Ligid sa Bisikleta

2nd song soundtrack for the indiefilm I’m writing. The 1st is not yet done; the 3rd, which is the theme, was finished last month. The story behind this song is in my blog, My 15 Year Journey On Becoming A Screenwriter.

Didto sa kalibutan ko

Gatuyok nga wala diri wala didto

Usahay kusog, kanunay’ng hinay

Bahala na’g hinay basta lang kanunay

Sa mga adlaw magpalabay sa kalaay

Magpahimulos sa panahon sa kalipay

Kinabuhi nga hinay pero wala gidugay

kay simple lang ang kalibutan kong hayahay

Sama sa ligid sa bisikleta

Ligid sa bisikleta

Ligid sa bisikleta

Ligid sa bisikleta

Sa gamay nga byahe ko dili mahibaw-an

nagkalain-laing klase sa mga dalan

Naay bakilid, lugsungon, patag, ug libaong

Pwedeng mopahuway pero di gyud kahunong

Ako ba gyud kaha ang gadagan

o gapuyo lang ba ako sa akong dalan

nga gatindak sa pedal sa akong pagsakay

sa planetang gabyahe sa dakong kawanangan

Nov 11 2011

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note on third line: It’s actually “Nevermind if slow as long as it’s steady” not “always”. But I’ll keep the word “always” for wordplay though it misses the Cebuano meaning using the same word.

Bicycle Wheel

There in my world

Turning out of here, out of there

Sometimes fast, always slow

Never mind if it’s slow as long as it’s always

Passing boredom in the days

Relishing the times of happiness

Slow life it is but not delayed

cos it’s that simple ― my novel world

Like a bicycle wheel

Bicycle wheel

Bicycle wheel

Bicycle wheel

The different kinds of roads get unpredictable

in my short ride

There are steeps, downhill, plain, and bumpy

Can take a break but can never stop

Am I the one who’s really running

or am I just being stationary in my path,

pedaling in my ride

on the planet traveling in the vast universe