"Di Ka Sayang" lyrics

"Di Ka Sayang"

[Filipino:]

Kahit 'di mo sinasabi
Ramdam ko ang pagkukunwari
Akala'y masaya
Ba't parang may lungkot sa tawa
Bigat ng mga katanungang
Dumadagan sa'yong isipan
'Di kailangan na buhating mag-isa

'Di ka sayang
'Di kailangang manghinayang
'Di ka sayang
'Di kailangang patunayang
Sarili ay mahalaga
Kahit pa anong tingin nila
Tanggap kita

Itapon na sa kalawakan
Sanlibong "bakit" na 'di matuldukan
'Di kailangan na buhating mag-isa

'Di ka sayang
'Di kailangang manghinayang
'Di ka sayang
'Di kailangang patunayang
Woah-oh-oh-oh
Sarili ay mahalaga
Kahit pa anong tingin nila
Tanggap kita

At kahit talikuran ka nila, tanggap kita
Bitawan na ang 'yong pangangamba
'Di pa huli para humilom
Ang mga sugat ng iyong nakaraan
'Di kita iiwan

'Di ka sayang
'Di kailangang manghinayang
'Di ka kulang
'Di kailangang patunayang
Woah-oh-oh-oh
Sarili ay mahalaga
Kahit pa anong tingin nila
Tanggap kita

Woah-oh-oh-oh
Sarili ay mahalaga
Kahit pa anong tingin nila
Tanggap kita

Tanggap kita, tanggap kita, tanggap kita

[English:]

Even if you don't say it
I can feel that you're pretending
Though you are seemingly happy,
There is a sadness in your laughter

The weight of the questions
That are pressing down on your mind
Is something that you
Don't have to carry alone

You are not worthless
There is no need for regret
You are not a waste
There is no need to prove
Your worth to anyone
No matter what they may say,
I accept you

Throw them all away,
The thousands of "whys" that have no answers
There is no need
To carry that weight alone

You are not worthless
There is no need for regret
You are not a waste
There is no need to prove
Your worth to anyone
No matter what they may say
I accept you

Even if they turn their backs on you
I accept you
Let go of all your worries
It's not too late
For healing
The wounds
Of your troubled past
I will not leave you

You are not worthless
There is no need for regret
You are enough
There is no need to prove
Your worth to anyone
No matter what they may say
I accept you

You are worthy of love
No matter what they may say
I accept you


Thanks to Charles for correcting these lyrics.
Writer(s): Miguel Benjamin G Guico, Paulo Benjamin G Guico
Ben & Ben's Twitter account stated about "Di Ka Sayang" on the 5th of November 2020, "The new song is about self-acceptance and embracing who you are. Drops at midnight." Paolo Benjamin said the song was inspired by a conversation he had with his brother and bandmate Miguel Benjamin in 2019, "Migs and I talked about our career choices and how difficult it was to fight for who we really are and what we want to do in life amid social and family expectations. A year later, we decided to release it at a time when we felt it was most timely, when everything was difficult and many of our dreams were being destroyed by the pandemic and other circumstances."
The title of this song means "you are not a waste" in English. Paolo Benjamin shared the following about it, "Kaya namin pinaglaban talagang ilabas yung kanta tonight kasi, gusto naming bago ka matulog, malaman mo: your are VALID, you are LOVED, and you are ENOUGH."
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