Monday, October 11, 2010

Samal

Samal

By : Ben D.Nillo

Sin camisa, sin calson

Si Toto – grita le

“Sencilio Sencilio!”

Dol pobre ta bega con abieto mano

Mentras parao na viejo banca


Pirmi ancina puede mira

Na pantalan del Zamboanga.

Si cerca ustedes na ventana del lansta.

- El aplaya claro

Pero hende el futuro de Toto.


Durante ta grita si Toto

Y llama el atencion del maga hente.

Cuando ya tira sincilio el hente

Alerto si Toto y salta na aplaya.


Sambuli na hondo salao aqua

Para na poco sencilio.

- El aplaya hondo

Pero duda con el bajo alegia del hente.


Samal

By: Ben D.Nillo

Without shirt, without shorts

Toto shouts:

“Sencilio, Sencilio!”

Like a beggar with open palm ---

While standing in an old banca.

It’s a familiar scene

at Zamboanga’s wharf;

While viewing the window of the boat:

The water is clear ---

But not Toto’s future.

When Toto shouted,

He got the passenger’s attention.

Someone threw a coin

Toto jumped ---

He dived into the salted water

For that small change:

Though the sea is deep

but happiness of the people --- shallow


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