I Have Fallen In Love With The Same Woman Three Times - My Tagalog Version

I'm wondering when was the last time I made a love letter and to whom it was given.To those who believed expressing their true feelings via text is sweet, there is no more romantic than to express feelings of love in a written form. Delivered by hand, written by hand and dictates by heart.I remembered my high school years all my love letters are never been edited always these minor grammatical, typographical and syntactical arrangement errors. but rest assured whoever that girl invariably received my first-hand unedited piece hehehe! speaking of love letters,I fell inlove too years-years back when I first saw Benigno S. Aquino's poem so I made my Tagalog Version too..I hope you like it friends :)



I Have Fallen In Love With The Same Woman Three Times

I have fallen in love
with the same woman three times;
In a day spanning 19 years
of tearful joys and joyful tears.
I loved her first when she was young,
enchanting and vibrant, eternally new.
She was brilliant, fragrant,
and cool as the morning dew.
I fell in love with her the second time;
when first she bore her child and mine
always by my side, the source of my strength,
helping to turn the tide.
But there were candles to burn
the world was my concern;
while our home was her domain.
and the people were mine
while the children were hers to maintain;
So it was in those eighteen years and a day.
’till I was detained; forced in prison to stay.
Suddenly she’s our sole support;
source of comfort,
our wellspring of Hope.
on her shoulders felt the burden of Life.
I fell in love again,
with the same woman the third time.
Looming from the battle,
her courage will never fade
Amidst the hardships she has remained,
undaunted and unafraid.
she is calm and composed,
she is God’s lovely maid.

-Benigno S. Aquino

Here's my Tagalog Version of Benigno S. Aquino's "I Have Fallen In Love With The Same Woman Three Times"

Nagmahal ako
ng tatlong beses sa iisang babae;
Sa mga araw na lumipas sa loob ng labingsiyam na taon
na puno ng nakakaluhang saya at nakasisiyang pagluha
Una ko siya minahal noong siya ay  bata pa
kahalihalina at puno ng sigla, kaluwalhatiang bago
Kay talino, kay bango
Singlamig ng hamog sa umaga.
Sa ikalawang pagkakataon ay minahal ko uli siya
noong ang aming unang supling ay isinilang niya
Na lagi'y nasa aking tabi, lakas ko'y sa kanya nagmumula
ang agos magkaagapay naming sinasagupa.
Ngunit may kandila pang dapat sindihan
dahil mundo'y laging nasa isip;
habang ang aming tahanan ay kanyang tangan
Ang sangkatauhan ay akin naman
habang ang aming mga supling ay nasa kanyang kandungan.
Ganoon lumipas ang labingwalong taon at isang araw ng aming buhay
hangang ako'y ipiniit; pinilit sa bilanguan mahimlay.
Sa isang iglap tayo ay mag-isa niyang inakay,
Ugat ng ginhawa,
Ang bukal ng ating Pag-asa.
Ang bigat ng Buhay ay ibinalikat niya.
Minahal ko siyang muli,
ang babae na iyon sa ikatlong pagkakataon.
Ang pakikibaka ay pinangunahan
Hindi kailanman kukupas ang kanyang katapangan
sa kabila ng kahirapan ay nanatiling hindi natinag at hindi natakot.
siya ay nanatili kalmado at payapa
siya ang kahalihalinang mutya ng ating Tagapaglikha.

- Lawrenz Gonzales