Rosas ng Digma

Sumibol sa isang panahong marahas
Bawat pagsubok ay iyong hinarap
At hangga’t laya’y di pa nakakamtan
Buhay mo’y laging laan

--- For others, the death of a loved one is the end but for you it was the start of a long battle. A battle which you faced with the others who, like you, were hungrily fighting for freedom. A battle which might be your last...

Namumukadkad at puno ng sigla
Tulad mo’y rosas sa hardin ng digma
At di maiwasang sa’yo ay humanga
Ang tulad kong mandirigma

--- I wish I had your courage and strength. You are a woman in a patriarchal society but you showed the world that even women can bring change to a dying country, saving your countrymen from the firm grasp of the dictator. You are a real warrior...

Ang kulay mong angkin, sintingkad ng dugo
Nagbibigay-buhay sa bawat puso
Tinik mo’y sagisag ng tapang at giting
Sa laranga’y kislap ng bituin

--- Yellow is the new red, a symbol of peace in times of war. The pleading cries of the Filipinos became shouts of hope that freedom will once again be ours. And you succeeded. WE succeeded...

Ang ganda mong nahubog sa piling ng masa
Hinding hindi kukupas, di malalanta...

--- Thank you for restoring democracy in our country..You are indeed a true ROSE OF WAR...RIP President Cory Aquino...