Ya Uli Da Si Bodie
(Bodie Has Returned, ethnic blues)
"Ya Uli Da Si Bodie," an ethnic blues performed by Danny Sillada during the opening of his one-man show at Philippine Center, 5th Avenue, Manhattan, New York, NYC, July 28, 2009. Acoustic guitar by Noli Aurillo.
ENGLISH TRANSLATION:
Ya Ulĭ da si Bodie
(Written, composed and arranged by Danny Castillones Sillada)
Intro:
Ay mga amigo, mga amiga
Mo-canta kita ng blues
Cay si Bodie ya-panao
Pero doon ya-uli da…
REFRAIN…
Oh my Bodie wherever you are
Meandering somewhere near or far,
Whatever your reason for leaving,
Is the same reason why you’re wandering?
1.
Life is like a piece of driftwood
floating and finding its own groove,
in low or high tide emerging
onto the raging current drifting…
REFRAIN…
2.
If the wandering Bodie had left and flown
in search for her life and fortune,
she returned one day from a dreamland
to make peace with her loving husband.
REFRAIN…
3.
Lover’s suffering can be sweet or bitter
against the ever-flowing river,
running, drifting down to the ocean,
but soon will find repose on a dry land.
REFRAIN…
© Danny Castillones Sillada
Ya Ulĭ da si Bodie
(Written, composed and arranged by Danny Castillones Sillada)
Intro:
Ay mga amigo, mga amiga
Mo-canta kita ng blues
Cay si Bodie ya-panao
Pero doon ya-uli da…
REFRAIN…
Oh my Bodie wherever you are
Meandering somewhere near or far,
Whatever your reason for leaving,
Is the same reason why you’re wandering?
1.
Life is like a piece of driftwood
floating and finding its own groove,
in low or high tide emerging
onto the raging current drifting…
REFRAIN…
2.
If the wandering Bodie had left and flown
in search for her life and fortune,
she returned one day from a dreamland
to make peace with her loving husband.
REFRAIN…
3.
Lover’s suffering can be sweet or bitter
against the ever-flowing river,
running, drifting down to the ocean,
but soon will find repose on a dry land.
REFRAIN…
© Danny Castillones Sillada