When thinga go wrong as they sometimes will           Kung minsan may sagwill sa mga pangarap

When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill          Ang landasi’y waring kay hirap matahak

When the funds are low and the debts are high          Sagana sa utang at dahop sa pera

And when you want to smile, but you have to sigh     Sa halip na ngiti’y may buntong hininga

When care is pressing you down a bit -                         Gamundong problema ikaw ay igugupo

Rest if you want, but don’t you quit.                              Magpahinga kung nais, ngunit huwag kang susuko.

Life is queer with its twists and turns                            Kakatuwa ang buhay at masalimuot

As every one of us sometimes learns                             Lahat tayo dito ay nakatatalos

And many a person turns about                                      May mainiping  ‘di makapaghintay

When they might have won had they stuck it out         Kung hindi umatras, sana’y nagtagumpay

Don’t give up the thought the pace seems slow             ’Di dapat sumuko kahima’t mabagal

You may succeed with another blow.                              Maaaring tayo na ang gagantimpalaan.

Often the struggler has given up                                      Malimit    ang tao’y agad umaayaw

When he might have captured the victor’s cup              Kung kailang  pabuya’y  ‘lapit nang matanggap

And he learned too late when the night came down      Huli na ang lahat nang kanyang mabatid

How close he was to the Golden Crown.                          Isang hakbang na lang pala itong langit.

Success is failure turnned inside out                                Ang tagumpay ay kabiguang binaligtad

So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit                   Lumaban ka habang ikaw ay pinapalo

It’s when things seem worst that you mustn’t quit.       Habang tumitindi di dapat sumuko.                                      

From: Celebrity Chronicle     Aug.-Sept. 1997   Salin ni Armando A. Reyes, Manunulat, Manila