The LEAD Movement chanced upon this refreshing video with an inspiring relevant song from Fr. Dennis Despues at YouTube. We’ve seen this young Redemptorist priest just once — at the mining presentation of the Benguet Corporation at the Ilocos Norte Provincial Capitol Auditorium several months ago. Still a fresh memory, Father Dennis stood up and said, “What do you (Benguet Corp. officials) want us to do just to convince you to stop mining and for you not to push through with the exploration? I am fascinated by the beauty of Ilocos Norte. I even composed a song about the beauty of rivers and mountains here. I feel that this beauty warns danger to us… “
Karayan ni Adan
Manipud natalna a biag daguiti nagkauna a tao
Nasirpatanda maysa a paraiso
Rumimatrimat ta danum ti karayan
Daguiti agayayam nga bulos nga ayos
Chorus:
Karayan ni Adan
Intay amin salluadan
Karayan ni Adan
Ikkan tayo ti biag
Karayan ni Adan
Patuluyen ti ayos
Agbibiag itti kinadameg itti aglaulau
Agragragsak itti kinabaknang kultura
Nadumaduma man ti naggappuan
Daytoy paraiso intay annadan
(repeat chorus)
Nagduduma tay man
Pateg tayo itti nataudan
Itti panagkaykaysa, padur-asen ti lugar
(repeat chorus 2 times)
Paraiso a lugar,
Karayan
English translation, (by the LEAD Movement):
River of Adam
Back in the olden days when life for people was all peaceful,
Discovered was a paradise.
Gleaming and glistening, the river water;
The merry bubbly heavy stream that flows.
Chorus:
River of Adam
Everyone, let us take care of it
River of Adam
Let us give it life
River of Adam
Let us keep the flow
Full of life and never dry, everything in the surroundings.
There is happiness where the culture is rich.
We are a diversity of ethnicities.
This paradise, let’s always take care of it.
(repeat chorus)
We come from different worlds,
And we value our origins,
In peace, let us make the place prosper
(repeat chorus 2 times)
This paradise of a place
The river.
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