As usual, giving in to requests for the lyrics of LAKAS-KAMPI-CMD’s standard bearer, presidentiable Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro’s latest TV commercial/informercial/jingle/campaign song “Lipad” written and performed by the band Rivermaya.

You know it breaks my heart when you Googlers get to my blog not finding what you’re looking for. So here it is, for your viewing and listening pleasure (or disgust — whichever applies).

**The way I’ve been exerting effort transcribing lyrics for these campaign jingles, looks like I should just resurrect my long time dead lyrics blog. **

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No copyright violation or any other violation intended. This is published here for public service. I invoke “fair use” law. Uhm, wait, do we have that here? :) Aw, heck, we don’t?

Lipad
by: Rivermaya

Harapin ang hamon ng pagasa
Harapin ang hamon ng bagong simula
ohhhhhhhh….

Kay tagal mo nang gustong lumipad
Ngunit pangarap mo’y bihag ng kahirapan
Matagal mo nang gustong umangat
Handa ka na pero napabayaan
Hindi mo kasalanan…

Panahon na, gumising
Hawak mo ang susi sa mundo
Sumama…
Para sa lahat ang byaheng ‘to

Harapin ang hamon ng pagasa
Harapin ang hamon ng bagong simula
Pangarap mo’y kusa na lang matutupad
Ngayong handa ka ng lumipad
Ngayong handa ka ng lumipad

Lumipad…lumipad…lumipad…
Ngayong handa ka ng lumipad

(Ahhhh…Sulong Gibo, sulong Gibo…)

Panahon na,lumaban
Hawak mo ang susi sa mundo
Manalig
Kasama si Gibo
Ligtas tayo…

Harapin ang hamon ng pagasa
Harapin ang hamon ng bagong simula
Pangarap mo’y kusa na lang matutupad
Ngayong handa ka ng lumipad
Ngayong handa ka ng lumipad

Lumipad…lumipad…lumipad…

Sulong Gibo
Lipad tayo!

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This song of the same title however, from the movie “Dayo sa Mundo ng Elementalia” — “an all-digital, full-length animated film entry to the 2008 Metro Manila Film Festival” sang by no less than Ms. Lea Salonga would have been a better choice. :) After all it has all the elements of “galing” and “lipad” and it’s  both inspirational and meaningful.. Well, just a thought.

Update: March 18, 2010

Added lyrics and video of Villar’s NEWEST informercial called “Hindi Bawal Mangarap ang Mahirap”.

Ipinanganak kang mahirap

Patuloy na nangangarap

Magsipag at magtiyaga

Balang araw aahon ka

Hindi bawal mangarap

Ang mahirap

Bastat maaabot ito

Sa malinis na paraan

Si Villar ay nangarap

Kahit mahirap

At nagtiwala sa Maykapal

At may paninindigan

For those looking for the “Naging Mahirap” video, lyrics and free mp3 file, those are still here (check below).

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Because everyone’s been bugging this blog about it, here you go…

This is for you guys looking for the lyrics of Manny Villar’s “Naging Mahirap” TV commercial/informercial campaign theme song/jingle.

Click here to download Manny Villar’s “Naging Mahirap” mp3 for free

Naging Mahirap

Nakaligo ka na ba sa dagat ng basura?
Nag-Pasko ka na ba sa gitna ng kalsada?
Yan ang tanong namin,
Tunay ka bang isa sa amin?

Nalaman mo na bang mapapag-aral ka nya?
Tutulungan tayo para magka-trabaho?
At kanyang plano’y magka-bahay tayo?

Si Villar ang tunay na mahirap.
si Villar ang tunay na may malasakit.
Si Villar ang may kakayahan
At gumawa ng sariling pangalan.

Si Manny Villar ang magtatapos
ng ating kahirapan.

Disclaimer:

1. This is not an endorsement and has been posted here as public service.

2. This blog post has not been paid for by the Friends of Manny Villar nor Villar himself.

3. I did not get paid for posting this. This blog and blogger is not for hire.

4. If you still prefer to believe otherwise, that’s not my problem.

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