Ang Huling El Bimbo
Eraserheads
Filipino lyrics
kamukha mo si Paraluman
nung tayo ay bata pa
at ang galing-galing mong sumayaw
mapa-Boogie man o Cha-cha
ngunit ang paborito
ay pagsayaw mo ng El bimbo
nakakaindak, nakakaaliw
nakatindig-balahibo
pagkagaling sa skwela ay
didiretso na sa inyo
at buong maghapon ay
tinuturuan mo ako
magkahawak ang ating kamay
at walang kamalay-malay
na tinuruan mo ang puso ko
na umibig nang tunay
naninigas ang aking katawan
pag umikot na ang plaka
sabay sa kembot ng bewang
at pungay ng iyong mga mata
lumiliwanag ang buhay
habang tayo'y magkaakbay
at dahan-dahang dumudulas ang kamay ko
sa makinis mong braso
sana noon pa man ay
sinabi na sa iyo
kahit hindi na uso ay
ito lang ang alam ko
magkahawak ang ating kamay
at walang kamalay-malay
na tinuruan mo ang puso ko
na umibig nang tunay
lumipas ang maraming taon
di na tayo nagkita
balita ko'y may anak ka na
ngunit walang asawa
taga-hugas ka raw ng pinggan
sa may Ermita
at isang gabi, nasagasaan
sa isang madilim na eskinita
lahat ng pangarap ko'y
bigla nang natunaw
sa panaginip nalang pala
kita maisasayaw
magkahawak ang ating kamay
at walang kamalay-malay
na tinuruan mo ang puso ko
na umibig nang tunay...
English translation
you looked like Paraluman
when we were kids
and you were so good at dancing
be it Boogie or Cha-cha
but my favorite
was when you danced El bimbo
catchy, amusing
hair-raising
after school
I'd go straight to your house
and the whole afternoon
you would teach me
we held hands
and had no idea
that you taught my heart
true love
my body freezes
when the record spins
along with the sway of your hips
and the sparkle of your eyes
my whole life brightens
when our arms are on each other's shoulders
and my hand slowly slides
on your smooth arm
I wish that long ago
I had already told you
though it's gotten old
this is all I know
we held hands
and had no idea
that you taught my heart
true love
many years passed
we haven't seen each other
I heard you already have a child
but no husband
I heard that you wash dishes
somewhere around Ermita
and one night, you were run over
in a dark alley
all my dreams
have suddenly melted
I will now get to dance with you
only in my dreams
we held hands
and had no idea
that you taught my heart
true love....
The best E-heads song ever.
Paraluman = muse
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