Here’s another Visayan song, again thanks to Robert Petines and his friends in the early 1960s…
May Gitago Kong Pagbati (I Have A Secret Feeling)
May gitago kong pagbati
Alang ‘day gayod kanimo
Ang kahadlok ray nagalabi
Nga balibaran moDaw sayun ang pagpahayag
Kadako sa huna-huna
Mga hanaw lang ang pulong ko
Sa atubangan moSa akong mga damgo
Gikaloy-an mo ako
Tinuod ba kini
Nga ako gihigugma mo?Kung kining akong pagbati
Pagalumsan sa kanunay
Magpailub lang intawon ako
Kay pagbuot sa palad ko
And here’s the very loose translation (native speakers, please help me out…)
I have a secret feeling towards you (with emphasis), Inday. I am so afraid that you will reject me.
While it may seem easy for me to explain/speak out, the thought looms large in my mind how powerless/weak (hanaw) my words (pulong ko) are when spoken in front (atubangan) of you.
In my dreams, you pity me (gikaloy-an). Is it true that you love me?
If my feelings for you will always (kanunay) be drowned (pagalumsan), then I will just accept (magpailub) how pitiable (intawon) I am, because that is the will/destiny (pagbuot) of my fate (palad).
