862.
Pag-asa kay Santo Niño
(1) Noong bata pa ako
Sa bahay namin sa Casimiro
Nang ako'y nasa pang-unang grado
Humiling ako sa aming Santo Niño
Na bigyan ng kapatid ako
(2) Dininig Niya ang hiling ko
Nagkaroon ng kapatid ako
Nung ako'y nasa pangalawang grado
Kahit may edad na Nanay ko
At Caesarian labor pa ito
(3) Oh! Purihin ang Dios ko
Purihin si Santo Niño
Salamat sa Inyo
Sa pagtupad ng dasal ko
Purihin at pasalamatan Kayo
(4) Tulungan Niyo rin po
Ang mga naging gaya ko
Na magkaroon ng kapatid ang gusto
Tulungan Niyo rin po ang mga ito
Kapag dumulog sila sa Inyo
(5) Upang ang purihin ay Kayo
Upang ang pasalamatan ay Kayo
Kayo ang pag-asa ng mga ito
Oh! Dios ko patunayan Niyo
Na may "Pag-asa kay Santo Niño".
-01/19/2025
(Dumarao)
*Feast Day of Santo Niño....
2 of 5 "Jubileo ng Pag-asa" poem
In Southern hemisphere,'
Winter flowing past here,
At Jack Frost we peer,'
Happy smiles do appear,
Winter sunshine is sheer,
Roses need a pruning shear,
Moonlit nights all clear,
Not much snow this year,
Not a ski bunny, dear,
Drought is what we fear,
Of farmers' plight we hear,
Send more rain in our sphere,
Looks like El Nino gear.
245.
Samo Kay Santo Niño
Oh Poong Santo Niño
Batid na batid Mo
Na simula pagkabata ko
Sumasamo na ako sa Iyo
Subalit bakit tinulutan Mo
Na ang buhay ko'y maging ganito
Punung-puno ng pagkatalo
Palaging malayo sa asenso
Palagi nalang nabibigo
Nagsusumikap naman ako
Wala paring pagbabago
Hanggang kailan Mo matatanto
Ang kalagayan kong ito
Kung Ikaw nga ay totoo
Dulutan Mo naman ako
Ng inaasam na pagkapanalo.
-01/19/2014
(Dumarao)
*written on this day of the Feast of Sto. Niño
He was Bad, Bad, El Nino Brown,
Baddest cat in the whole damn town.
Badder than Super Fly,
Women with the wink of an eye.
Well Nino, he was fightin',
Some dude that tried to snatch his wife.
So Nino, fast as lightnin',
Stabbed him with his switchblade knife.
But, poor Nino, didn't notice,
That the cat he cut, wasn't Dead.
So, as sneaky, as POTUS,
Put a bullet in Nino's head!
He was Bad, Bad, El Nino Brown,
Baddest cat in the whole damn town.
Badder than Super Fly,
Women with the wink of an eye.
I said, badder than Super Fly,
Women with a wink of an eye.
I've reverted my yard
to a bush block
no grass to mow
just cut and drop.
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