Hanapin ang Ninuno

<Hanapin ang Ninuno>

Siguro 

Hindi na uso ngayon 

Siguro 

Naging bahagi na tayo 

Ng bagong lipunan 

Siguro 

Iba na ang kulay ng buhok 

Siguro 

Ang ninuno 

Ay isang salita na lang sa kasaysayan 

Nang hinahanap ko sa internet 

Isa't isang hakbang 

Unti unti 

Isa't isang tanong 

Ang istorya na may isang daan na taon 

Ay isang tattoo na hindi maaring makita 

Sa hating gabi 

Tinutusok ako at hindi makatulog 

<尋根之旅>

或許

現在已經不流行

或許

我們已經真正融入

一個新社會

或許

頭髮已經

染上金

或許

祖先

已經是一個歷史名詞

當我在網路

一步一步

一點一滴

一問一尋

近百年的傳家傳奇

是身上隱形的刺青

看不到

卻讓我在半夜

刺痛失眠

<Tracing My Roots>

Maybe

It's not the trend anymore 

Maybe

We are well assimilated 

Into a different society

Maybe

The hair has been dyed 

Into blond

Maybe

The word ancestor

Is just a term in history books

As I search the World Wide Web 

One step at a time

One piece at a time

One question at a time

That almost century old family heritage adventure 

Is like an invisible tattoo 

You cannot see it

But in the middle of the night

It pokes me and leaves me wide awake