Be as a child, and learn from innocence,
To gather wisdom for eternity.
Though this dark world is full of shock and peril,
We hold the power to shape its destiny.
How hard it is to reach the goals of God,
To risk our lives and test the depth of love,
While watching over all the hidden wonders
Woven below and in the stars above.
The verdant meadow and the endless sky
Are daughters of the earth, born to ignite
A sudden flash across the silver moon,
And stir the cosmic suns with brilliant light.
Be as a child, and cast away the weight,
Sinking into the oceans, green and deep,
Bound by the vines of everlasting growth,
Where gray and colorful worlds softly sleep.
Yet we must march across the jagged rocks;
It is so hard to comprehend the vast unknown,
Struggling through the shadow of the grave,
Where warning signals of our traps are shown.
Remember Bataan, where the soldiers fell,
Deep in the Philippines, amidst the fray?
For love of country and humanity,
A thousand heroes gave their lives away.
They sacrificed their youth to buy our peace,
Leaving a legacy that will not cease;
From their great struggle on the bloody floor,
An everlasting home remains forevermore.
