I started this in November of 2007, and though I spent a full year singing the first four stanzas and two choruses to myself—at all hours—the rest just didn’t come to mind until over a year later.
Walang Masabi
I felt you breathing in my thoughts
a breath as subtle as the whisper of spring.
And though I couldn’t begin to guess your name,
I sensed you were out there, somewhere.
For years I struggled with a sense of you.
I searched the eyes of every face for a clue,
but no-one looked at me the way I knew
would leave me lost for what to say.
chorus 1:
walang masabi
nothing than words can say
walang masabi
take my breath away
walang masabi
more than words can share
walang masabi
something’s in the air
something’s in the air
something’s in the air
oh in the air
walang masabi
In time I courted solitude,
prepared to walk the long remainder of life
without the comfort of companionship,
and yet I felt strangely at ease.
Then like the rising of a tropical sun
you rose illuminating all of my dreams,
a gift beyond the spectrum of my hopes
that left me lost for what to say.
chorus 2:
walang masabi
more than words can share
walang masabi
something’s in the air
walang masabi
nothing words can say
walang masabi
take my breath away
take my breath away
take my breath away
oh away
walang masabi
I saw the blank unwritten years
stretching white into a life alone,
meditating in the silence of
a still and unusual peace.
But now I’ll journey through the days ahead
with promise written onto every page,
a sense of joy I never knew before
you left me lost for what to say.
chorus 3:
walang masabi
more than words can say
walang masabi
take my breath away
walang masabi
nothing words can share
walang masabi
something’s in the air
something’s in the air
something’s in the air
oh in the air
walang masabi
Now let us join and fix our eyes
upon the blue horizon of our life
and venture all undaunted through the years
believing in our path together.
For you, mahal ko, are my utmost heart,
a mystery beyond imagination.
I never felt my spirit pulse before
you left me lost for what to say.
chorus 4:
walang masabi
nothing words can share
walang masabi
something’s in the air
walang masabi
more than words can say
walang masabi
take my breath away
take my breath away
take my breath away
oh away
walang masabi
Walang masabi is a Tagalog (Filipino) expression that means something along the lines of “beyond words” or “nothing”, in the sense that it’s nothing words can express. Mahal ko is Tagalog for “My Love”.
This was written for my wife, then my fiance. I sing it a capella, though not very well. If I ever manage a decent recording, I’ll Youtube it and post a link here. The refrains are repeated all four times because the wording changes slightly each time around.
