Anak (Child) - cover of Freddie Aguilar with English Subtitle

I am singing my own way without trying to sound like the original. The English translations are my own.
This song is requested by my friend Gustavo/kokoronokori.
From Wikipedia:
Anak became a finalist in the first MetroPop Song Festival. It went on to become very popular in the Philippines and eventually abroad. The song generated a hundred cover versions, was released in 56 countries and in 26 different foreign languages, and it has sold 30 million copies. Because of this, it has given Freddie the distinction of being the only Asian artist to achieve worldwide fame. It was such a big hit that Billboard Magazine reported it as a No. 2 on its Top 100 Hits of the World in the 80s.
Ferdinand Pascual Aguilar, better known as Freddie Aguilar, is a famous Folk musician from the Philippines. He is best known for the hit "Bayan Ko", which became the anthem for the opposition to the Marcos regime during the 1986 People Power Revolution.

He is well known internationally, and within the Philippines and Asia-Pacific region, claiming fame as one of the best musician-songwriters of the Philippines.

Freddie Aguilar left family and school unfinished at the age of 18. His father, who had wanted him to be a lawyer, was disappointed. Freddie travelled to far-away places carrying with him, solely, his guitar. With no one to guide and discipline him, he got into gambling. Realizing and regretting his mistakes five years later, Freddie composed Anak, a remorse song expressing apology to his parents. He went back home and asked for forgiveness from his parents who welcomed him with open arms. After his father read the lyrics of Anak, the two became closer to each other. The homecoming proved timely as soon after, his father would pass away.

This song is really about that your parents pray and then once, your mom was already pregnant. Your mom and dad had smiles on their faces, then when you are already a teenager, you wanted to be free. You disobey them then you use drugs, then finally you realized what you've done. You finally changed your misdeed. One day he found love, and they've decided to to marry and have a child. When his first child was born, he felt the same way as his parent felt during his birth. Then, he realizes that his parents are right. It is not a joke to be a parent.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Freddie
• Aguilar
• rolando
• reyes
• pinoy
• OPM

[mommybay]

Well done! Congratulations!

This is indeed a great song.

[tubecantar]

Flory thank you again for those wonderful comments.

[senilitysux66]

Rolando, when I first listened to you sing this so beautiful song yesterday and read the more info you provide I was appalled that I had never heard the song before and knew nothing of Freddie Aguilar so I set myself to learn. What I have learned so far is that there is much I should have known before now and much for me yet to learn. Thank you, dear friend, for this.

Mattie

[tubecantar]

Me too, Mattie, I still have to learn a lot about a song. I know hundreds of songs but most of them I don't know the story behind. It's only when I joined YT that I'm learning to know more.

Thank you again my dear friend.

[ReadMeReadYou]

Haunting melody and lyrics.  Sung beautifully. Thank you.

[tubecantar]

Angela, thank you my friend for all the wonderful compliments.

[hallelvan]

great rytheme

post more please

[1942tj]

well nice singing! Regards from Iloilo.

[SwingingsChoices]

Soooo smooth!!! Wonderful job, 5*****

Greetz and take care my friend!

[tubecantar]

Karen, thank you.

[tubecantar]

Em, thank you my friend.

[tubecantar]

Gustavo, welcome and thank you for requesting this song, my friend. Freddie's song are all so beautiful but I've been avoiding covering his songs because most of them are high-pitched. If not for your request, I won't have the courage to do this one. Having done this, I tried another of his song after this one.