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Kahit saan ka naroon Sa bayan man o nayon Ang lagi mong kasalubong Ay ang maharot na Kenkoy Hayan na siya umuugong Ang maluwang na pantalon At hayan parang ulol Habang daa’y umuungol. Aruy! naku! Kenkoy. Hoy! Hey! sh! You! Pati noo’y inahit na Kilos lakad ay nag-iba Habang daa’y kumakanta Ng Inggles na walang letra (May ukulele pa) Batiin mo kumusta ka? At ang sagot, tingnan mo ba! Hey! Tagalog mi no habla Hey, Ay naku, naku Kenkoy. At si Kenkoy ay popular Sa lahat ng handaan Ukelele’y tangan-tangan Handa mo’y inaawitan Hayan siya sumasayaw Katawa’y anong gaslaw Sumasabog ang laway Walang tigil ng pag-ungal. Aruy! naku! Kenkoy. Hoy! Hey! sh! Pati noo’y inahit na Kilos lakad ay nag-iba Habang daa’y kumakanta Ng Inggles na walang letra (May ukulele pa) Batiin mo kumusta ka? At ang sagot, tingnan mo ba! ‘Hey! Tagalog mi no habla’ Ay naku, naku Kenkoy!
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Nicanor Sta. Ana Abelardo (1893 - 1934), "Naku... Kenkoy!" [voice and piano] [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Katrina Navarro) , title 1: "Oh Dear... Kenkoy!", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2013-09-03
Line count: 38
Word count: 150
Wherever you may be In the city or in the plains You will always meet The rowdy Kenkoy There he is, echoing his coming His loose, ill-fitting pants There he is, like a fool His footsteps loud and droning Ouch! Oh dear! Kenkoy! Be silent! With even his forehead shaved, Ever-changing, ambling The roads sing as you walk, In English, foreign with no real words (And with a ukulele!) Greet him! How are you? And he replies, “Well, see for yourself! I speak no Tagalog.” Oh dear, oh dear, Kenkoy. And Kenkoy is known In all of the feasts With his ukulele in hand Amidst your revelry, he sings There he is dancing His body a collection of movements With spit fountaining from his lips As he ceaselessly groans. Ouch! Oh dear! Kenkoy. You! Be silent! With even his forehead shaved, Ever-changing, ambling The roads sing as you walk, In English, foreign with no real words (And with a ukulele!) Greet him! How are you? And he replies, “Well, see for yourself! Hey, I speak no Tagalog.” Oh dear, oh dear, Kenkoy.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from Tagalog (Filipino) to English copyright © 2013 by Katrina Navarro, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in Tagalog (Filipino) by Romualdo G. Ramos
This text was added to the website: 2013-09-03
Line count: 38
Word count: 182