Pound on the grain to get the rice; Simple living, ain't it good, ain't it nice?
Glad to meet you thus alone
Glad to meet you thus alone!
Story behind the song
It tells of the Natural beauty of the Cordillera region in the Northern Philippines.
Lyrics
Cozy as a cat beside a fireplace,
Victorious as a winner in a rat race,
cool as a dive at blue lagoon,
Is this me, i'm so free once again.
Howl atop a mountain like a monkey,
Breath the air, the scent of pine relieves me,
Riding a cloud like a bird,
Hear the song of the bird seldom heard.
Behold the might of the river rushing downstream,
Oh the roaring falls is such a sight to see.
# Cordillera, home of the brave and the free,
Terraces of ricefields as ancient as what century,
Grandmother is that you, you can't speak, 'cause you are now a mummy,
Nature lover, Linguist, Anthropology....
$ Cordillera, infakha tsa ad khugkha,
ad khufab nu ad itew na,
Nu ad sulit, kamana tigwa,
Mamattong tako't yangkhay ta sumya.
Leeches on the grass amidst the jungle,
Honey from a beehive up above a tree,
Water crystal clear from a spring,
Here are ferns ,there's a shrimp,there's a frog.
Shooting the rapids on a canoe,
Trekking up a trail that leads to nowhere,
Pound on the grain to get the rice,
Simple living, ain't it good, ain't it nice.
Butterflies and worms, grass and flowers,
Mushrooms and germs, dung and conifers.
repeat #, $
