Pineda wanted to recount his experience as a Filipino American but wasn’t sure how much the song would resonate with others - especially the Black Eyed Peas’ teenage fan base. The lyrics were personal, written entirely in Tagalog, the dominant language of the Philippines. Thank you for all you've done for me! įilipino (repeated several times.SO begins the story of Allan Pineda, a member of the hip-hop band the Black Eyed Peas, who two years ago wrote a song about his journey from a poverty-stricken district in the Philippines to Los Angeles’ Atwater Village. If your life matters to you, shout for me! If you possess the Filipino's beauty, shout for me! Filipino (4x)Ĭome on, if you're Filipino, shout for me! ^ A "kubo" or a "bahay-kubo" is a type of a simple Filipino dwelling place, which can be see in rural areas It is usually made up of wood, dried palm leaves, bamboo, and other materials.īebot bebot bebot be (3x) You are. My/Our heart/s is/are always beating because of you. I can never get enough of your gentle-nature Take a closer at the beautiful Filipina/Filipino people Many Filipinos enjoy eating "balut," but because it is an acquired taste, those who have not tried it, avoid it. ^^ Soft-boiled eggs containing partially developed duck embryo, featured on the show, "Fear Factor" (NBC). Ybañez, aka "bapy71782" of Manila, Philippines. # - Allowed, not required, as corrected by Bernadette Angeli P.
There is a first-class restaurant now in the country, called "Kamayan" ("Kamay" refers hands) where the customers are # - allowed to eat their food with their hands. **** In the Philippines, it is not uncommon for Filipinos to use their hands when eating (handwashing is done beforehand, of course!), especially for those who cannot yet affford to purchase dining utensils. *** Chicken Adobo is a delicious spicy chicken dish, primarily cooked in vinegar and soy sauce. About 3 billion people depend on rice for their survival. Almost half the people in the world - most of them in Asia, but including millions in Africa and South America - eat rice at least once a day. ** Rice is the staple for many Asians, not just Filipinos.
* According to a good friend of mine, Emily Javier, from Toronto, Canada, "Sapang Bato," which means "Stone River," was one of the poorest small-towns from the province of Pampanga, where Allan Pineda (apl.de.ap) was originally from. With ^^"balut", let's buy it from the street corner, When I/we eat **rice and *** "chicken adobo," we still use our **** hands I/We had to do it in order to survive a difficult lifeĭespite of how hard it was, my/our colorful life was still blessed I/We did it to help out my/our mom/family Straight from the humble small-town of *"Sapang Bato" Hey man, you've got to hear what I/we have to say Apl.de.Ap proudly ryhmes in his native language, over hard hiphop beats, about the resilience and unity of his people everywhere.īebot bebot bebot be (3x) you are. "Bebot' is an informal term used to refer to a Filipino lady, or in this song - all Filipinos. There's an old Filipino saying which roughly translates, "One who doesn't look back and remember her roots, she'll never get to where she wants to be." Life in the Philippines, just like in any third-world country, is never easy. (transcribed and translated by: Marck Salamatin Winnipeg, Canada JRevised June 19, 2005) "Bebot" by the Black Eyed Peas, Track 12 on "Monkey Business" (2005, Interscope/A&M) Kung buhay mo ay mahalaga, sige įilipino (repeated several times.until fade) "Bebot" by the Black Eyed Peas, Track 12 on "Monkey Business" (2005, Interscope/A&M) (transcribed and translated by: Marck Salamatin, Winnipeg, Canada JRevised July 15, 2005)īebot bebot bebot be (3x) ikaw ay. At that time, there was not a single available on the internet, and BEP fans all over the world through the following translation gained a better understanding and appreciation of this track.īEP'S "BEBOT" LYRICS by Marck Salamatin (IN TAGALOG & ENGLISH) I posted this "rough" translation (with footnotes) of the song in the Black Eyed Peas online forum back in 2005. Prepare for the biggest party yet as BEBOT has been translated into TWO separate music videos entitled GENERATION ONE and GENERATION TWO. The creators behind LUMPIA and THE APL SONG music video team up once again with the Black Eyed Peas to visualize their current Filipino-themed song, BEBOT, off the multi-platinum album "Monkey Business". 2007 San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival 2007 California Preservation Foundation Presidents Award Information below from Xylophone Films, which produced the above videos by the Black Eyed Peas "Bebot"