Tulog na anak at bukas ay may umagang darating
Go to sleep my child and tomorrow there's an upcoming day
minamasdan kita habang tulog na parang isang bituin
I'm watching you while asleep just like a star
Kahit pa iniwan tayo ng iyong ina
Even though your mother left us
dahil ako'y mahirap kaya't sumama sa iba
because I'm poor that's why she went with someone else
Ngayon ika'y musmos pa lamang
Today you're simply an innocent child
tatlong taong gulang
three years old
Lahat ay gagawin, haharapin mapag-aral ka lang
I will do everything, face everything just so you can go to school
Upang maabot mo buhay na pinapangarap ko
For you to reach the life I dreamed of
at iyong malisan hirap na kinamulatan ko
and so you can leave the scarcity I grew up in
Lumipas ang ilang taon
Years have passed
ako ay umalis
I went somewhere
at sa malayong pook ako ay nag-tiis
in a faraway place I suffered
Larawan mo ang laging hawak hawak ko
Your picture is the only thing I always hold on to
Ano mang dusa, ito ay kakayanin ko
No matter what agony, I will endure it
Ako ay nagbalik sa araw ng 'yong kaarawan
I've returned on the day of your birthday
Malayo pa lamang nakita ko na
Even in a distance, I already saw it
ako'y kinabahan
I became nervous
Bakit maraming ilaw sa loob ng aming tahanan?
Why is there a lot of lights inside our house?
Ako'y lumuluha
I'm weeping
mukha mo ay pinagmamasdan
observing your face
Paalam na aking anak
Goodbye my child
at sa gabing darating
and to the night that will arrive
ako ay titingala
I will look up
at hahanapin ka sa mga bituin
and search for you together with the stars