“Bahay Kubo (ᜊᜑᜌ᜔ ᜃᜓᜊᜓ)” is a traditional Filipino folk song that celebrates the simplicity and abundance of rural life in the Philippines, centered around a nipa hut surrounded by various vegetables, reflecting the self-sufficient lifestyle of a typical countryside family.
Lyrics:
Bahay kubo, kahit munti,
ᜊᜑᜌ᜔ ᜃᜓᜊᜓ ᜃᜑᜒᜆ᜔
Ang halaman doon ay sari-sari.
ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜑᜎᜋᜈ᜔ ᜇᜓᜂᜈ᜔ ᜀᜌ᜔ ᜐᜇᜒ-ᜐᜇᜒ.
Singkamas at talong, sigarilyas at mani,
ᜐᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜋᜐ᜔ ᜀᜆ᜔ ᜆᜎᜓᜅ᜔, ᜐᜒᜄᜇᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜐ᜔ ᜀᜆ᜔ ᜋᜈᜒ,
Sitaw, bataw, patani.
ᜐᜒᜆᜏ᜔, ᜊᜆᜏ᜔, ᜉᜆᜈᜒ.
Kundol, patola, upo’t kalabasa,
ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜎ᜔, ᜉᜆᜓᜎ, ᜂᜉᜓ’ᜆ᜔ ᜃᜎᜊᜐ,
At saka mayroon pang labanos, mustasa,
ᜀᜆ᜔ ᜐᜃ ᜋᜌ᜔ᜇᜓᜂᜈ᜔ ᜉᜅ᜔ ᜎᜊᜈᜓᜐ᜔, ᜋᜓᜐ᜔ᜆᜐ,
sibuyas, kamatis, bawang at luya,
ᜐᜒᜊᜓᜌᜐ᜔, ᜃᜋᜆᜒᜐ᜔, ᜊᜏᜅ᜔ ᜀᜆ᜔ ᜎᜓᜌ,
Sa paligid-ligid ay puro linga.
ᜐ ᜉᜎᜒᜄᜒᜇ᜔-ᜎᜒᜄᜒᜇ᜔ ᜀᜌ᜔ ᜉᜓᜇᜓ ᜎᜒᜅ.
English Translation:
A nipa hut, though small,
Is surrounded by various plants.
Jicama and eggplant, winged beans and peanuts,
String beans, hyacinth beans, and lima beans.
Winter melon, sponge gourd, bottle gourd, and squash,
And also radish, mustard,
Onions, tomatoes, garlic, and ginger,
Around the hut are sesame seeds.