my favorite song, as of now, is probably Umaaraw, Umuulan by Rivermaya. yes it’s OPM. i like it because: the best way i can translate the title is “it shines, it rains” or literally, “sunny, rainy”. the main point of the song is that life is full of sunny days and rainy days, another way to say that life is full of ups and downs, but the song reasures you that everything will be alright.

i really like the lyrics, so i’ll translate them into my own words for better understanding.

• “Hindi mo maintindihan
• Kung ba't ikaw ang napapagtripan
• Ng halik ng kamalasan.”
• “Ginapang mong marahan ang hagdanan
• Para lamang makidlatan.
• Sa kaitaas-taasan ngunit—“
• “Kaibigan, Huwag kang magpapasindak.
• Kaibigan, Easy lang sa iyak.”

“You cant seem to understand why your life is full of misfortune. You reach the top of the staircase, only to be struck by lighting. But don’t let that intimidate you, go easy on the tears.”

• Dahil wala ring mangyayari
• Tayo'y walang mapapala
• Wag mong pigilan ang pagbuhos ng ulan
• May panahon para maging hari
• May panahon para madapa
• Dahil ang buhay natin ay sadyang ganyan

“For nothing will happen if you cry, and neither will you gain anything from it. Don’t try and suppress the pouring of the rain. There’s a time where you’re at your highest, and there’s a time where you will fall, for that’s just the way life is.”

then the song would repeat the lyrics “umaaraw, umuulan… ang buhay ay sadyang ganyan…” over and over, meaning “it keeps on shining, it keeps on raining, that’s just the way life is.” this repetition of reassurance because it’s hard to keep your head up high when life just keeps on tripping you up, you want to give up and you want to think that there’s no use, but it also reminds you that eventually, it will get sunnier.

• “Wag kang maawa sa iyong sarili
• Isipin na wala ka nang silbi.”
• ”'Sang dambuhalang kalokohan.”
• “Bukas sisikat ding muli ang araw,
• Ngunit para lang sa may tiyagang.”
• ”Maghintay…“
• ”Kaya't kaibigan, Wag kang magpapatalo
• Kaibigan, Itaas ang noo.”

“Don’t feel sorry for yourself and think that you have no more purpose in life, that’s stupid. Tomorrow the sun will rise, but only for those who continue to endure. So don’t let yourself be defeated and raise your head up high.”

then the song repeats, reminding you all over again. when it comes to the last half of the song the instrumentals and the vocals become more dragged, or sort of more emphasized. it’s a small thing i noticed or felt, because it gives you the imagination that hey, you’ve really made this far! and it’s that exhausted fulfillment in the vocals that reminds you of how far you’ve endured your hardships. i just love this song so much