Graduation’s OVER

Mar 30th, 2008 | By Jeric Peña | Category: Blogging, School

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Our four years of stay in High School has finally ended last night, as we attended our graduation exercises. Eighty-four of us including me received the Loyalty Award for studying in Notre Dame of Greater Manila since Kindergarten. Although it was extremely hot onstage we still sang our hearts out. The whole graduation ceremony is very long. We started our processional march at around 4:20pm and the graduation rites ended at around 8:30pm. Anyway, here’s our graduation song composed by our batchmate:

SALAMAT, PATAWAD
Lyrics & Music: Ma. Angelie B. Santiago, IV – St. Eugene

May apat na taon na rin pala, tayong magkakasama
Magkakaramay sa hirap at ginhawa ng buhay eskwela
Saan pa ba kundi sa nag-iisang Notre Dame of Greater Manila

May iba’t-ibang katangiang taglay
At iba’t-ibang hangad sa buhay
Hindi hadlang basta’t marunong
Sumabay sa pag-agos ng pakikibagay

‘Di hadlang ang pagkakaiba-iba,
Basta’t lahat tayo’y Masaya
Tunay kang maaasahan kahit saan aking kabaigan

CHORUS:
Tanggapin mong aking pasasalamat,
Sa tulong mo at sa lahat-lahat
Maging ang paghingi ng patawad,
Kung minsan ay nakapanumbat
Baka di lang nagkaintindihan
Kaya naman salamat, patawad

Kay bilis ng takbo ng panahon,
Parang iba kahapon bakit bago na ngayon
Sana’y ‘di kumupas mga alaala
Manatili kahit ‘di na magkasama

At kung sakaling ikaw ay gipitin
‘Wag mag-atubiling lumapit sa akin
Asahan mong ako’y nandito lamang
Handang dumamay sa isang kabaigan

(Repeat Chorus except last word)

BRIDGE:
Ngayon na ang takdang panahon,
Panahon ng paglalayo
‘Wag magwakas, ‘wag maglaho
At higit sa lahat, higit sa lahat
Higit sa lahat

CODA:
Nais kong magpasalamat sa inyo
At sa buong paaralang ito
Sa mga guro’t kaibigan ko
Higit lalo sa mga magulang ko
Nais kong magpasalamat sa taas
At sa ibinigay niyang lakas
Salamat at ako’y nandirito
At taas noo
Salamat, Salamat, Salamat
Patawad

Tanggapin mong aking pasasalamat
Sa tulong mo at sa lahat-lahat

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    1. It’s really hot! :) ) Buti walang nag collapse satin. Anyway, congrats to all of us. :)

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