ni Gregorio V. Bituin Jr.
13 pantig bawat taludtod
di dapat manatiling sakbibi ng takot
ang Burmang pinamumunuan ng kilabot
di dapat masang naroon, nangalulungkot
pagkat sa puso'y takot yaong nababalot
sa kanila'y marami na ang nasa rehas
at kayrami ring ang buhay ay nangautas
sa rebolusyong Saffron nga sila'y dinahas
kailangan nila'y tulong mula sa labas
tulungan natin sila sa pakikibaka
upang mapalaya ang bansa nilang Burma
tutulong na maitayo ang demokrasya
para sa kapakanan ng kanilang masa
karahasan sa kanila'y dapat pigilin
nandarahas sa kanila'y dapat durugin
halina't Burma'y tulungan at palayain
at masayang tagumpay ay kanilang kamtin
FREE BURMA!
by Gregorio V. Bituin Jr.
13 syllable poem in Tagalog
Burma headed by dictators
Should not be in the yoke of horror
The masses should not be in sorrow
Because in their hearts fears unfold
Many of them were jailed
And lot of them were murdered
In Saffron revolution many died
They need help from outside
Let’s help them in their struggle
For the benefit of their people
So Burma will become free
And help put up democracy
Repression should be stopped
The repressors should be crushed
Let’s help Burma to be free
So they can attain total victory
(This poem has been translated by the poet himself
for the benefit of Burmese people.)
13 pantig bawat taludtod
di dapat manatiling sakbibi ng takot
ang Burmang pinamumunuan ng kilabot
di dapat masang naroon, nangalulungkot
pagkat sa puso'y takot yaong nababalot
sa kanila'y marami na ang nasa rehas
at kayrami ring ang buhay ay nangautas
sa rebolusyong Saffron nga sila'y dinahas
kailangan nila'y tulong mula sa labas
tulungan natin sila sa pakikibaka
upang mapalaya ang bansa nilang Burma
tutulong na maitayo ang demokrasya
para sa kapakanan ng kanilang masa
karahasan sa kanila'y dapat pigilin
nandarahas sa kanila'y dapat durugin
halina't Burma'y tulungan at palayain
at masayang tagumpay ay kanilang kamtin
FREE BURMA!
by Gregorio V. Bituin Jr.
13 syllable poem in Tagalog
Burma headed by dictators
Should not be in the yoke of horror
The masses should not be in sorrow
Because in their hearts fears unfold
Many of them were jailed
And lot of them were murdered
In Saffron revolution many died
They need help from outside
Let’s help them in their struggle
For the benefit of their people
So Burma will become free
And help put up democracy
Repression should be stopped
The repressors should be crushed
Let’s help Burma to be free
So they can attain total victory
(This poem has been translated by the poet himself
for the benefit of Burmese people.)