Protehi

Ginen as JJ Concepcion

Para i memoria lina'la-ta
For the memory of our lives
Ya todo i mamaila na tiempo
And for all of time
Fanohge ya ta fanetnon ai mane'lu put esti senmames na tano
Stand up and gather together brothers and sisters for this very sweet land

Na'banidosu i kurason-mu
Make your hearts proud
Baba i matan-miyu
Open your eyes
Put esti senmames na tano
To this very sweet land
Ekugnok i fino-hu ya ta prutehi esti tano-ta
Listen to my words and let's protect this our land
Tano gi Pasifiku, Marianas
Land in the sea, Marianas

Para i mañaina yan i mañelu
For our elders and our siblings
Fanågue todo i famaguon-miyu
Teach all your children
I lengguahi-ta yan kon todo i kuttara-ta
Our language and all of our culture
Ya hamyo mona siña esti pago
Because you are the ones that can do this now

Gaige gi fion-mu

Ginen as JJ Concepcion

Guaha na makkat mona i lina'la
There's going to be hard times in life
Guaha na makkat mona i karera
There's going to be hard times in the journey
Ai dipotsi ha' ai esti lina'la
Oh this is how life is supposed to be
Fona sa siempre ha maloffan
Go forward because it will pass

Aligao i minagahet
Search for the truth
Chogue todo i minaolek
Do all good things
Sa dipotsi ha esti na lina'la
Because this is how this life is supposed to be
Ya i tiempo siempre ha matulaika
And time will always change
Gaige gi fion-mu na hagu ha u'uma
I'll be by your side, I'll carry your burden
Yanggin guaha minakkat gi lina'la
If you have hardships in life

Guaha na mampos na pinadesi
There will be extreme hardships
Yan guaha na mampos na makkat na piniti
And there will be extreme and hard pains
Ya dipotsi ha' esti gi lina'la
And this is how this life is supposed to be
Fona sa siempre ha u hmaloffan
Go forward because it will pass