Balitaw sa Paghangyo sa Gugma (Balitaw of Courtship) 'Day, ang pagsubang sa adlaw sa kabuntagon,

Ang kangitngit nga tanan mihayag,

Sa imong kaambong

Ang kasingkasing ko nabihag. 'Day, when the sun rises in the morn,

All the darkness around is lit up;

With your womanly beauty and grace,

My heart is captivated. 'Dong, kining akong kaanyag,

Ako ra kining kaugalingon;

Ug pananglit ikaw nabihag,

Unsay labut ko sa imong dangaton? 'Dong, this loveliness in me that you see

Is mine alone to cherish;

If you are captivated,

What have I to do with your fate? 'Day, tinuod wala kay kalabutan,

Tinuod nga wala mo ako sugo-a;

Kay ang kaibog ko kanimo gikan,

Kanimo ko gayud usab panilnga. 'Day, it's true you have nothing to do with my fate,

Nor did you ask to be part of it;

Yet you are the reason for my affliction,

So from you I seek my due. 'Dong, ngano nga ako'y imong panilngan,

Unsa may utang ko kanimo?

Ngano nga ako'y imong pasanginlan,

Nga imo ra man kanang gusto? 'Dong, why will you come to me?

What do I owe you?

Why will you blame me,

When no one is to blame but yourself? 'Day, dili man utang ang giingon ko kanimo,

Ug dili sinugo lang ako sa akong kaibog;

Panimpalad lang kini ug kaluy-an mo

Kay usahay dili ako mahikatulog. 'Day, I speak not of any debt,

But my love makes me do what I do;

I am taking a chance you will yield to me,

For sometimes I cannot sleep. 'Dong, aron mo gayud hisayran,

Timan-i aron dili ka malimot:

Bisan unsay imong dangatan,

Para kanako wala kay mapa-abut. 'Dong, so that you may well know,

Mark this so you will not forget:

Happen what may with you,

From me you have nothing to expect.

Glossary 'Day, Inday endearing term for a young woman

pagsubang sa adlaw sunrise

buntag morning

kabuntagon (poetic) the break of dawn

ngitngit dark

kangitngit (poetic) the darkness

tanan all

hayag bright

mihayag lit up; became bright

kaambong, kaanyag loveliness; beauty

kasingkasing heart

nabihag won over; attracted; captivated

'Dong, Dodong endearing term for a young man

kaugalingon one's own; one's self

pananglit if; whenever

unsa what

labut, kalabutan concern; involvement

dangaton outcome; fate

tinuod true; real

wala none; nothing; non-existent

sugo command; order

sugo-a to give an order to someone

kaibog the state of being attracted

gikan from

panilnga, paningil to ask for one's due

ngano why

utang debt; obligation

pasanginlan to blame; to accuse of wrongdoing

kana that

imo ra'ng gusto "Blame nobody but yourself!"

dili not; no

ingon to speak

panimpalad taking a chance

kalooy mercy; pity

kaluy-an to show pity; to have mercy

usahay sometimes

mahikatulog to fall asleep

aron mo hisayran so you may know

timaan mark; sign; symbol

timan-i remember; "Mark my words!"

malimot to forget

dangatan outcome; fate

mapa-abut that which is expected