Break Social Darwinism
March 2nd, 2007 at 3:00 pm (Miscellaneous)
This so fits the theme of Code Geass I just wish they would adopt this when it comes over to this side of the Pacific.
And it’s in our native language, so apologies to the English-speaking people. Quote from Mr. J. Rocas:
What is “Tatsulok”? It mean ‘triangle’ in English and more to the point, it refers to the inverted social pyramid or triangle that characterizes the Philippine society, the wealth and elite few are on top, basking in the wealth of the nation while the majority of the people are languishing below in poverty, hunger, oppression and injustice. Tatsulok is the song that clearly describes this image of our society.
Totoy bilisan mo, bilisan mo ang takbo Ilagan ang mga bombang nakatutok sa ulo mo Totoy tumalon ka, dumapa kung kailangan At baka tamaan pa ng mga balang ligaw
Totoy makinig ka, wag kang magpa-gabi Baka mapagkamalan ka’t humandusay dyan sa tabi Totoy alam mo ba kung ano ang puno’t dulo Ng di matapos-tapos na kaguluhang ito
[Refrain] Hindi pula’t dilaw tunay na magkalaban Ang kulay at tatak ay di syang dahilan Hangga’t marami ang lugmok sa kahirapan At ang hustisya ay para lang sa mayaman
[Chorus] Habang may tatsulok at sila ang nasa tuktok Di matatapos itong gulo
Iligtas ang hininga ng kay raming mga tao At ang dating munting bukid, ngayo’y sementeryo Totoy kumilos ka, baliktarin ang tatsulok Tulad ng dukha, nailagay mo sa tuktok
[repeat Refrain and Chorus]
[repeat Refrain and Chorus]
[repeat Chorus]
Di matatapos itong gulo
OHKRA! said,
March 3, 2007 at 3:55 pm
Well on the lighter side, TATSULOK can be a good representation of PINOYS in terms of not by their social stats but in “endurance”. Mostly people from the top are frail but the peeps below are more endured.