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Jul 13, 2019
Jul 13, 2019
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Walang tatalo, walang tatalo
Sa taglay niyang lakas, likas sa kanyang puso
Walang atrasan, walang atrasan
Mga kalaban ay hindi niya uurungan(lastikman)
Sa taglay niyang lakas, likas sa kanyang puso
Walang atrasan, walang atrasan
Mga kalaban ay hindi niya uurungan(lastikman)
While Lastikman had setbacks in the television series one could never erase Lastikman's resolve. His superpowers are fueled by his kind-hearted nature and he would never back away from a fight.
Jul 13, 2019
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Kapag salbahe ka kailangan mong mag ingat
Pagkat abot kaniya kapag siya ay umunat
Mga kalaban ay kanyang pupulupotan
Sa ngalan ng mga kailangan niyang tulungan
Pagkat abot kaniya kapag siya ay umunat
Mga kalaban ay kanyang pupulupotan
Sa ngalan ng mga kailangan niyang tulungan
Bad guys better beware of Lastikman since he would go great lengths to catch them whenever they are hiding. This also alludes to his elastic powers.
Jul 13, 2019
Jul 13, 2019
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Handa siyang dumaan sa butas ng karayom
Lahat ay gagawin maligtas lamang tayo
Mga pagsubok ay kanyang handang labanan
Sa ngalan ng mga kailangan niyang tulungan
Lahat ay gagawin maligtas lamang tayo
Mga pagsubok ay kanyang handang labanan
Sa ngalan ng mga kailangan niyang tulungan
The song is the theme song of a television series which featured Lastikman who can stretch his body at will.
The stanza refers to Lastikman's persistence to go against the odds just to help people in need. He can literally and figuratively can pass through the hole of a needle.
The stanza refers to Lastikman's persistence to go against the odds just to help people in need. He can literally and figuratively can pass through the hole of a needle.
Jul 13, 2019
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Handa siyang dumaan sa butas ng karayom
Lahat ay gagawin maligtas lamang tayo
Mga pagsubok ay kanyang handang labanan
Sa ngalan ng mga kailangan niyang tulungan
Lahat ay gagawin maligtas lamang tayo
Mga pagsubok ay kanyang handang labanan
Sa ngalan ng mga kailangan niyang tulungan
The song is the theme song of a television series which featured Lastikman who can stretch his body at will.
The stanza refers to Lastikman's persistence to go against the odds just to help people in need. He can literally and figuratively can pass through the hole of a needle.
The stanza refers to Lastikman's persistence to go against the odds just to help people in need. He can literally and figuratively can pass through the hole of a needle.
Jul 13, 2019
Jul 13, 2019
Jul 13, 2019
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May patanong tanong ka pa
Kung sino yung nasa Facebook status ko
Hoy! Tungkol yun sayo
Yung sana ako na lang ang girlfriend mo
Kung sino yung nasa Facebook status ko
Hoy! Tungkol yun sayo
Yung sana ako na lang ang girlfriend mo
The singer posts a cryptic Facebook status about her wishing that she is the girlfriend of the boy she likes, not refering to the boy by name. The boy who was oblivious then asked the singer directly on who she was referring to but the singer angrily replies that she was referring to him. Its possible that she didn't actually reply to him and only kept her reaction inside her head.
Jul 13, 2019
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May patanong tanong ka pa
Kung sino yung nasa Facebook status ko
Hoy! Tungkol yun sayo
Yung sana ako na lang ang girlfriend mo
Kung sino yung nasa Facebook status ko
Hoy! Tungkol yun sayo
Yung sana ako na lang ang girlfriend mo
The singer posts a cryptic Facebook status about her wishing that she is the girlfriend of the boy she likes, not refering to the boy by name. The boy who was oblivious then asked the singer directly on who she was referring to but the singer angrily replies that she was referring to him. Its possible that she didn't actually reply to him and only kept her reaction inside her head.
Jul 13, 2019
Jul 13, 2019
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Ang hirap palang maging T.A.N.G.A
Ang hirap palang maging T.A.N.G.A
Ang hirap palang maging T.A.N.G.A
The singer chastises herself for believing that she has a chance with the boy she has a crush on. She thinks as a fool (Tanga in Filipino language). The word was sung as an acronym since the word is considered as a swear word by some.
Jul 13, 2019
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Akala ko, ayun na
Pero nakita ko kahapon
May pinost kang iba
May kasama kang maganda
Ang sabi mo sa akin kaibigan mo lang siya
Pero nakita ko kahapon
May pinost kang iba
May kasama kang maganda
Ang sabi mo sa akin kaibigan mo lang siya
The singer finds out that the boy he has a crush on made a post in social media of him with another good-looking woman who was introduced to the singer as a friend but the singer believes that the other woman was the boy's girlfriend.
