TO THE FILIPINO YOUTH

     
     
     

            I call you young and sturdy sons

           Hope of the emerald Philippine Island;

           Stretch your sunburned hands

           In search of that ever-onward band

          This is the time that try your skills

            Span the sea and scour the hills

            And you shall find your secret dreams      

            Hope of the emerald Philippines Island

            Beside the singing mountain streams.

                  

            Go and seek for the simple desire

            Which comes from the rustic lyre

            And you will hear your country's groans

            If you listen to the faint voice of millions.

            Now that you are going to start

            Train your minds and control your hearts

            If you happens to fall by the roadside

            Stand up and ask the help of god