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Ideas = Inspirations = News = Thoughts

The video and article were published March 2006 on the website of Pekiti Tirsia Europe. Enjoy!

Think that you have the power to reach what you desire

In March 2009, a group of 15 Pekiti Tirsia practitioners from Europe went to the Philippines to attend a training camp sponsored and organised in collaboration with Pekiti Tirsia Philippines and Pekiti Tirsia Europe. The training for the Pekiti Tirsia camp was led by Grandmaster Leo T Gaje.

Instead of a detailed report we present here a video with impressions from the training camp. Thanks to everybody who participated or helped making the camp possible:

 

 The song in the video is "Mga Kababayan Ko" from Filipino Artist Francis Magalona also known as FrancisM. Sadly FrancisM died at age 44 just a few days before the camp. May he rest in piece. We have chosen his song because we like the song, we like the lyrics and to honor him as an artist. We think that the viewers may appreciate the video even more when understanding the lyrics, that's why we decided to put them here. The caption of this article is also a quote from the song.

Filipino

English

Mga Kababayan Ko
FrancisM, 1990

Chorus
Mga kababayan ko
Dapat lang malaman n´yo
Bilib ako sa kulay ko
Ako ay Pilipino!
Kung may itim or may puti
Mayron naman kayumanggi.
Isipin mo na kaya mong
Abutin ang ´yung minimithi.

Dapat magsumikap
Para tayo´y di maghirap.
Ang trabaho mo pagbutihin mo.
Dahil pag gusto mo ay kaya mo
Kung kaya mo ay kaya n´ya
At kaya nating dalawa!

Magaling ang atin
Yan ang laging iisipin.
Pag-asenso mararating
Kung handa kang tiisin
Ang hirap at pagod sa problema.
´Wag kang malunod
Umaahon ka, wag lumubog
Pagka´t ginhawa naman ang susunod.
Iwasan mo ang inggit
Ang sa iba´y ibig mong makamit
Dapat nga ikaw matuwa
Sa napala ng iyong kapatid.
Ibig kung ipabatid
Na lahat tayo´y kabig-bisig.

Repeat Chorus

Respetuhin natin ang ating ina
Ilaw siya ng tahanan
Bigyang galang ang ama
At ang payo ang susundan.
At sa magkakapatid
Kailangan ay magmahalan
Dapat lang ay pag-usapan
Ang hindi nauunawaan.

Wag takasan ang pagkukulang
Kasalan ay panagutan.
Magmalinis ay iwasan
Nakakainis, marumi naman.
Ang magkaaway ipagbati
Gumitna ka at ´wag kumampi

Lahat tayo´y magkakapatid
Anong mang mali ay ituwid.
Magdasal sa Diyos Maykapal
Maging banal at ´wag hangal.
Itong tula ay alay ko
Sa inyo at sa buong mundo.

Repeat Chorus

My Fellow Filipinos
2009, Frank A Hilario

Chorus
My fellow Filipinos
You all should know
I´m proud of my color
I am a Filipino!
If there is Black or White
There is the Brown race.
Think that you have the power
To reach what you desire.

We should get up and go
So we don´t stay poor and low.
Do your work well.
You can if you want
If you can, he can
All together we can!

What we have is fine
Think of that all the time.
A good life will come
If you stand firm
In pain & fatigue amid problems.
Don´t drown
Go up, don´t go down
A life of comfort will come.
Envy you should avoid
Don´t covet what others have
Instead, be glad about
What your brother has achieved.
I want you to understand
We should all work hand-in-hand.

Repeat Chorus

Let us respect our mother
She is the light of the home
Let us honor our father
And follow his wisdom.
And to the siblings
Love one another
It´s only right to talk together
About a misunderstanding.

Don´t run away from weakness
Marriage is a must.
Don´t pretend to be clean
You irritate, you´re unclean.
Reconcile any enemies
Stand between, don´t patronize.

All brothers & sisters we are
Let us rectify our error.
Let us pray to God our Creator
Let us be saints and not satans.
I dedicate this verse
To you and the whole universe.

Repeat Chorus

Read more about the artist FrancisM and the song at www.americanchronicle.com

Thanks to Frank A. Hilario for providing the english translation.


Further readings

→ travel report 2004 (BBC, Special Action Force, christmas, new year celebration, Otso-Otso,...)

→ travel report 2006 European Philippines Anniversary Celebration Training (Philippines Part)

→ more travels and events in our Action-Book

→ calendar for future seminars and events