| When thinga go wrong as they sometimes will When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill When the funds are low and the debts are high And when you want to smile, but you have to sigh When care is pressing you down a bit - Rest if you want, but don’t you quitLife is queer with its twists and turns As every one of us sometimes learns And many a person turns about When they might have won had they stuck it out Don’t give up the thought the pace seems slow You may succeed with another blow.Often the struggler has given up When he might have captured the victor’s cup And he learned too late when the night came down How close he was to the Golden Crown Success is failure turnned inside out So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit It’s when things seem worst that you mustn’t quit. |
Kung minsan may sagwill sa mga pangarap Ang landasi’y waring kay hirap matahak Sagana sa utang at dahop sa pera Sa halip na ngiti’y may buntong hininga Gamundong problema ikaw ay igugupo Magpahinga kung nais, ngunit huwag kang susuko.Kakatuwa ang buhay at masalimuot Lahat tayo dito ay nakatatalos May mainiping ‘di makapaghintay Kung hindi umatras, sana’y nagtagumpay ’Di dapat sumuko kahima’t mabagal Maaaring tayo na ang gagantimpalaan.Malimit ang tao’y agad umaayaw Kung kailang pabuya’y ‘lapit nang matanggap Huli na ang lahat nang kanyang mabatid Isang hakbang na lang pala itong langit.Ang tagumpay ay kabiguang binaligtad Lumaban ka habang ikaw ay pinapalo Habang tumitindi di dapat sumuko. |
From: Celebrity Chronicle Aug.-Sept. 1997 Salin ni Armando A. Reyes, Manunulat, Manila
