My Translation of Tabing Ilog sung by Barbie's Cradle

Tabing Ilog lyrics

Sa ilog ang mundo'y tahimik

Ako'y nakikinig sa awit ng hangin

Habang kayo'y hinihintay

Na sana'y dumating bago magdilim

Sa tuwina'y kandungan niyo ay duyan

Panaginip na walang katapusan

Ang ilog hantungan niya'y pangako

Ng inyong pagbabalik

CHORUS:

Ngiting kasama ng hangin

Luhang daloy ng tubig

Sa ilog na `di naglilihim

Sa ilog ang mundo'y may himig

`Di sanang nagpalit ang awit ng hangin

Habang kayo'y hinihintay

Mata'y may ngiti, puso'y nananabik

Sa tuwina'y kandungan niyo ay duyan

Panaginip na walang katapusan

Ang ilog hantungan niya

The River

Translation of “Tabing Ilog” by Barbie’s Cradle

By the river, all the world is quiet
I am listening, to a wind that’s singing
While I’m waiting for you
I hope you come by, before darkness falls

The moments of rocking by the hammock
Of dreams that seem to have no end
The river is leading to a promise
That you’ll come back eventually

A smile, blowin’ in the wind
Tears like waterfalls
In a river with no secrets…

By the river, all the world is singing
I hope the wind won’t change, the songs that it’s singing
While I’m waiting for you
My eyes are gleaming, my heart is beating fast

The moments of swinging that cradle
Of dreams that seem to have no end
The river is leading to a promise
That you’ll come back eventually

A smile, blowin’ in the wind
Tears like waterfalls
In a river with no secrets…