--------- Alberto wrote: ----------

inyang elementary atin kung akaklasi,
Malati yang lalaki at matulid a sangi,
Palagi yang malinis at maayus king sarili,
Masikap at masipag palaging mayli,
Madalas cayabe ding kaluguran mi,
 
Inyang  magaral mamyalung abe abe,
Alang isip isipan nanu ing malyari king bie,,
King murang isip alang problemang kambe,
Pigagap  ing tumula at magsaya ding kayabe,
Oh kasayang gaganakan ing panaun a ita abe,
 
Panaun mabilis at agad agad milabas,
Elementary malagwang migwakas,
Ining kaluguran nuya mengaparas,
Megsikap at migpakadalubhasa ya,
King malaut a lugal mekipagsapalaran ya,
 
Dintang ing panaun naman miswerti ya,
Anggang malagad king baryu mumuli ya,
At uling matenakan at malugud ya,
Mimisip programa karing kabaryu na,
Para bukas ila man miangat la,
 
Iyan ing akaklase ko,
Iyan ing kaluguran ko,
Iyan ing kabaryo tamo,
Sana dakal lapa ding kalupa mo,
Mayap akaluguran at kabaryo,

- - - - - - - -Alberto wrote- - - - - - - -
 
I had a classmate in my elementary school days,
A small boy sporting a decently combed hair,
..
Diligent, always ready and willing to smile,
Frequently stayed together with our friends,
 
In those school days playing altogether,
Never thought of whatever in life may happen,
In our tender minds no problems beside,
..
Oh! how good to remember those happy times,
 
Times ran fast and hurriedly  passed,
Elementary hurriedly ended those school days,
This friend had gone to places,
Persevered and did masteral achievements,
In a far place tried to find luck along the way,
 
Came the time that he was fortunate enough,
still visited his barrio, with what little time he got,
and because of his undying and ardent love,
Programs for his barrio folks are what he always thought of,
So that tomorrow they may also be lifted up ,
 
That is my classmate,
That is my friend,
That is our barrio mate,
May there will be more like you,
An ideal friend and fellow in the barrio.
 
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Translated from Capampangan 
for our English readers
by Jaime G. Bacani,
Apu ng Apung Maria