This song has been around for more than 2 years, but to this day, hearing it still gives me goosebumps and occasionally brings me close to tears.

Every year, the UP College of Medicine Medical Students’ Society showcase the skills (in the non-clinical sense) of students through a concert that would feature performances by the various year levels. The center-piece event is an inter-class choral competition that would pit three batches to try and outsing each other with their class’ original song.

I was part of the class that won in 2005 and the song was nothing short of genius. Through the expertise of Kat Torres, Paolo Medina and other people responsible for the song, the great work Buhay Medisina came to fruition. Usually, classes have a hard time making people attend choir practices, but this song made attendance a lot easier. The song is simple, but it speaks in a tone that everyone who is in the College of Medicine could relate to.

Here’s a recording of the song. And yeah, I was part of this one. I was singing Bass 2.

Buhay Medisina

It’s seven o’clock na naman at ako’y naghihintay sayo
inulan na ako ng thirty minutes
wala ka parin dito
palibhasa kasi ikaw ay nagta-trans¹ pa
O may TRP ² practice pa
at heto na nga nagde-date na tayo
sabay nagme-memorize ng libro

Hindi ko na kaya (Kaya mo yan, hon) buhay medisina
Hindi ko na kaya (Konting tiis pa) nakakaloka’t nakababaliw na
Ngunit ano mang reklamo
Matitiis ko bang hangad ng puso ko?

At gaya ng dati
Ganun naman lagi
Kasama mo parin ako

umuwi ka naman anak
miss na miss ka na ng Nanay mo
mag-aanim na buwan ka ng di nakita
tumawag ka naman dito
palibhasa kasi wala ka ng oras sa dami ng pasyente mo
at heto kami nagtatrabaho
mapagipunan lang ang tuition mo

Hindi ko na kaya (Kaya mo yan, Pa) buhay medisina
Hindi ko na kaya (Konting tiis pa) nakakapagod nakababaliw na
Ngunit ano mang reklamo
Matitiis ko bang hangad ng puso ko?

At gaya ng dati
Ganun naman lagi
Kasama mo parin ako

heto na naman ako nagmamadali natotorete
wala na ngang time mag-lunch sa dami ng pasyente
minsan ako’y napapaisip, napapahinto
STOP!
bakit nga pa medisina ang napili ko
EWAN KO SAYO!
parang never-ending na pagod at serbisyo
ngunit tuloy parin
basta’t nariyan kayo

Pagka’t kinakaya (para sayo, hon) Buhay Medisina
Hirap man o ginhawa (para sayo, Pa) basta’t kayo’y andyan ako’y ayos na
Kahit ano mang reklamo di na magbabago hangad ng puso ko

At gaya ng dati
Ganun naman lagi
Basta’t kasama ko kayo
Magdu-doktor parin ako
Magdu-doktor para sa’yo

Basta’t kasama ko kayo!

^{1Transcription. Lecture notes that med students study.}

^{2Tao Rin Pala. The college’s annual concert.}

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10 Comments

• At 2007.11.24 20:39, allen said:

  Hi Benj, this is offtopic but isn’t your host philhosting.net? It seems that my blog is down and so is their website, but yours is still up. hehe

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• At 2007.11.24 20:45, benj said:

  allen: that means they HATE you and they LOVE me! YAY!

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• At 2007.11.25 01:33, Ann said:

  Asteeg nung song! Mas nakakabaliw siguro med school kung walang mga ganyang activities.

  My friend transferred to UP this year (first year sya ulet). Kung may band competition malamang sasali yun. Pag may nakita kang hayop maggitara..sya na yun. lol

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• At 2007.11.25 22:29, bleue said:

  Haha, na-LSS ako dito. Nakakaaliw pakinggan!

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• At 2007.11.26 12:56, trench said:

  English Translation?

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• At 2007.11.26 14:48, zeus-zord said:

  that was great

  ganda ng lyrics at ang sarap pakinggan

  astig

  kakaaliw

  nice

  waaaaaaaaa

  2 times k n pinapakinggan

  wakekeke

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• At 2007.11.26 15:13, benj said:

  Baddie: Ill come up with a rough and unofficial translation.

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• At 2007.11.26 19:38, reyna elena said:

  HAHAHAHA!!! In fearness, kala ko dapat ko na namang katakutan, ang gagaling ninyooo!!!

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• At 2007.11.27 06:28, aajao said:

  nice. didn’t know you’re into chorale singing too benj. oh. sabi mo nga you’re capable of doing a LOT of things. next time pasyal naman tayo sa museum ng INC. lololol.

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• At 2007.11.28 02:16, totomai said:

  nice one. yan si benj, talentadong bata. lol.

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