Ngayon at Kailanman by Basil Valdez

Another Flashback!

Here’s another favorite song from the old days.

Song Information:

Title: Ngayon at Kailanman (Lit. Now and Whenever)

Composed by: George Canseco

Artist: Basil Valdez (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12ld6ZInFSA)

[OPM]

NGAYON AT KAILANMAN

Ngayon at kailanman
Sumpa ko’y iibigin ka
Ngayon at kailanman
Hindi ka na mag-iisa
Ngayon at kailanman
Sa hirap o ginhawa pa
Asahan may kasama ka sinta
Naroroon ako t’wina
Maaasahan mo t’wina
Ngayon at kailanman

Dahil kaya sa ‘yo ng maitadhanang
Ako’y isilang sa mundo
Upang sa araw-araw ay siyang makapiling mo
Upang ngayon at kailanman
Ikaw ay mapalingkuran hirang
Bakit labis kitang mahal
Pangalawa sa Maykapal
Higit sa ‘king buhay

[refrain]
Sa bawat araw ang pag-ibig ko sa ‘yo liyag
Lalong tumatamis, tumitingkad
Bawat kahapon ay daig nitong bawat ngayon
Na daig ng bawat bukas

Malilimot ka lang
Kapag ang araw at bituin ay di na matanaw
Kapag tumigil ang daigdig at di ‘na gumalaw
Subalit isang araw pa matapos ang mundo’y nagunaw na
Hanggang doon magwawakas pag-ibig kong sadyang wagas
Ngayon at kailanman

[repeat refrain]

Labis kitang mahal (ngayon at kailanman)
Langit may kasama ka (ngayon at kailanman)
Ngayon at kailanman

[ENG]

NOW AND FOREVER

Now and Forever

I promise to love you

Now and Forever

You will never be alone

Now and Forever

In difficult times or in comfort

Have faith, you will never be alone, darling

Right away, I will be there

You can always depend on me

Now and Forever

Might you be the reason, that I was fated

To be born into this world

To always keep you company

So that now and forever

I can serve you, my chosen one

Why do I love you so much?

Next to God

More than my life

 [refrain]

In every day, my love for you, sweetheart

Grows even sweeter, brighter

Each day is always better than each yesterday

And each tomorrow is even better than today

I will only forget

If the sun and the stars are no longer in sight,

If the world stops turning, and doesn’t move anymore,

But only a day after the world ends

Only until then will my pure love end

Now and Forever

[refrain]

I love you so much (now and forever)

Even in Heaven, I will be with you (now and forever)

Now and forever

Translated by : Delphin Rue

So many terms of endearment were used in the song – liyag, hirang, sinta. I’m not sure about their exact English equivalent, but the ones used above are the closest that I can recall. (I don’t know why but some of these terms of endearment give me goosebumps.)

I just had a sudden realization that the Filipino language can be so deep and so wide that one finds it hard to translate it into another language...