Kundiman - Silent Sanctuary || Lyrics + English Translation

Hello! Been quite some time since I posted (as if anyone's looking..). This is a nice song by Silent Sanctuary. And I'd like to tell you beforehand that the song and the title is a really really smart play on words. 

[Notes]

Kundiman is a genre of Filipino traditional love songs and as you can see, the title might be referring to the whole work as a kundiman. The lyrics however, talk about a relationship that ends rather negatively. 

"Kung hindi man/Kung 'di man" (If it doesn't/If not) sounds a lot like "Kundiman" which is a bittersweet contradiction. I'm not that big with words but I hope you get the idea. You do, right? 

Kundiman

Para kang asukal Sintamis mong magmahal Para kang pintura Buhay ko - ikaw ang nagpinta Para kang unan Pinapainit mo ang aking tiyan Para kang kumot Na yumayakap sa t'wing ako'y nalulungkot Kaya't wag magtataka Kung bakit ayaw kitang mawala Kung hindi man tayo hanggang dulo 'Wag mong kalimutan, nandito lang ako Laging umaalalay, hindi ako lalayo Dahil ang tanging panalangin ko ay ikaw 'Di baleng maghapon pang umulan Basta't ikaw ang sasandalan Liwanag ng lumulubog na araw Kaysarap pagmasdan Lalo na kapag nasisinagan ang 'yong mukha Ayoko nang magsawa Hinding-hindi magsasawa sa'yo Kaya't wag magtataka Kung bakit ayaw kitang mawala Kung hindi man tayo hanggang dulo 'Wag mong kalimutan, nandito lang ako Laging umaalalay, hindi ako lalayo Dahil ang tanging panalangin ko... Bahala na, ayoko munang magsalita Hayaan na muna natin ang daloy ng tadhana Kung 'di man tayo hanggang dulo 'Wag mong kalimutan, nandito lang ako Laging umaalalay, hindi ako lalayo Kung hindi man tayo hanggang dulo 'Wag mong kalimutan, nandito lang ako Laging umaalalay, hindi ako lalayo Dahil ang tanging panalangin - Dahil ang tanging panalangin ay ikaw

You are like sugar You love so sweetly You are like paint My life - you colored it You are like a pillow You make my stomach feel warm You are like a blanket That hugs me when I am sad So don't wonder Why I don't want you to disappear If we don't end up together until the end Don't forget, I'll be here Always supporting you, I won't go far away Because my only prayer is to have you It doesn't matter if it rains all day As long as I can rest on you The light of the setting sun Looks so inviting More so when it gleams at your face I don't want to tire of this I'll never ever get tired of you So don't wonder Why I don't want you to disappear If we don't end up together until the end Don't forget, I'll be here Always supporting you, I won't go far away Because my only prayer... Whatever, I don't want to speak for now Leave it to the flow of it If we don't end up together until the end Don't forget, I'll be here Always supporting you, I won't go far away If we don't end up together until the end Don't forget, I'll be here Always supporting you, I won't go far away Because my only prayer - Because my only prayer is to have you