Original Filipino English Translation

Pilipino Sa Ibayong Dagat Verse 1: Kay layo ng iyong nilakbay Sa paghahanap ng kapalarang Sa bayan nati’y di naibigay Ng bulok na kaayusan Verse 2: Ngunit pagyapak sa lupang dayuhan Kaibang hirap ang nararanasan Pang‐aapi at pagsasamantala Nadagdagan ng lungkot at dusa Refrain 1: Pilipino sa ibayong dagat Huwag sarilinin ang lungkot at hirap Lumapit ka at makisa sa mga kapatid Makibaka, pagbabago ay kamtin

Overseas Filipinos Verse 1: You’ve travelled so far Looking for fortune Which you didn’t get In our rotten society Verse 2: But as you step in on that foreign land You’ve got a different kind of difficulty Added to exploitation and oppression Is loneliness and hardship Refrain 1: Overseas Filipinos Don’t take your loneliness and hardship alone Unite with our brothers and sisters Struggle for change

Verse 3: Sa malayong lupang nilakbay May naghihintay na kapalarang Mailalaan sa bayang sinilangan Kapatid mo ay umaasam Verse 4: Kailan mo pa huling hinagkan Ang ala‐ala sa sariling bayan Si Ina ng ikaw ay magpaalam Lugmok sa hirap, mata’y luhaan Refrain 2: Dinggin mo ang Inang Bayan Sumisigaw ng pakikilaban Bahagi ka ng buong sambayanan Makibaka sa paglaya ng bayan

Verse 3: In that far away land Fortune is awaiting Which you can give to our country Your brothers and sisters are hoping for Verse 4: When did you last kissed The memory of our country Our mother, when you bid goodbye Downtrodden, with tears in her eyes Refrain 2: Hear our Motherland Calling for a struggle You’re part of the people as a whole Struggle for our country’s freedom