Song lyrics
[Sheng Belmonte]
Napakaraming guro dito sa amin ngunit
Bakit tila walang natira
Napakaraming nurse dito sa amin
Ngunit bakit tila walang natira
Nagaabroad sila
(Gusto kong yumaman4x)
Nagaabroad sila
(Gusto kong yumaman4x)
Nagaabroad sila
[Gloc-9]
Lupa kong sinilangan ang pangalan ay pinas
Ngunit bakit parang puno na ang prutas ay pitas
Nauubusan ng batas parang inamag na bigas
Lumalakas na ang ulan ngunit ang payong ay butas
Tumatakbo ng madulas mga pinuno ay ungas
Sila lang ang nakikinabang pero tayo ang utas
Mga kabayan natin ay lumilipad, lumalabas
Para pumunta ng ibang bansa at doon magtanas
Ng kamay para lamang magkakalyo lang muli
Ang pahingay iipunin para magamit paguwi
Dahil doon sa atin mahirap makuha ang buri
Mapahiran ng tsokolate ang matamis na ngiti
Ng anak na halos di nakilala ang ama
O ina na wala sa tuwing kaarawan nila
Dadarating kaya ang araw na ito'y magiiba
Kung hindi ka sigurado mag-isip isip ka na
[Sheng Belmonte]
Napakaraming inhinyero dito sa amin
Ngunit bakit tila walang natira
Napakaraming karpintero dito sa amin
Ngunit bakit tila walang natira
Nagaabroad sila
(Gusto kong yumaman4x)
Nagaabroad sila
(Gusto kong yumaman4x)
Nagaabroad sila
[ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsty.com/gloc-9-walang-natira-lyrics.html ]
[Gloc-9]
Mabuti kung mabuti ang kinakahinatnan
Ang kapalaran ng lahat nang nakipagsapalaran
Kahit nag-aalangan para lang sa kapakanan
Ng mahal sa buhay ang sugal ay tatayaan
Nasanlaan lahat ng kanilang pag-aari
Mababawi din naman yan ang sabi pagnayari
Ang proseso ng papeles para makasakay na sa eroplano
O barko kahit saan man papunta.
Basta kumita ng dolyar na ipapalit sa piso
Ang isa ay katumbas ng isang dakot ng mamiso
Ganyan ba ang kapalit ng buhay ng Pilipino
Lilisanin ang pamilya aamo kahit na sino
Gugutumin sasaktan malalagay sa piligro
Uuwing nasa kahon ni wala man lang testigo
Darating kaya ang araw na itoy magiiba
Kung hindi ka sigurado mag-isip isip ka na
[Sheng Belmonte
Napakaraming kasambahay dito sa amin
Ngunit bakit tila walang natira
Napakaraming labandera dito sa amin
Ngunit bakit tila walang natira
Nagaabroad sila
(Gusto kong yumaman4x)
Nagaabroad sila
(Gusto kong yumaman4x)
Nagaabroad sila
[Gloc-9]
Subukan mong isipin kung gaano kabigat
Ang buhat ng maleta halos hindi mo na maangat
Ihahabilin ang anak para 'to sa kanila
Lalayo upang magalaga ng anak ng iba
Matapos lamang sa kolehiyo matutubos din ang relo
Bilhin mo na kung anong gustong laruan ni angelo
Matagal pa kontrato ko titiisin ko muna 'to
Basta ang mahalaga ito'y para sa pamilya ko
[Sheng Belmonte
Napakaraming guro dito sa amin
Ngunit bakit tila walang natira
Napakaraming nurse dito sa amin
Ngunit bakit tila walang natira
Nagaabroad sila
(Gusto kong yumaman4x)
Nagaabroad sila
(Gusto kong yumaman4x)
Napakaraming tama dito sa atin...
Ngunit bakit tila walang natira...
“There a lot of nurses here in our place but why no one’s left. They go abroad.”
“There a lot of engineers here in our place but why no one’s left. They go abroad.”
“There a lot of carpenters here in our place but why no one’s left. They go abroad.”
“There a lot of launderers here in our place but why no one’s left. They go abroad.”
“There a lot of teachers here in our place but why no one’s left. They go abroad.”
“There a lot of housemaids here in our place but why no one’s left. They go abroad.”
Universities doors to nursing freshmen are almost all closed in the country. It is because of the enormous number of Filipino nurses in the country. According to Abba Philippines, a man power agency in the country, 130, 129 nurses passed the nursing licensure examination last 2007 and 2008. If it will be compared to the number of nurses who passed the said exam from 1997-2006, which produced 123, 433, it will be undeniable that the country experienced a massive production of nurses that even the health care institutions in the Philippines could not handle. As a result, many of the Filipino nurses are left jobless and were forced to go overseas rather than remain unemployed.
In no lo long time, ironic to what happened in 2008, 2010 experienced a shortage of nurses in the country. The country considered to be one of the largest nurse feeders in the world (next to India), experienced nurse hunger.
The same thing happened to many native professionals in the Philippines. Engineers, teachers, commerce and business graduates were all given enough reasons to leave the country with hopes of brighter jobs and better lives clenched in their fists.
"Walang Natira" is Gloc 9’s first single from his 5th studio album, Talumpati. It is an advocacy song dedicated to all Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), the reason behind their courage to work miles away from their families, and what they are going through abroad just to better the lives of their families.
The song tells that the Philippines has a good manpower but this manpower is going abroad thus, bringing more advantage to other nations rather than to our own.
The song, on the other hand, also exposes some heart aches and complaints related to the OFW’s, the country and between such as:
- The Philippines is like a tree whose fruits have been picked out
('Lupa kong sinilangan ang pangalan ay Pinas, ngunit bakit parang puno na ang prutas ay pitas). - The rains are becoming strong but its umbrella is full of holes
(Lumalakas na ang ulan ngunit ang payong ay butas) - The leaders are benefiting much but the citizens are being done away with
(Mga pinuno ay ungas sila lamang ang nakikinabang pero tayo ang utas) - Absence of local employment, No choice but to work abroad, Filipinos are thus everywhere except in their own country, unable to stay with their families
- The children no longer know their fathers.
(…Mapahiran ng tsokolate ang matamis na ngiti ng anak na halos di nakilala ang ama) - The mothers are usually away during the birthdays of their children.
- If better days are not forthcoming, then you better think ahead.
(Darating kaya ang araw na itoy magiiba
Kung hindi ka sigurado mag-isip isip ka na) - Little properties are mortgaged to leave the country to go anywhere and for whatever purpose.
(Nasanla ang lahat ng kanilang pag-aari
Mababawi din naman yan ang sabi pagnayari
Ang proseso ng papeles para makasakay na sa eroplano
O barko kahit saan man papunta.
Basta kumita ng dolyar na ipapalit sa piso) - Never mind the sweat and toil, the hunger and violence, even if he or she comes back in a coffin.
(Gugutumin sasaktan malalagay sa piligro, Uuwing nasa kahon ni wala man lang testigo)
All of these, caused economic rises and falls to the country. Looking at it in a big picture, the government’s abusiveness to power branched negative effects such as the hardships which are faced everyday by many Filipino workers scattered in the world.
