Balita [English translation]

Chorus:

Come near, my friends, and listen

I am bringing news from my land

I want to share the stories

And the events unfolding in the promised land

I

The land I came from is stained with blood

Parrots that couldn't fly, trapped in cages of gold

There are trees with no leaves

And hearts that couldn't react

to the events unfolding in the promised land

II

Ever since I saw this land

I also saw the little flame inside people's hearts

Feeded by the rottenness until it burns

And now the heart fears the promised land

(repeat chorus)

III

There was a time when the fields where colored gold

There was a time when the birds where as free as people

There was a time when silence was the music that lulled the innocent children to sleep

IV

Now the promised land is pleadins

Extinguish the fires in its heart with your tears

Listen to the heart's screams

Of the person you first felt as part of you

V

(NOTE: The fifth verse is in another local language. I believe it's in Cebuano, a language spoken in the Southern part of the Philippines. Unfortunately, I only know Tagalog and neither understand nor speak Cebuano so, sorry about that.)