This song has been particularly popular among us here North of Philippines because the band hailed from Baguio City. It is the Summer Capital of the country. 

I love Baguio City. I came to have a deepend relationship with the City since my siblings and I attended college in Baguio. I also love the people there, fondly called especially the native "Igorots" who lived a simple life.

The City of Baguio is a Highly Urbanized City (HUC) which means that they have political independence from the Province of Benguet, Cordillera Administrative Region, to which they are geographically located. 

I should say some people in the Cordilleras have been clamoring for an Autonomous Region like that of the Bangsa Moro Autonomous Region of muslim Mindanao.

It may seem that they are "Thirsty" from such independence but only a majority vote towards that end could prove this claim.

Like they are "thirsty" from autonomy/independence at some sense, each of us, individually, are also "thirsty" for friendship, recognition, affirmation, affection and almost everything that is out there.

I also found out from Wikipedia that the main vocalist is named Dilaw Obero so probably the story behind the name of the band DILAW.

However, in one It's Showtime Online U interview, the band jokingly mentioned that the band was named Dilaw because the band name "Guns n Roses" was already taken. Well, I just like the whole band thing most especially their name because dilaw means yellow and that is my favorite color, not necessarily politically motivated though. 

So here is my own version of the songs translation:

Lyrics and translation of the song

Uhaw (Thirsty) sung by Dilaw (Yellow)

Sabik nang mahalikan, mayakap ka't masayaw sa ulan (Eager to kiss, hug and dance with you under the rain)

Ang mundo'y gagaan (my world will become lighter)
Mundo ko'y gagaan (world will be lighten)
Maligaw man ng landas ay [(I) may lose my way)]
Hahanapin ang kalsada patungo sa 'yo [(I will) find the road towards you]

Ikaw ang daan (You are the way)
Dumilim man ang paligid (The surroundings may get dark)
Ay ikaw pa rin ang ilaw ko (Yet you will still be my light)
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Bakit uhaw sa 'yong sayaw? [(Why (Am I) thirsty for your dance)]
Bakit ikaw? (Why you?)
'Di bibitaw, sa 'yong sa 'yo (I won't let go, I'm all yours)

Laging ikaw (Always you)
Ako'y giniginaw, halika rito (I fell cold, come over here)
Dito ka lang sa tabi ko (Stay beside me)
Mananatiling uhaw, uhaw, uhaw (I will remain thirsty, thirsty, thirsty)

Hindi na mapakali (I feel uneasy)
Puso'y nagmamadaling lambingin at suyuin ka (Heart's in a hurry caress and coax you)
Oh, aking giliw, ako'y iyo (O my dear, I am yours)
Kahit pa matalisod, mapagod at bumigay ang tuhod (I may trip, get tired and knees get weak)
'Di ako hihinto (I will not stop)
Ikaw aking dulo (You are my ending)

Mawala man ang anino ko (My shadow may disappear)
Nandito ka, oh, ilaw ko (You are here, oh my light)
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh

Bakit uhaw sa 'yong sayaw? [(Why (Am I) thirsty for your dance)]
Bakit ikaw? (Why you?)
'Di bibitaw, sa 'yong sa 'yo (I won't let go, I'm all yours)

Laging ikaw (Always you)
Ako'y giniginaw, halika rito (I fell cold, come over here)
Dito ka lang sa tabi ko (Stay beside me)

Mananatiling uhaw, uhaw, uhaw (I will remain thirsty, thirsty, thirsty)

Nauuhaw, naliligaw, nanliligaw, humihiyaw (Thirsty, lost, courting, screaming)
Nalulunod sa kada taludtod ng pagkatao mo (Drowning with every verse of your personality)
Nakakatulalang tula, bawat bigkas ng labi mo (Mesmerizing poem, every utterance from your lips)
Nauuhaw, sumisigaw (Thirsty, screaming/shouting)

Bakit uhaw sa 'yong sayaw? [(Why (Am I) thirsty for your dance)]
Bakit ikaw? (Why you?)
'Di bibitaw, sa 'yong sa 'yo (I won't let go, I'm all yours)

Laging ikaw (Always you)
Ako'y giniginaw, halika rito (I fell cold, come over here)
Dito ka lang sa tabi ko (Stay beside me)
Mananatiling uhaw, uhaw, uhaw (I will remain thirsty, thirsty, thirsty)

Lyrics courtesy of Musixmatch.com

Another classic created by Ryan Caybyab is this song. This was popularized by another OPM icon Hajji Alejandro. The song talks about Filipino music.  This reflects some Filipino culture integrated in its lyrics. 

