Chorus:
Take a Muna 9x Take a Muna
Take a lot of Muna 3x ...lot of Muna 2x
Take a lot of Muna 2x Take a Muna
Verse 1:
Araw- araw gumigising alas syete my umaga
Tutungo na sa trabaho para kumita ng pera
dahil kailangan mong mabuhay sa mundong materialista
Di na bale kung ang buhay ay naging makina
Ano nga bang kapalaran kung ika'y hindi mayaman?
Kayod kabayo ka ng todo para sa iyong kinabukasan
Ano bang nangyari dito?
Isang sistemang bulok
At wala ng pakinabang kung patay ng katawan
Walang lamang kaluluwa
Aba at gumising ka
Wala na bang hihigit sa buhay mong mainip?
Huminto ka Muna
Isip ka muna
Aliw ka muna
Pahinga ka muna
Ika'y isang tao hindi ka makina
Tandaan mo palagi
Ito'y mahalaga 3x
Take a Muna
Chorus
Verse 2:
Kapoy ko, Kapoy ko
Akong kaon 1.2
Way pamahaw, way paniudto
Ang lawas ra akong puhonan
Kung kapuyon asa dagan?
Pahulay nga dayon ihatag kung ang kahimsug hikalimtan
Materialistic nga mga damgo
Gutom gihapon sa kalipay
Mga mata nga lubog
Lawas nga puro bukog
Hinay hinay lang dai
Basin ka'g magmahay
Ang kinabuhi mubo
Tilawi ang premyo sa kahago
Kaon dako, hala kanta gamay
Laag-laag dako, gasto gasto gamay
Og kon dili Karon? Aw kanus-a man Di ay?
Kung ikaw mamatay, ulahi na Inday
Ulahi na inday 2x
Take a Muna
Chorus
Kung ika'y nasaktan, take a Muna
Kung ika'y namatayan, take a Muna
Kung ika'y nagluluksa, take a Muna
Katas ng iyong pawis ay iyong tikman
Bakasyon ka naman
Pahinga ka naman
Take a Muna
ENGLISH TRANSLATION:
Chorus:
Take a moment 9x
Take a moment
Take a lot of breaks 3x A lot of breaks 2x Take a lot of breaks 2x Take a rest
Verse 1
Everyday I wake up at 7 in the morning
Then go to work to earn money
Because you have to survive in this materialistic world
It doesn't matter if your life has become a meaningless machine
What is your destiny if you are not wealthy?
You work so hard for your future
What happened here?
A broken system
Your body will be useless if it is dead
Empty souls
Hey! Wake up
Is there more to your boring life?
Stop for a while
Think for a while
Enjoy for a while
Rest for a while
You are human, you are not a machine
Always remember this
This is important 3x
Take a break (rest)
Chorus
Verse 2
I am tired, I am tired
My eating habits is 1.2
No breakfast, no lunch
My body is my capital
When I am exhausted where should I run?
Eternal rest is given if health is neglected
Materialistic dreams
But still hungry for happiness
Sunken eyes
Body is skin and bones
Slow down pal
You might regret it
Life is too short
Taste the prize of your hard work
Eat a lot, then sing a little
Travel wide, spend a little
If not now, then when?
When you die, then it's too late Inday
Take a break (rest)
Chorus
When your heartbroken, take a break
When you lost someone, take a break
When you are grieving, take a break
Taste the juice of your own sweat
Take a vacation
Take a rest
Take a break
credits
released September 12, 2018
Words and Vocals by H.Pableo
Produced by M. Light a.k.a. Gingee (www.gingeeworld.com)
Co-produced and Mixed by A. Punzalan
Song Art: A. Guaring (@sickdelicious)
Thank you to Pacific Blues production and Stern Grove festival
Han Han is a Filipina-Canadian cardiac operating room nurse and artist who writes poetry and translates it to music. She is Visayan by heritage and a dragon in spirit.
