ALAMAT “Dagundong” Lyrics + English Translation

[Intro: All]

Isapuso, isapuso
Take to heart, take to heart

Ang pagka-mandirigma
The essence of a warrior

Isapuso, isapuso
Alamat, about-face!

[Verse 1]
Ilabas ang mga kalasag (Ha?)
Bring out your shields (What?)

‘Wag ka karag-karag, humandang pumalag (Bakit?)
Stop being shaky, prepare to resist (Why?)

‘Di mo ba nakikita ‘yung mga nasa laot?
Notice those things on the sea?

Mga balangay na dala-dala’y mga salot (Pero teka)
Ships that carry pestilence (But wait)

Mga katawa’y nakatapal ng bakal (Oh)
Their bodies are covered in metal (Oh)

Wala tayong laban kung kawal sa kawal
We have no match if soldier-to-soldier

Pero ‘pag sama-sama nating palibutan
But if we surround them together

Ewan ko na lang kung hindi sila kilabutan
For sure, they’d feel the terror

Patalasin mga pana’t balaraw
Sharpen your arrows and knives

Sumigaw hanggang lupa ay gumalaw (Ah-ah)
Shout until the earth shakes (Aah!)

‘Tong mga mapupusyaw mag-iinaso
The conquerors will act like fools

Kapag kanilang baluti’y balutin ng palaso
Once their armors are covered in arrows

[Pre-Chorus]

Pulutong, humanay
Platoon, fall in line

Pasulong, ‘kad
Forward, march

Maghintay ka lang
Just you wait

Ang mga gimbal
The war drums will

[Chorus]

Ay dadagun-dadagun-dadagundong (Ooh)
Rum- rum- rumble (Ooh)

Papau-papau-papaugong (Ooh)
Reso- reso- resonate (Ooh)

Nagsusumigaw kahit na pabulong
Screaming even though hushed

Dahil pusong mandirigma
With the heart of a warrior

‘Di papakutsa, ‘di papapugong
Won’t be ridiculed, won’t be suppressed

Pusong mandirigma, ‘di papadikta
Heart of a warrior, won’t be tyrannized

At dadagun-dadagun-dadagundong
And will rum- rum- rumble

[Verse 2]

Sila ‘yung napugutan
They got decapitated

Sila ‘yung naghalo ang balat sa tinalupan
They caused mayhem

Kami ‘yung panalo, pero bakit parang kulang
We triumphed, but why does it feel off?

Para bang sila ‘yung naghintay at namuhunan
Seems they’re the ones who reaped what was sown

Teka sandali, mga gawi ko ‘yung nabura
Wait a minute, my customs were erased

“Ako na’ng magpapalakad,
“Let me govern,

Ako ‘yung nakatira”
For I am the native”

“Buenom, esto es para ti tambien po
“Well, this is for your sake

Paga tus aportes al ayuntamiento”
Pay your taxes to the City Council”

Teka nga, sino kang nagpapapapel?
Wait, who do you think you are?

Mga pangalan namin, tinala sa papel
You catalogued our names on paper

Ayaw kong makibahagi, ‘wag ka nang pumapel
I refuse to take part, stop acting important

Punitin ang sedulang gawa sa papel
Let’s tear up our tax certificates

[Pre-Chorus]

Pulutong, humanay
Platoon, fall in line

Pasulong, ‘kad
Forward, march

Maghintay ka lang
Just you wait

Ang mga gimbal
The war drums will

[Chorus]

Ay dadagun-dadagun-dadagundong (Ooh)
Rum- rum- rumble (Ooh)

Papau-papau-papaugong (Ooh)
Reso- reso- resonate (Ooh)

Nagsusumigaw kahit na pabulong
Screaming even though hushed

Dahil pusong mandirigma
With the heart of a warrior

‘Di papakutsa, ‘di papapugong
Won’t be ridiculed, won’t be suppressed

Pusong mandirigma, ‘di papadikta
Heart of a warrior, won’t be tyrannized

At dadagun-dadagun-dadagundong
And will rum- rum- rumble

[Bridge]

Daming nasawi
Many have perished

Daming mga buhay nawala sa paggapi
Many lives lost to defeat

Mga bayaning ‘di mailibing mga labi
Corpses of heroes remain unburied

Pero may dalawang nobela’ng nakapukaw ng mithi
But two novels evoked ideals

Pagdating ng bukang-liwayway sa wakas ay
When the dawn broke, finally

Naiwawagayway na rin natin ang
We got to wave

Tatlong bituin at isang araw
Three stars and a sun

Sa wakas, at tayo ri’y nakaisa nga raw
At last, we were unified, they say

Pero ‘di natin namamalayan
But we failed to notice

Meron na palang ugnayan, magpalit-kamay ang mananakop
That conquerors were planning on exchanging hands

Ngayon, ‘di mo ba nakikita ‘yung mga nasa laot?
Don’t you see them on the sea?

Bagong bapor, dala-dala’y mga salot
New ships that carry pestilence

[Pre-Chorus]

Pulutong, humanay
Platoon, fall in line

Pasulong, ‘kad
Forward, march

Maghintay ka lang
Just you wait

Ang mga gimbal
The war drums will

[Chorus]

Ay dadagun-dadagun-dadagundong (Ooh)
Rum- rum- rumble (Ooh)

Papau-papau-papaugong (Ooh)
Reso- reso- resonate (Ooh)

Nagsusumigaw kahit na pabulong
Screaming even though hushed

Dahil pusong mandirigma
With the heart of a warrior

‘Di papakutsa, ‘di papapugong
Won’t be ridiculed, won’t be suppressed

Pusong mandirigma, ‘di papadikta
Heart of a warrior, won’t be tyrannized

At dadagun-dadagun-dadagundong
And will rum- rum- rumble