the apl song

Black Eyed Peas从洛杉磯初出茅庐的黑眼豆豆合唱团，是一支深受灵魂乐、爵士乐与拉丁节奏与现场演唱精神所启发的放克/嘻哈队伍，由will.i.am、apl.de.ap、Taboo 三位团员所组成，在1998年与2000年先后发行了两张获音乐评论网站All Music Guide四颗星喝采的专辑「Behind The Front」与「Bridging The Gap」，他们跨越类型音乐，并多元採擷拉丁、印地安、亚洲民族旋律的音乐地球村创作态度深获音乐人肯定
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[Chorus in Tagalog]
Lapit mga kaibigan at makinig kayo
Ako´y padadalang, balita galing sa bayan ko
Yaung pamamahagi ang mga kuento
Ng manga pangyayaring ganaganap
Sa lupang pinangako

[English Translation:]
(Come together and listen
I brought news from my native land
I´ll tell you how we live and what goes on
From my beloved homeland.)

[Verse one, Apl.De.Ap]
Every place got a ghetto this is my version
Check it out...
Listen closely yo, I got a story to tell
A version of my ghetto where life felt for real
Some would call it hell but to me it was heaven
God gave me the grace, amazin´ ways of living
How would you feel if you had to catch your meal?
Build a hut to live and to eat and chill in.
Having to pump the water outta the ground
The way we put it down utilizing what is around
Like land for farming, river for fishing
Everyone helpin´ each other whenever they can
We makin´ it happen, from nothin´ to somethin´
That´s how we be survivin´ back in my homeland

[Chorus]

[Verse two, Apl.De.Ap]
Yo, its been a while but...
I been back home to my homeland, (check it out) to see what´s going on
Man it feels good to be back at home
And it´s been a decade, on the journey all alone
I was fourteen when I first left Philippines
I´ve been away half my life, but it felt like a day
To be next to my mom with her home cooked meal
Meant I felt complete, my emotions I feel!
Now life has changed for me in the U.S
But back at home man, life was a mess...
I guess sometimes life´s stresses gets you down
On your knees, oh brother I wish I could have helped you out...