"I Love You, Anak" (LYRICS)

Here's a new song called "I Love You, Anak" (I Love You, Child) recorded by Lea Salonga for the Adoption Advocacy Campaign of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Inter-Country Adoption Board (ICAB) and McCann Worldgroup. The song was originally written in Tagalog and sung by Ogie Alcasid during the campaign's launch last November 2012. Recently, though, the brainchild behind the campaign asked the Tony winner to sing the English version of the campaign song.

Please bear in mind that this is NOT the official lyrics. Like the others, I just transcribed it by ear. Please let me know if you think I misheard the lyrics by writing a comment below. I also included a video so y'all could listen to the song. Enjoy!

"I Love You, Anak"
By: Lea Salonga

I love you, anak,

I love you

You'd be you and I'd be me

Different always we will be

But I love you, anak

I love you.

How you smile and how you think

How you twitch and how you blink

How you laugh and then you cry

How to read you takes a while

I love you, anak

I love you.

I like mornings, you like nights

You turn left when I turn right

You and I, we're not alike

But you're the sparkle of my eye

I love you, anak

I love you.

I love you, anak,

I love you

You'd be you and I'd be me

Different always we will be

But I love you, anak

I love you.

I may not like the clothes you wear

Cringe at the color of your hair

But when you're sad, mad, or scared stay where you are and I'll be there

I love you, anak

I love you.

I have years and years behind

You, you have years and years ahead

I'm not too old to understand

You're not to young to be a friend

I love you, anak

I love you.

I love you, anak,

I love you

You'd be you and I'd be me

Different always we will be

But I love you, anak

I love you.

I love you, anak,

I love you

You'd be you and I'd be me

Different always we will be

But I love you, anak

I love you.

I love you, anak

I love you.

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