Missing Mali English/Bisaya Filipina
acoustic, lyrical, pop, metal, jazz, harmony, strong bass beat, strong American male bass lead vocalist, Filipina female soprano backup vocalist, backup singers lyrics in parenthesis
Missing Mali English/Bisaya Filipina
acoustic, lyrical, pop, metal, jazz, harmony, strong bass beat, strong American male bass lead vocalist, Filipina female soprano backup vocalist, backup singers lyrics in parenthesis
Lyrics
Oh, Vishwa Ma’ali (Mali)
We hardly knew you
Wala mi nakaila nimo
In the heart of Manila (Manila)
Sa kasingkasing lungsod
Your spirit dancing (dancing)
Imong espiritu misayaw
Lost among city lights
Nahanaw sa kahayag sa siyudad
Verse 1
Noble elephant our grand love
Gwapa elepante, gimahal
Lost memories, children's laughter
handumanan, katawas bata
Dreams linger like gentle breezes
Mga damgo nga nagpabilin
Whispers in swaying trees
Sama sa hunghung sa hangin
Verse 2
Golden gift of Indonesia
Bulawan nga regalo sa Pilipinas
Forty-three years in our lands
Kwarentay tres ka tuig sa yuta
Four decades in our hearts
Dekadas among kasingkasing
Waving to children so gently
Nagsayaw alang sa kabataan
Chorus
Oh, Vishwa Ma’ali (Mali)
We hardly knew you
Wala mi nakaila nimo
In the heart of Manila (Manila)
Sa kasingkasing lungsod
Your spirit dancing (dancing)
Imong espiritu misayaw
Lost among city lights
Nahanaw sa kahayag sa siyudad
Verse 3
We met in November (2023)
Nagkita kita sa Nobyembre
Bid farewell in autumn breeze
Nagpaalam huyohoy tingdagdag
Your eternal silence soon fell
Imong hilom walay kataposan
A deep void in our hearts
Dakong kahaw-ang sa among kasingkasing
Verse 4
Two winters later I returned
Duha tingtugnaw, mibalik
My daughter in tow. Yet you are
Anak babaye uban nako
Still, so still, in static display
Ikaw, hilom ug walay lihok
She sees you frozen in time
Yelo sa suba sa panahon
Chorus
Oh, Vishwa Ma’ali (Mali)
We hardly knew you
Wala mi nakaila nimo
In the heart of Manila (Manila)
Sa kasingkasing lungsod
Your spirit dancing (dancing)
Imong espiritu misayaw
Lost among city lights
Nahanaw sa kahayag sa siyudad
Verse 5
Jeanne never knew your soulful gaze
Si Jeanne wala makakita sa imong mata
Seeking long wistful jungle days
Sa imong damgo sa lasang
Pachyderm packed up and gone
Elepante nga mipanaw, wala na
Greeting humanity’s future
Nagpaabot sa kalibutan nga umaabot
Verse 6
You whisper in turning tides
Imong hunghung nagpabilin
Nature's connection you provide
Imong espiritu nagdugtong sa kinaiyahan
Each leaf rustles in gentle rain
Matag dahon nga mobagting sa ulan
Echoes of your teachings
Lanog sa imong pagtulon-an
Chorus
Oh, Vishwa Ma’ali (Mali)
We hardly knew you
Wala mi nakaila nimo
In the heart of Manila (Manila)
Sa kasingkasing lungsod
Your spirit dancing (dancing)
Imong espiritu misayaw
Lost among city lights
Nahanaw sa kahayag sa siyudad
Verse 7
Your spirit is now up among the stars,
Imong espiritu naa na sa mga bituon
Looking down on us from afar.
Nagatan-aw kanamo gikan sa langit
Guide us with your eternal light,
Giyahi kami sa imong suga
In Manila's heart, you still shine.
Sa kasingkasing sa Manila, ikaw magdan-ag gihapon