Burst of Ulan II

This is how the song goes:

Lagi nalang umuulan
Parang walang katapusan
Tulad ng paghihirap ko ngayon
Parang walang humpay
Sa kabila ng lahat ng aking pagsisikap
Na limutin ka ay di pa rin magawa

Hindi naman ako tanga (Actually, tanga ka nga)
Alam ko na wala ka na
Pero mahirap lang na tanggapin
Di na kita kapiling
Iniwan mo ako nag-iisa
Sa gitna ng dilim at basing-basa pa sa ulan....

Nothing really exciting. Most probably this was composed when it was raining. This reminds me of what Sylvia Plath wrote in her journal: "Today is the first of August. It is hot, steamy and wet. It is raining. I am tempted to write a poem. But I remember what it said on one rejection slip: After a heavy rainfall, poems titled RAIN pour in from across the nation."
If only Cueshe would have heeded Plath's call but like their fans, they probably don't know who Plath is. Oh they watched the movie. OK. The most famous Filipino song composed during the rain is of course "APO Hiking Society's Pumapatak na Naman ang Ulan"
Pumapatak na naman ang ulan sa bubong ng bahay
Di maiwasan gumawa ng hindi inaasahang bagay
Laklak ng laklak ng beer sa magdamagan
Kung may kahirapan at di maiwasan
Mabuti pa kaya matulog ka na lang bago sumakit ang tiyan

Ang araw ko'y nabubusisi ako ang nasisisi
Bakit ba sila ganyan
Ang pera ko'y hindi magkasya
hindi makapagsine
At ayaw naman dagdagan.

Only Baguio can induce such subtle thoughts. Cueshe's Ulan was inspired by Cebu rain. The TXT generation thought that this is the song of "Parokya ni Edgar." Hindi ah. I remembered the APO saying that this was written decades ago when they were stranded in Baguio.

Ubos na rin ang beer
Kaya ano na lamang
Lahat sinusubukan
Kahit walang pulutan

Ang buhay ng tamad
Walang hinaharap
Ni konting sarap man lang

Radyo, TV, at mga lumang komiks
Wala ng ibang mapaglibangan
At kung meron kang tatawagan
Trenta sentimos ika'y makakaltasan. Ahay.

Of course. Parokya's take on the last line is "credit sa text ika'y makakaltasan." My generation should be proud to have the APO weaning us. Suddenly, even Yoyoy became so profound. Now they have Cueshe. Sad Republic.