We say thank you for the music because we have hymns to put baby to sleep, and the inspiration one gets from beautiful sights and scenes in nature. 

We express our feelings through music. We immortalize artists because of the songs they have created. We remember the Michael Jackson of this earth, Whitney Houston, Richie Valens, Elvis Presley, Bob Marley and all the big names. They have all gone but their music remained. 

I wouldn't have this blog site if not for the music. So thank you music!

Kay Ganda ng Ating Musika (How lovely our music)

Ryan Cayabyab / Hajji Alejandro

Magmula no'ng ako'y natutong umawit (Since I learned to sing)
Naging makulay ang aking munting daigdig (There was color in my world)
Tila ilog pala ang paghimig (My hymn is like the river)
Kung malalim, damdami'y pag-ibig (If deep, the feeling is love)
Kung umapaw ang kaluluwa't tinig (when it overflows, the spirit and voice)
Ay sadyang nanginginig (is intendedly trembling) 

*This part is like saying that in singing all our heart out, the voice trembles, signifying that we could feel the emotion of the singer.

Magmula no'ng ako'y natutong umawit (Eversince I learned to sing)
Bawa't sandali'y aking pilit mabatid (Every moment, I tried to discover/learn)
Ang himig na maituturing atin (the tone/sound which we can say is ours) *meaning the kind of music which identifies the Filipino spirit
Mapupuri 'pagka't bukod-tangi (which can be praised because it is unique)
'Di marami ang 'di magsasabing (Not a lot is not saying)
Heto na't inyong dinggin (Here it is, you listen)

Kay ganda ng ating musika (How lovely is our music)
Kay ganda ng ating musika (How lovely is our music)
Ito ay atin, sariling atin (This is ours, our very own)
At sa habang-buhay, awitin natin (And in our entire life, let us sing it)
Kay ganda ng ating musika (How lovely is our music)
Kay ganda ng ating musika (How lovely is our music)
Ito ay atin, sariling atin (This is ours, our very own)

Magmula no'ng ako'y natutong umawit (Eversince I learned how to sing)
Nagkabuhay muli ang aking paligid (The surrounding came to life again)
Ngayong batid ko na ang umibig (Now I have discovered how to love)
Sa sariling tugtugtin o himig (Our own music or tone)
Sa isang makata'y maririnig (From one poet, we could hear)
Mga titik, nagsasabing (The letters/lyrics are saying)

Kay ganda ng ating musika (How lovely is our music)
Kay ganda ng ating musika (How lovely is our music)

Ito ay atin, sariling atin (This is ours, our very own)

At sa habang-buhay, awitin natin (And in our entire life, let us sing it)
Kay ganda ng ating musika (How lovely is our music)
Kay ganda ng ating musika (How lovely is our music)
Ito ay atin, sariling atin (This is ours, our very own)

Kay ganda ng ating musika (How lovely is our music)

Magmula no'ng ako'y natutong umawit (Eversince I learned how to sing)

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Got the lyrics of the song from https://www.musixmatch.com/

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Post script

You may want to listen to the song through this youtube link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6MixeXSX5g

Here is another song written by the Original Pilipino Music Maestro Ryan Cayabyab. I love it when they call him the Maestro because he has created a lot of beautiful songs for lovers, for youth, for the environment and many more. I think I would spend an entire episode blogging about his songs. 

I have encountered one blog site, which I have posted below because I copied the lyrics from that site. I think, with my revived interest in writing about songs and celebrating Filipino talents, especially the seasoned and most loved artists, I want to learn more about Mr. Ryan Cayabyab.

