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I know this song is "old" (circa 2005) but I've always wondered what the exact translation of this Tagalog (Filipino) hip hop song from the BEP crew.

Black Eyed Peas - Bebot Lyrics

Chorus:
bebot bebot be
bebot bebot be
bebot bebot be

ikaw ang aking

bebot bebot be
bebot bebot be
bebot bebot be
ikaw ang akin

bebot bebot be
bebot bebot be
bebot bebot be
ikaw ay

Filipino! Filipino! Filipino! Filipino

Verse I
hoy pare pakinggan n'yo ako
Eto na ang tunay na Filipino
galing sa baryo Sapangbato
pumunta ng L.A. nag trabaho
para makatulong sa Nanay
dahil sa hirap ng buhay
pero masaya pa rin ang kulay
pag kumain nagkakamay
yung kanin, chicken adobo
yung balot, binibenta sa kanto
tagay mo na nga ang baso
pare ko inuman na tayo

CHORUS

Filipino! Filipino! Filipino! Filipino!

Verse II
masdan mo ang magagandang dalaga
nakakagigil ang beauty mo talaga
lambing hindi nakakasawa
ikaw lang and gustong makasama
yung bahay o kubo
pag-ibig mo ay tutoo
puso ko'y laging kumikibo
wala kang katulad sa mundo ko
pinoy ka sigaw na, sige
kung maganda ka sigaw na, sige
kung buhay mo'y mahalaga, sige
salamat sa yong suporta

Filipino Filipino Filipino Filipino
Filipino Filipino Filipino

[ bebot bebot be
[ bebot bebot be
[ bebot bebot be
[ ikaw ang aking
[ x5

pinoy ka sigaw na, sige
kung maganda ka sigaw na, sige
kung buhay mo'y mahalaga, sige
salamat sa yong suporta sige

pinoy ka sigaw na, sige
kung maganda ka sigaw na, sige
kung buhay mo'y mahalaga, sige
salamat sa yong suporta
Break:
Filipino! Filipino! Filipino! Filipino!

The rough translation of the Black Eyed Peas Bebot song:

bebot (tagalog slang for chick)
you are my chick

friends, listen up
this the true filipino
from Sapang Bato bario
I went to L.A. to look for a job
to help mom, because life is hard
but life's happy & it's colourful
when we eat we use our hands
rice & chicken adobo** (filipino dish)
the balot* is being sold at the corner
pour the shot glass & lets drink

*(Balot is a Filipino delicacy, is essentially a chicken hatchling that is incubated for several days and then peeled and eaten.)
** (Adobo is a Filipino flavour obtained from cooking the meat with a combination of vinegar and soy sauce.)

look at the beautiful young ladies
their beauty is very attractive
their charm is attractive
& I want to be with you
house or hut, my love is true
my heart is always pounding
you are unique in the world

Your a Filipino, shout, c'mon
if your beautiful, shout, c'mon
if your life is important. shout c'mon
thanks for your support

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