Charmaine Clamor - My Funny Brown Pinay lyrics
rate meCharmaine Clamor - My Funny Brown Pinay
"Take a look at my skin"
"It's brown."
"Take a look at my nose."
"It's flat."
"This is for all my sisters growing up thinking they don't look right, 'cause
they ain't white, scrubbing with papaya soap
to make it light...I think you're out of sight. You are beautiful.
Maganda ka (You are beautiful).
Ikaw ay Indio (You are an Indio)
Ikaw ay Pilipino (You are Pilipino).
You're my funny brown Pinay
Sweet comic brown Pinay
You make me smile
With your heart
Yours looks they say are laughable
Unphotographable
Yet you're my favorite work of art
Is your figure less than greek
Is your mouth a little weak
When you open it to speak
Are you smart
Don't change your hair for me
Not if you care for me
Stay my funny brown Pinay
Stay
Each day we celebrate our way
In 1521 Magellan "claimed" us for the King of Spain. For 500 years we were "conquered." Tayo ay naging kanilang pag-aari ng limang daang taon. (We were conquered for 500 years). Ng limang daang taon (for 500 years).
Dito nagsimula ang ating paniniwala na kinakailangan nating maging tulad
ng mestiza at mestizo. (This started the belief that we needed to look like
mestizas and mestizos). I was once a victim of this illusion.
Naging biktima rin ako nito (I was once a victim of this illusion).
Nung ako ay maliita pa pilit kong binubura ang aking kayumangging balat
ng kung anu-anong krema o sabon. (When I was young I tried every cream
and soap to erase/lighten my brown skin).
Pango kong ilong, pinagtatawanan (They laugh at my flat nose)
Kinamumuhian (hated it).
Ngunit hindi na ngayon (But not anymore).
Ako ay kayumanggi (I am brown),
taas noo (proud)
Pilipino
Don't change your hair for me
Not if you care for me
Stay my funny brown Pinay
Stay
Each day we celebrate our way
Pinay!
