Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Wala Akong Pakialam

Are you familiar with the Korean pop group 2NE1? Do you know their song "I Don't Care"? If you know them and that song, are you aware that we have our own Filipino version of the song? Yup, it's yet another "tagalized" song by non-mainstream Pinoy rappers. The Korean and Filipino versions basically say the same thing, but isn't it more interesting to hear how your fellow Pinoys treat the song? 


Curious enough? Then listen to this.

I Don't Care (Tagalog/Filipino Remix)
Rydeen
Beat from: 2NE1


[Chorus]
I don't care eh eh eh eh eh
Iiwanan na kita, wala akong pakeh
I don't care eh eh eh eh eh
Manigas ka dyan, wala akong pakeh
I don't care

[V1]
Di ko makalimutan ang tatak sa t-shirt mo
Bakat ng pulang lipstick at iba ang pabango
Kapag lumalabas, laging off ang telepono
Hindi ako tanga para maniwala pa sayo

Di ako tulad nila, ako'y naiiba
Gawin mo'ng gusto mo, di ka na mahalaga
Pero minahal kita, di mo lang nadama
Di ko na problema kapag mag-isa ka na

Sa ugali mong yan, walang tatagal sayo
Pakinggan mo ako, boy, tandaan mo 'toh

Binigay ko lahat sayo, sinong ginago mo?
Aalis na'ko, di kita kailangan sa buhay ko

[Repeat Chorus x2]

[V2]
Kapag magkasama tayo, sa iba ka nakatingin
Di hawakan aking kamay, ni wala man lang lambing
Sabihin mo sakin kung ano ang gusto mo
You're holdin' on to me, just because sikat ako?

Boy, di mo pa ako kilala ng lubusan
Di ako bulag para magbulagbulagan
At di ako bingi para di ko marinig
Ang usapan nyo ng 'yong kabet sa tabi tabi

Kaya kong maghanap ng iba
May nagkakandarapa sakin
Para ako ay maging sa kanya
Kaya dyan ka na, iiwanan na kita

[Repeat Chorus x2]

[V3]
Wag mo 'kong pigilan
Sa 'king paglisan
'Yoko na sayo,

Ayoko na sayo

Yoko na maging alipin, ma - maging alipin
Sa pagibig mong hindi karapatdapat para sa'kin
kasi, i deserve so much better
and I won't let no playa
Play me for a fool, it aint cool
And di ko na ma-take kaya I've decided
To leave and let you go,
One more thing, eto para sayo, tangina mo

[Repeat Chorus x2]


I'm not a fan of neither 2NE1 nor Rydeen (or rapping as a whole) but the song's not bad, right? It defies a number of things about gender relations. It does not show the martyr woman who's always willing to wait and sacrifice for her lover so they will live happily ever after. It basically says that the girl does not always need a guy to live and go on with life. And in terms of language, it defies the assumption that girls should always be polite and should not use "hardcore" swear words because those are reserved for boys. But tell her to watch her tongue and you'll probably get the finger. 

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