Song title: Anak
Singer: Freddie Aguilar
When you were born in this world, your parents were so full of joy.
Their hands have become your light.
new parents don't know how to take care of you.
even when you are asleep, they still cling to you.
every night, mother stays up all night for fear that you will be hungry.
Every morning, my father holds you on his lap and sits there. How proud he is of you.
Now that you are grown up, you insist on your freedom.
although your parents disapprove, they can't stop you from going your own way.
You suddenly changed, and you became stubborn and hard-hearted.
You never thought that what your parents did was for your own good.
You disobey your parents and do things in the opposite direction, just to do whatever you want.
many days have passed, and you have gone astray and become infected with a bad habit.
I went home to seek refuge from my mother immediately after I got into trouble.
The mother asked with tears of sadness,
Son, how did you become like this?
you cried unconsciously until you made a big mistake.
after this, you repent thoroughly. Parents sincerely thank you for turning around.
after turning over a new leaf, you find yourself and know who you are, and your mind suddenly becomes clear.
As time goes on, you learn how to love.
soon, you settled down and became a family.
after the baptism of your youth, you have also become a prospective father.
work hard to meet the children.
The long wait is over, and your first child is born.
you feel like you are in heaven.
Now, my child, you finally feel the same, the inner joy of a father.
As satisfied as your parents are when they first meet you.
now, because you feel it yourself, you know that your parents have always been right.
Now, you don't have any doubt about the heavy responsibility as a parent, after you have experienced it yourself.
Freddie Aguilar, a legendary Philippine singer, comes from Mindanao, a small town in the south of the Philippines. He used to be very poor and lived like a beggar. When he was down and out, his children came into this world. He wrote his love, his hesitation and his tears into the song. ?
in 1978, Freddie Aguilar took part in the first "Metropolitan Pop Music Festival" singing contest in Manila with his own song "Anak Child". At that time, he was still a little-known newcomer to the music scene. This song, sung in the local language, describes the love of parents for their children with a gripping melody, which has aroused a warm response. However, because the competition emphasized the works that were in line with the popular trend at that time, and this song full of folk flavor was obviously quite different from the requirements of the conference, after repeated consideration, the jury decided to give him the runner-up. ?
Because of the success of "Anak", Freddie Aguilar was not only busy with singing all over the world, but also invited to the United States to record the English album "After Child" in Los Angeles. Despite the good sales, Freddie Aguilar was dissatisfied with the fact that the record company hired another so-called "famous artist" to write lyrics, but he was not faithful to his original intention. Therefore, Freddie Aguilar personally filled "Anak" with the word "Child" in English lyrics, faithfully expressing his sigh about the parent-child relationship. As a result, it was precisely because this English lyric filled by Freddie Aguilar was faithful to the original creative spirit that it touched people all over the world.