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By Jon Date: 2002 Jun 19 Comment on this Work [[2002.06.19.16.48.27591]] |
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this poem is strictly jus fo mah momma the black queen of da filipine isle yew mah not bee mah reel momma but chew raised mee like u own taught me da ohsofine art of laughter taught dis filippino boy what itsa means to have colla mixed mah rice wit dem grits taught mee how to talk in yo language da language of soul made mee apperciate the pain in the bluez and da rhythm in da jazz but most of all momma yew gave me love wen da lady dat born me didnt and momma Ijuswanna say in yo language and in mine i love you so momma i lovs ya and Mahal kita ____ Mahal kita is taglog and it sort of translates into "I love you" in English. It's Filippino. |