Jul 13, 2019
Jul 13, 2019
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Ganyan kung magmahal
Ang kapamilya mo ( wowowee )
Ang kapamilya mo ( wowowee )
Refers to how the management would like to present themselves to the audience as a show that loves their audience like a family. Also take note that Wowowee was aired in ABS-CBN and avid followers of the network's show as well as its staff is referred to as a "Kapamilya" or family member.
Jul 13, 2019
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Dahil sa game na to ay di ka magsisisi
Wowowee panalo ang marami
Pagkat walang talo sa wowowee
Wowowee panalo ang marami
Pagkat walang talo sa wowowee
This part insists that no one truly loses in Wowowee. When a losing contestant loses they are usually still given consolation prizes by the host, Willie Revillame. Select members of the audience are given giveaways ranging from jackets to mobile phones.
Jul 13, 2019
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Wowowee sinong di mawiwili
Wowowee is the name of the game show this song was used for as a theme song. "Mawiwili" roughly translates to entertained. The phrase rhetorically asks who wouldn't have fun at Wowowee and it also doubles as a word play on the name of the show's host Willie Revillame.
Jul 13, 2019
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Sa luzon, sa visayas, at sa mindanao
Saan man sulok ng mundo
Makakasama nyo
Magbibigay saya sa bawat isa
At maghahatid ng kakaibang ligaya
Saan man sulok ng mundo
Makakasama nyo
Magbibigay saya sa bawat isa
At maghahatid ng kakaibang ligaya
This song is a theme song for a variety game show Wowowee. The stanza refers to Wowowee's aim to entertain its largely Filipino audience whenever they are in the Philippines (Luzon, Visayas refers to the three major island groups in the Philippines) and in the world (every corner of the world).
Jul 13, 2019
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Hindi alamat, hindi konsepto
Ang bayanihang minana mo
Ang bayanihang minana mo
"Bayanihan" is a concept of unity among Filipinos. A common image of Bayanihan are many people working together to carry a nipa hut from one place to another.
The song reminds that "Bayanihan" is not merely a concept or a legend meaning that it is inherent in Filipinos and not something only practiced by modern Filipinos' ancestors or a value not yet adopted by the Filipino people as a whole
The song reminds that "Bayanihan" is not merely a concept or a legend meaning that it is inherent in Filipinos and not something only practiced by modern Filipinos' ancestors or a value not yet adopted by the Filipino people as a whole
Jul 13, 2019
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Isang tadhanang lalakbayin
Isang panata, isang bandila
Isang panata, isang bandila
Filipinos share a common history and destiny. The song refers to a promise but is not explicit to what promise this is. It can refer to a promise by Filipinos to defend, love, and contribute to the flag, their country. Also keep in mind that the song was used as a theme song for a news program called "Bandila" (Flag).
Jul 13, 2019
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Isang ugat, isang dugo
Isang pangalan, Pilipino
Isang pangalan, Pilipino
The song refers to Filipinos, the target audience of the song, that they share one history, one blood and one identity as Filipinos. The song encourages unity among Filipinos who also identify by their region, province or ethnic group.
Jul 13, 2019
Jul 13, 2019
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Magtiwala ka lamang at si bathala ang bahala
The singer tells the bullied to trust himself and to God. The term used here for "God" is "Bathala" which refers to a major deity in Philippine animism which could also refer in modern times to the Christian God. The singer is telling the bullied to entrust themselves to God.
Jul 13, 2019
Jul 13, 2019
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Kahit na di mamahalin aking mga kasuotan
Na maong, baro, lalo na sapatos, relo, telepono
Na maong, baro, lalo na sapatos, relo, telepono
The subject of the song, the bullied, is being ostracized for not being able to keep up with the trends. They don't have expensive and fashionable clothes. This suggests that the student belongs to the lower class.
Jul 13, 2019
As implied from the music video the song refers to someone who is a victim of bullying due to not being able to keep up with the latest trends. That someone was able to stand up for themselves by relying on their faith in God (presumably the Christian deity) and later serves as a hope for other people who are being bullied.
Anting ating refers to a Filipino amulet that supposedly gives superpowers to its user. Symbolically the protagonist of the song becomes an amulet to others.
Jul 13, 2019
Jul 13, 2019
Jul 13, 2019
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'Wag mong patulan, 'wag mong sakyan ang mga talangka
Don't let people put you down who are referred to as crabs in this phrase. This alludes to people with crab mentality (also known as tall poppy syndrome in other English-speaking countries). To those who are not familiar the term comes from the theory that if you put crabs in a bucket, not a single one will escape because those that attempt to come out will be pulled down by another crab.
Jul 13, 2019