So here is one song that has kept ringing in my ears. I loved the interpretation of Regine Velasquez for this song. The first time I heard her sang this, I thought it was so familiar until I figured, she revived the song.

Well, my partner is a Regine Velasquez avid fan, and so am I actually, so I was introduced to her version of this song. In my desire to learn about it, I found a Facebook post where Mr. Ryan Cayabyab wished Ms. Regine Velasquez a happy birthday. Ryan revealed this: "Araw, Gabi. I wrote this for my wife Emmy on her last birthday as a single person before we got married. We recorded it and gave away 45s during our wedding. Nonoy Z originally and beautifully sang it. But you know what? In its 33 years as a song, it has never attained the popularity that it has reached now. And it is all because of you. You sang it...oh so beautifully, and suddenly it has become an anthem for singers who are in love."

The Maestro said it himself. This version of Regine is really very lovely!

Now to my own translation of the song:

ARAW, GABI (Day, Night)
by Regine Velasquez

'Di biro ang sumulat ng awitin para sa 'yo (It is not a joke to write a song for you)
Para akong isang sira-ulong hilo at lito (Like a crazy person, dizzy and confused)
Sa akin pang minanang piyano tiklado'y pilit nilaro (With my inherited piano, I played hard with its keyboard)
Baka sakaling mayroong tonong bigla na lang uusbong (In the hope a tone would suddenly pop up)
Tungkol sa anomang kayang awitin para sa 'yo (About anything which I can sing for you)

'Di biro ang gawing sukat ang titik sa tono (It is no joke to blend the measure of lyrics with tone)

Sampu man aking diks'yonaryo (I may have ten dictionaries)
Kung ang tugma'y 'di wasto (If the rhyme is not right)
Basta't isiping 'di magbabago (Just think it will not change)

Damdamin ko sa iyo (My feelings for you)

*There is a twerk of the syntax here so it to become more sensible in English language, this part of the song meant: "Just think that my feelings for your will not change"

Araw-gabi nasa isip ka (Day-Night, you are on my mind)
Napapanaginip ka kahit sa'n man magpunta (I dream of you no matter where I go)
Araw-gabi nalalasing sa tuwa (Day-Night I get drunk in happiness)

kapag kapiling ka (as long as I am with you/beside you)
Araw-gabi tayong dal'wa (Day-Night the two of us)

Biruin mong nasabi ko ang nais kong ipahatid (Imagine I have said what I wanted to express)
Dapat mo nang mabatid laman nitong dibdib (You need to know the contents of my chest)
Tila sampung daang awitin (It's like ten hundred songs)
Natapos kong likhain (I wanted to creat)
Ito ang tunay na damdamin (This is the real feeling)
Tanggapin at dinggin (Accept and Listen)

Araw-gabi nasa isip ka (Day-Night, you are on my mind)
Napapanaginip ka kahit sa'n man magpunta (I dream of you no matter where I go)
Araw-gabi nalalasing sa tuwa (Day-Night I get drunk in happiness)

kapag kapiling ka (as long as I am with you/beside you)

Araw-gabi tayong dal'wa (Day-Night the two of us)

(Tagalog lyrics copied from http://ryan-cayabyab.blogspot.com/2007/03/araw-gabi.html)

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On a personal note, I would like to say that we Filipinos really do love music. It is not only our past time, it is already part of our life as it runs through our veins.

I love singing Regine Velasquez songs when I was younger and sober. Aging would make you lose your golden voice, you know. So I just sing duet with Regine when I am driving in my car and no one else is listening, except my partner. We sing with her together when we travel the earth together.

This is a love song created by a song writer. If you pursue the desires of your heart, one can be so creative. One could come up with a song with just the sound of one note. A poet could create a poem entry with just one word. That is how powerful love is. We become creative, we become a better version of ourselves. 

So more about Filipino songs in my future posts.

If you want me to translate a tagalog or Filipino song, just comment below.

"Til next entry...