did not understand the meaning of the song at all.

Anyway, thank int1385 for uploading this song and also thanks for an awesome translation from Saliemolini. ^O^

[joe9320]

@unRacism That's cruelty to orphans.

[MitchellNavaDK]

One of my favorite songs ever! Even tho I don't understand the language, be cuase my dad didn't teach me.

[chocolatechipka]

@MitchellNavaDK



[TheSaliemolini]

Now you got older, and you want to be free They may not agree but there isn't anything they could do Then you suddenly changed, you became hard-headed And you disobeyed everything they've said Didn’t you even think that what they're doing was for you? Because you want to do everything you want You don't mind them anymore

[TheSaliemolini]

Anak When you were born into this world It was your Parent’s happiest time And their hands became your light And your Mother and Father didn’t know what to do, Observing you, even in your sleep At every night your Mother stays awake just to prepare your milk And every morning you’re with your Father, Who's very proud of you

[diamondbacktip]

@TheSaliemolini  it's nice if you could finish the translation

[TachieBillano]

@diamondbacktip: I can give you the actual literal translation, if you wish. I speak Tagalog. The English translation just given to you has removed the very specific, very cinematic scenes which singer-composer Freddie Aguilar painted with the fewest words.

[puccafan686]

I wanna go back to the Philippines! :'(

[puccafan686]

ummm.... I think I am homesick

[stein1961]

Hi Freddie, I love to hear you and this girl together in this wonderful song...youtube.com/watch?v=NKB­zNMU7msI

[masitahhassan]

The only Philippines song that I know of. I guess this must be the most famous song from Philippines.

[Shahrul1313]

@masitahhassan And also there's they malay version =)

[mauwiewauwie123]

@Shahrul1313 and a thai version by karabau called;lung ki mau

[mangdolphy]

galing ni ka freddie, nung bata ako laging kinakanta ng tatay ko to samin. hanggang dumating ang tvj version. kamukha pala ni tado si ka freddie. pareho silang mukhang anak ni aling caridad sanchez.

[Knuckledust1]

gusto ko uwi to pinas..

[avmdinhorj]

I listed this song for fist time on board of Jan Blanken, Philipine crew and after that i`ll never forget. Very and very nice song.

[antdog50000]

He's amazing!!!

[devilkeysraffy25]

Filipino:Umiiyak ako kapag napakikinggan ko ito.

English:I always cry when I hear this song.

[devilkeysraffy25]

Filipino:Totoo ba yan?

English:It's thats true?

[boyeugene992]

i use to listen this song when i was young~~~~my dad owez put this song in the car...Is reli a meaningful song=)

[sanjaymundhra]

I do not understand the words but it is so soothing and emotional.

[pinkcookie07]

I'm 17 I grew up in Philippines I moved to England with my family six years ago, this song makes me sad and also makes me realise even more evryday how important my parents are to me. :)

[LaventinoChapapa]

nice phillipine song

[airwhin2411]

I cry when ever i heaar this song i umderstand cuz im pinoy but cant talk in tagalog i love this song freddie is really good

[jobo9173]

nice

[votkavot]

I can listen all day and nigth.. love that song :)))

[ReallyFunnyIssh]

i love this song and i know what its about but i cant understand all the lyrics

[MrEriccai]

I will listen to this beautiful and meaningful song over and over a thousand times if time permit. I'm a Singaoporean living in Australia and have been to Manila. Pity I did not have the chance to meet Freddie. Maraming marami salamat Freddie for giving us such a beautiful song. Mabuhay to all Pinoys.

[mrduck50]

uurm who is he, and whys he the first thing that comes up when you type im anal rape?

[nalvojo]

This was the very first filipino song i've been introduced to in 1980 in Germany by some Filipinos. Now i'm here and still not tired listening to Freddie. What a difference today - switch the radio on and you can see what i mean ...

[Henson66FL]

@nalvojo I agree in every point. I 'm from germany, too, and i got introduced to this song in 2000 in Zamboanga City MIndanao. It were the first days of my daughters life and I'll never forget this time and this song.

[91joelt]

Theme song ni Jayson Ivler.