I Am Proud To Be A Filipino

I Am Proud to be A Filipino I Am Proud to be A Filipino
Toribia A. Mano Toribia A. Mano

I am a Filipino. I came from islands rippled with sun I am a Filipino. I came from islands rippled with sun
Where days are green fires and nights are warm Where days are green fires and nights are warm
With moon and stars. Girdling my loins is blood rich as With moon and stars. Girdling my loins is blood rich as
milk milk
For I was born of sultans, rajahs, kings, For I was born of sultans, rajahs, kings,
Soldiers, heroes who fought to sing Soldiers, heroes who fought to sing
The poetry of freedom. My house is my land The poetry of freedom. My house is my land
Virgin, brown, wombed out of loam, volcanic rock and Virgin, brown, wombed out of loam, volcanic rock and
shells, shells,
Carpeted with rice, corn, coconut, cane, trees Carpeted with rice, corn, coconut, cane, trees
That rise as temples to grapple winds That rise as temples to grapple winds
Rains, mighty rivers furrowing the earth. Rains, mighty rivers furrowing the earth.
Where I walk, my shadow is a marriage of flags Where I walk, my shadow is a marriage of flags
Malay, Chinese, Spanish, American, Japanese Malay, Chinese, Spanish, American, Japanese
While in my bones sleep quietly as a bride While in my bones sleep quietly as a bride
Vanquished desires of conquerors who dreamt of Vanquished desires of conquerors who dreamt of
empires, empires,
Gold, trade and spice. Though a paly breed Gold, trade and spice. Though a paly breed
I stand with the ancients for my love and loyalty I stand with the ancients for my love and loyalty
Are as fish to the sea. I am proud of my brownness, Are as fish to the sea. I am proud of my brownness,
My duty and destiny are thirty-million brown men My duty and destiny are thirty-million brown men
Planting rice, husking coconut, throwing nets far into the Planting rice, husking coconut, throwing nets far into the
Pacific Pacific
Hacking mountains of iron, coal, chrome, manganese Hacking mountains of iron, coal, chrome, manganese
and timber and timber
To live. We are one and the same. A moving, restless To live. We are one and the same. A moving, restless
caravan caravan
Of dark brown skins building a holy heritage of Of dark brown skins building a holy heritage of
democracy democracy
Piece by piece with our dreams, sweat and death Piece by piece with our dreams, sweat and death
As a bird builds patiently twig by twig As a bird builds patiently twig by twig
The warm, brown circle of its nest. The warm, brown circle of its nest.
I am a Filipino. I believe in the goodness and the bounty I am a Filipino. I believe in the goodness and the bounty
of God, of God,
I believe in the grandeur of charity and peace as a cure I believe in the grandeur of charity and peace as a cure
for the ills of man for the ills of man
For I am a Christian who looks upon all men For I am a Christian who looks upon all men
As brothers whose task it is to love. As brothers whose task it is to love.
I believe in my country and in the deathlessness of my I believe in my country and in the deathlessness of my
flag flag
For its every color is a history of courage, sacrifice, death For its every color is a history of courage, sacrifice, death
Against injustice, tyranny, oppression and hate. Against injustice, tyranny, oppression and hate.
I believe in my people as noble keepers of the faith: I believe in my people as noble keepers of the faith:
That all men are equal; that all men are free. That all men are equal; that all men are free.
I believe with verdant and sprawling mountains, hills, I believe with verdant and sprawling mountains, hills,
valleys, plains, valleys, plains,
Lakes, waterfalls, rivers, sunsets, beaches Lakes, waterfalls, rivers, sunsets, beaches
And a generous sea. Alive, sovereign, wondrously happy And a generous sea. Alive, sovereign, wondrously happy
in work and in work and
Abundant with hope for my people. Abundant with hope for my people.
I am proud to be a Filipino. I am proud to be a Filipino.

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