Kanlungan

During my college years, Mcdonald South was already established. But it doesn’t necessarily have any connection with my taste, and cannot be considered as my favorite. It's just that their “Happy Meal” toys are cute, and mostly of my type.

Someone saw us having dinner at McDo. She was then an on-the-job trainee at MIS, which we never thought could be of somewhat a “mitsa,” that could bring out our secret. Unexpectedly, she actually did it, she had told everyone about what she saw.

And the rumor starts from there. It was then considered as our hiding place, somewhat a hideout. Everyone kept on singing McDo’s current jingle entitle “Kanlungan.” I kept silent, I can't utter even a single word.. I just blushed.

Here's the lyrics of the song, which actually had been tagged as our theme song.

Chorus:
Pana-panahon ang pagkakataon
Maibabalik ba ang kahapon?

Natatandaan mo pa ba
Nang tayong dal’wa ang unang nagkita?
Panahon ng kamusmusan
Sa piling ng mga bulaklak at halaman
Doon tayong nagsimulang
Mangarap at tumula

Natatandaan mo pa ba
Inukit kong puso sa punong mangga
At ang inalay kong gumamela
Magkahawak-kamay sa dalampasigan
Malayang tulad ng mga ibon
Ang gunita ng ating kahapon

Refrain 1:
Ang mga puno’t halaman
Ay kabiyak ng ating gunita
Sa paglipas ng panahon
Bakit kailangan ding lumisan?

[Repeat Chorus]

Ngayon ikaw ay nagbalik
At tulad ko rin ang iyong pananabik
Makita ang dating kanlungan
Tahanan ng ating tula at pangarap
Ngayon ay naglaho na
Saan hahanapin pa?

Refrain 2:
Lumilipas ang panahon
Kabiyak ng ating gunita
Ang mga puno’t halaman
Bakit kailangang lumisan?

[Repeat Chorus]
[Repeat Refrain 2]
[Repeat Chorus]