Gising Na O Kuya Ko [English translation]

There is a young man

He acts like he's somebody

When he moves

As if he's wearing a crown

When he sleeps

He's worse than a grandpa*

Wake up

O my brother

What the young man wants/likes to do

Is to have a good time

always

He has no idea

That he will grow old too

There will be a day

When there's no tomorrow

Wake up

O my brother

Look for a job

Go dig for a bone**

Give a chance your

parents

You listen

O my brother

Look out

The window

The sun is up

When will you

wake up

When this is the end

There is a young man

He never learns

He thinks life

Is just a joke

He never thought/thinks

Everything has an end

Wake up

O my brother

Look out

The window

The sun is up

When will you

wake up

When this is the end

Wake up

O my brother