Halika.. Biyahe Tayo…
I was waiting for my dad to drive me to the office.. I’m all prepared to brave the traffic jam when he told me that he’d be going to Fairview area and he could drop me off UP Diliman.. Anyways, as I was waiting for him, I tried channel surfing on the local station and came upon this MTV recording of DOT’s jingle, "Halika, Biyahe Tayo".
I first came upon this song during a PAL plane take off (ironically, it was an international flight, unlike a local travel that the song was endorsing.. hehhehe..) and I was really impressed with the artists’ delivery, I had goosebumps all over.
The song noted all the beautiful tourists spots and local festivities in the country: Intramuros, Luneta, Vigan, Batanes, Subic, Baguio, Palawan, Boracay, La Union, Pahiyas, Masskara, Ati-Atihan, Kadayawan, atbp.. ang dami.. It was a showcase of everything that’s good in the Philippines and more.. Sobrang nakakaenganyo, you’d really want to tour the country..
As it enumerates the Philippines’ beauty, I can’t help but be proud that I am a Filipino. Sense of nationalism is imbibed as one watches the video — a wake-up call for everyone who’s getting tired of all the political booboos in the country.
I just wish that for a minute these politicians would stop thinking about their own interests and get serious with their jobs. Sayang naman ang ganda ng Pilipinas kung di tayo magmo-move forward..
BIYAHE TAYO
Various OPM Artists
Ikaw ba’y nalulungkot
Naiinip, nababagot?
Ikaw ba’y napapagod
Araw gabi’y puro kayod?
Buhay mo ba’y walang saysay
Walang sigla, walang kulay?
Bawa’t araw ba’y pareho
Parang walang pagbabago?
Tara na, biyahe tayo
Kasama ang pamilya
Barkada at buong grupo
Para mag-enjoy nang todo.
Halika, biyahe tayo,
Nang ating makita
Ang ganda ng Pilipinas
Ang galing ng Pilipino.
Napasyal ka na ba
Sa Intramuros at Luneta
Palawan, Vigan at Batanes
Subic, Baguio at Rice Terraces?
Namasdan mo na ba
Ang mga vinta ng Zamboanga
Bulkang Taal, Bulkang Mayon
Beach ng Boracay at La Union?
Tara na, biyahe tayo
Mula Basco hanggang Jolo
Nang makilala ng husto
Ang ating kapwa-Pilipino.
Halika, biyahe tayo,
Nang ating makita
Ang ganda ng Pilipinas
Ang galing ng Pilipino.
From city to city,
Seven thousand and a hundred plus islas
Sa mahal kong Pilipinas
Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao ating puntahan.
Huwag maging dayuhan sa sariling bayan!
Nasubukan mo na bang
Mag-rapids sa Pagsanjan
Mag-diving sa Anilao
Mag-surfing sa Siargao?
Natikman mo na ba
Ang sisig ng Pampanga
Duriang Davao, Bangus Dagupan
Bicol Express at Lechong Balayan?
Tara na, biyahe tayo,
Nang makatulong kahit pano
Sa pag-unlad ng kabuhayan
Ng ating mga kababayan.
Halika, biyahe tayo,
Nang ating makita
Ang ganda ng Pilipinas
Ang galing ng Pilipino.
Nakisaya ka na ba
Sa Pahiyas at Masskara
Moriones at Ati-Atihan
Sinulog at Kadayawan?
Namiesta ka na ba
Sa Peñafrancia sa Naga
Umakyat sa Antipolo
Nagsayaw sa Obando?
Tara na, biyahe tayo
Upang ating matamo
Ligaya at pagkakaibigan
Kaunlaran, kapayapaan.
Halika, biyahe tayo,
Nang ating makita
Ang ganda ng Pilipinas
Ang galing ng Pilipino.
Tara na, biyahe tayo
Upang ating matamo
Ligaya at pagkakaibigan
Kaunlaran, kapayapaan.
Halika, biyahe tayo
Nang ating makita
Ang ganda ng Pilipinas
Ang galing ng Pilipino.
Halika, biyahe tayo…
WOW Philippines…
