Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Ti ta'lo dumingu

J.D. Crutch

Yan todo i manelu-hu mali'e siha yan i manaina-hu
And all of my siblings and my parents they're seen
Lao guahu, ai guahu nai i likikidu ya ai hu dingu si nana-hu
But me, oh I, I'm the favorite and I left my mom
Mungi nai na tatte? Magahit gima-mami sa gaige gui' si nana-hu yan lokkue si tata-hu
When will I come back? It's true it's our home because there's my mom and my dad

Hunggan nana lachi yu'
Yes, mom I was wrong
Lao matto yu' nai tatte
But I came back
Sa hagu hu hahasso
Because I think about you
Yan hagu nai ya-hu
And you're the one I love
Sa guahu nai i likiku, magahit dumingu i manaina-hu lao matto yu' nai lokkue tatte
Because I'm the favorite, it's true I left my parents, but I came back also
Ya ti ta'lo dumingu
And I won't go again

Thursday, March 21, 2019

Gotte mafñut

First Issue

Gotte mafñut munga masotta ha guahu ha debi di un tungo
Hold me tight, don't let go of me, there's something you should know
Hu guaiya hao maseha taimanu
I love you in every way
Put fabot munga humanao
Please don't leave

Nihi ta famokkat gi kanton tåsi
Let's walk by the beach
Ya ta hasso i hanom, hita na dos
And the water will remind us of you and me
Dumaña kalan i tasi
Together like the sea




Esta yu' maniente

Rose Martinez Certeza

Ti hu hongge neni na ta pa ali'e ta'lo
I didn't believe we would see each other again
Ya kada hu atan hao maniente i kurason-hu
And every time I saw you my heart flutter
Kumuentos hit put hagu yan guahu
We talked about you and me
U mankumprende hit put i sientete taiguihi tiempo
We understood our feelings at the time
Lao hafa yu' guini bai hu chogue
But what will I do here
Senatrasao sa esta yu' manienente
You're very late because I'm already feeling things

Ti hagas tiempo ha annai estaba hit matungo
It wasn't a long time that we knew each other
I guinaiya-ta guihi ti siña ta konsigi
Our love there couldn't continue
Sa sotetera yu' hoben yan brabu
Because I was a young women, young and strong
Hagu gi un banda klasen taotao gi un tiempo
You were on the side one of those people from the past

Lao chamu neni hinalang nu guahu
But don't miss me baby
Bai hu aksepta i singanan yan siente-mu
I will accept what you say and your feelings
Lao despensa yu' ti hu håsngon pon taiguini
But forgive me I didn't intend for this to be this way
Para faniente i kurason-hu put hagu neni
For my heart to have feelings for you baby

Ti siña yu' maigo neni an puengi
I can't sleep at night
Puti chenot i manguaiya nai guihi
This love hurts
Lao bai respeta i singanan-mu nu guahu
But I will respect what you tell me
Yanggin neni ennao gi malago-mu
If baby that is what you want
Lao polu dialo ya bai hu sungon
But alright and I will endure
Bai hu susteni i guinaiya-ku nu hagu
I will sustain my love for you

Lao sa hu gano na hagu ha' i guinaiya-ku
But I have won, you are my love
Ai ya hu gano sa hagu ha' taya ha otro
And I won because you have no other






Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Bai hu saga un ratu

JD Crutch

Humalom gi painge gi kuatto-ku
She came into my room last night
Sa ti mamaburuka
She didn't make a noise
Pues humalom magahit gi guinifi-hu
And it's true she came into my dreams
Yan anakko i gapot ilu-na
And her hair is long

Yan hunggan un na fugo
And yes you make quiver
Yan hunggan un namagof yu'
And yes you make me happy
Bai na'i todo ni guinaiya-ku
I will give you all my love
Ya bai saga nai un ratu
And I will stay awhile

Pues ha paine magahit i gapot ilu-na
Then she combs her hair
Ya ha bira gui' ha pula magagu-na
And she turned and takes off her clothes
Pues ha hago' i kandet ai ya puno
She reaches for the light and shuts it off
Ya i puengi ai ha tutuhon gui'
And the night begins



Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Teddy Bear


Teddy Bear ginen as Larry Saralu

Ai sa guahu mohon i ga-mu teddy bear
Oh I should have been your teddy bear
Ni gaige gi kannai-mu yan hu toktok i pecho-mu
In your hands and I hug your chest
Ai yan munga yu' ni tiger sa tiger mampos bastos
And oh I don't want to be a tiger because tigers aren't smooth
Munga yu' ni lion sa malamaña mampos yan dangkulu
I don't want to be a lion because they're fierce and big

An hu li'e hao gi chalan an humanao hao
When I see you on the road when you left
Hu atan i taotao-mu yan ilek-ku ai lokkue nana lao
I saw your body and I said oh my goodness








Kao guinaiya

Gof bunita na kanta ginen as Desha "Kao guinaiya?"

Guaha anghet gi fion-hu aatan yu na puengi
I have an angel by my side, I look that night
Chumachalek i litratu siempre maolek yu' todo
I smile at the picture, I'll be good forever
Antis hu guifi hao ya magahit pa'go un na'magof i kurason-hu
Before I dreamed of you and now it's true you make my heart

Neni sangani yu'
Baby tell me
Kao guinaiya, kao guinaiya
Is this love, is this love?
Kao esti na kassao-su an umagang hao
Is this my cry when I call you?
Kao guinaiya, kao guinaiya
Is this love, is this love?
Yanggin hagu sumangan
When you say it
Kao guinaiya, kao guinaiya, kao guinifi annai hu li'e hao gi painge?
Is this love, was it a dream when I saw you last night?

Taya mas na guinifi
There are no more dreams
Mas maolekna ki hagu
Better than you
Hagu ha gi lina'la-hu
You are my life
Un na fanli'e yu' klaru
You see me clearly

Kao para taguini?
Is this how it's going to be?
Kao para un pininiti?
Are you going to hurt me?
Esti malago, necisdat-hu
This is what I want, my need
Kao esti hagas hu disiseha?
Is this what I've been wanting for so long?






Kasamento

Kasamento ginen as Frank "Bokkongo" Pangelinan

Nana munga kumati gi ha'anen kasamento-ku
Mom, don't cry at my wedding

Yanggin kakalom ham gi attat un gaige ya si tata
When we enter to the altar you'll be there with dad

Ya un na'i ham bendision para todo i tiempo
And you will give us blessings forever

Yan un gotte kannai tata yon tattiyi ham para i attat gi ha'anen kasamenton-mami
And you will take dad's hand and you'll follow us to the altar at our wedding




Chamorrita girl

In honor of Mes Chamoru here's the Chamorro lyrics to a very beautiful song called Chamorrita girl by First Issue.

Finena na bunitan palaoan ni hu li'e
The first beautiful woman I saw

Ha gacha i mata-hu annai hu atan guihi
She caught my eye when I look that way

Mamokkat yu' guatu giya guiya ya hu faisen para bai baila, neni
I walked over there to her and I asked her to dance, baby

Hu toktok i sintura-na ya sigi ha bumaila
I hugged her waist and we danced