Tikong Tiko

Language - Bikolano

(Folk song from the Philippines)

Naglakaw ako sa tikong dalan,
Nakakua ako nin tikong sundang,
Tinigbas ko sa tikong kawayan,
Nakakua nin tikong ligawnan.

Binanwit ko sa tikong sapa,
Nakasubad nin tikong sira.
Linuto ko sa tikong koron,
Kinakan ko, masiramon.

Naglakaw ako sa tikong tinampo.
Pinara ko si tkong awto,
Binayad ko si tikong singko,
Pasahero tikong tawo.

I walked along a crooked path,
I found a crooked knife,
I chopped a crooked bamboo with it,
And found a crooked bird’s nest.

I cast a line in a crooked stream,
And caught a crooked fish.
I cooked it in a crooked pot,
I ate it—it was delicious.

I walked along a crooked road.
I flagged down a crooked car.
I paid a crooked five-cent coin,
The passengers were crooked people.

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