A folk song from the Kapampangan region, it tells the story of someone who lost a precious ring and asks for help in finding it. It’s a symbol of something valuable in life.
Lyrics:
Atin ku pung singsing
Metung yang timpukan
Amana ke iti
King indung ibatan.
Sangkan keng sininup
King metung a kaban
Mewala ya iti,
E ku kamalayan.
Ing sukal ning lub ku
Susukdul king banwa
Pikurus kung gamat
Babo ning lamesa.
Ninu mang manakit
King singsing kung mana
Kalulung pusu ku
Manginu ya keya.
English Translation:
I once had a ring
That had a single gem
I inherited it
From my father.
I thought I hid it
In a chest
But it disappeared
Without my knowledge.
My despair was so great
It reached the heavens
I clasped my hands**
And placed them upon the table.
Whoever finds
The ring I inherited,
My poor heart
Will worship him.