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Balita

"Balita" (Tagalog for "News") is a song by Filipino Folk Rock group Asin. The song was written during the regime of Former Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos and it has a strong political message against the repression and violence during the Marcos era. The whole song is written in Tagalog except for the last verse, which is in Visayan.

This song serves as sample in Black Eyed Peas' "The Apl Song", which included in their album Elephunk. Apl.de.ap of the Black Eyed Peas has Filipino roots and fond of listening to Asin when he was in the Philippines during his childhood. Pendong Aban, one of the members of Asin, felt proud for the inclusion of "Balita" in Black Eyed Peas' album and the influence of Asin to Apl.de.ap's music.

Balita

(Chorus:)
Lapit mga kaibigan at makinig kayo
Ako'y may dala dalang balita galing sa bayan ko
Nais kong ipamahagi ang mga kwento at
Ang mga pangyayaring nagaganap sa lupang ipiinangako

Ang lupang pinanggalingan ko'y may bahid ng dugo
May mga lorong di makalipad nasa hawlang ginto
May mga puno walang dahon
Mga pusong di makakibo
Sa mga pangyayaring nagaganap sa lupang ipiinangako

Mula ng makita ko ang lupang ito
Nakita ko rin ng munting apoy sa puso ng tao
Ginatungan ng mga kabulukan hanggang sa lumago,
Ngayon ang puso'y may takot sa lupang pinangako

(Repeat Chorus)

Dati rati ang mga bukid ay kulay ginto
Dati rati'y ang mga ibon sinlaya ng tao
Dati rati ay katahimikan, ang musikang nagpapatulog sa mga batang walang muwang sa mundo

Ngayon ang lupang ipinangako ay nagsusumamo
Patakan n'yo ng luha ang apoy sa kanyang puso
Dinggin n'yo ang mga sigaw ng mga puso
Ng taong una n'yong dadamhing kapilang sa inyo


Duul mga kaigsuunan nugpaminaw kamo
Duna koy dala nga mga balita gikan sa banwa ko
Gusto nga i pahibalo ang mga istorya nga nagagahitabu sa banwagisa na to
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