PAGLIRIP SA AWITIN NI ANDREA WIJK

Kaunting Paglirip sa Awitin ni Andrea Wjik

    Sa pag-usbong ng makabagong panahon, hindi maipagkakailang malaki rin ang nagbago sa kultura ng ating mundo lalong-lalo na pagdating sa usapin ng sekswalidad o kasarian ng bawat indibidwal na ating nakasasalamuha. Pilitin man nating manatili sa tradisyunal na pamamaraan o nakasanayan subalit pagbabago’y hindi maaaring iwasan. Hindi man kasalukuyang buong tinatanggap sa lipunan ang pananaw ng paglihis sa nakaraang ito, partikular na ang paglantad ng komunidad na LGBTQ, ngunit panahon na rin mismo ang nag-uudyok upang simulang payabungin ang kanilang karapatan bilang tao, isulong ang bahagharing watawat sa bawat sulok ng ating bayan sapagkat sila’y may damdamin din, isip, at kakayahang umunawa. Sa loob ng mahabang panahon, nanatiling tahimik, nakatago sa isang kloseta, at puno ng pangungutya ang kanilang kasarian. Walang pasubaling bunga nito ang mababang pagtingin sa kanila ng lipunan, takot sa kanilang sarili na husgaha’t masaktan ng matang mapang-uyam. Gayunpaman, sa unti-unting pag-ikot at agos ng modernisasyon, sila’y unti-unti ring nagiging modelo ng mabuting puso, dahilan ng kasiyaha’t, nangunguna sa mga gawaing pangkaunlaran. Sa kabila ng malaking tagumpay na ito, kung saan sila’y nakikilala na’t unti-unting tinatanggap ay may iilan pa ring nananatili sa anino ng takot at kloseta, patuloy na nasasaktan dahil ang pag-ibig para sa kanila’y mapait. Tinatanaw itong isang malaking pagkakamali ayon sa ideolohiya ng maraming relihiyon, kahit pa man may iilang sinasang-ayunan ito nang walang pag-aalinlangan. Hindi katulad sa ibang bansa tulad ng Netherlands, South Africa, Canada at iba pa (Choi, Razo, at Wilson 2024) ay hindi pa ito pinapayagan sa bansang Pilipinas. Kaya naman, nagpapatuloy pa rin ang pagsulong ng mga batas para matugunan ang kanilang mga hinaing sa kabila ng pagiging isang bansang Kristiyano ng Pilipinas. Kaugnay nito, masasalamin sa isang awitin ni Andreas Wijk na pinamagatang “If I Was Gay”, ang isang teoryang eksistensiyalismo kung saan nagpapahayag sa damdamin ng isang indibidwal na kasapi ng LGBTQ tungkol sa kanilang buhay-pag-ibig. 

Liriko:

Song by: Andreas Wijk

If I was gay would I be

What they say, just a stereotype?

If I was gay how do I get to heaven

When there's no church in the wild?

Tried to be honest

But honestly I can't

No I can't

If love is the same

Why is this not the same thing?

The same thing

I've never kissed a boy

Would I like the way it feels?

Picturing his face and I loose a piece of me

Play me all the classic love songs on repeat

None of them talk about what I feel

I've never kissed a boy

I've been trying to fit in

Kept a candle burning, a lamp unto my feet

Play me all the classic love songs on repeat

None of them talk about what I feel

If I was gay there would be no friends left

And I don't want that

If I was gay my mom and dad would treat me

And I can't handle that shit

Tried to be honest

But honestly I can't

No I can't

If love is the same

Why is this not the same thing

The same thing

I've never kissed a boy

Would I like the way it feels?

Picturing his face and I loose a piece of me

Play me all the classic love songs on repeat

None of them talk about what I feel

I've never kissed a boy

I've been trying to fit in

Kept a candle burning, a lamp unto my feet

Play me all the classic love songs on repeat

None of them talk about what I feel

All the time I've wasted trying to replace the

Part of myself that was keeping me straight

It just made me a product of it (ah-ah)

So where do I fit in?

Nothing can replace the scars on my body

Can't talk to nobody, I'm numb

I've never kissed a boy

Would I like the way it feels?

Picturing his face and I loose a piece of me

Play me all the classic love songs on repeat

None of them talk about what I feel

Sanggunian: 

Choi, A., Razo, J., Wilson, R., 2024. Where same-sex marriage is legal around the world. CNN World. Retrieved from: https://edition.cnn.com/world/same-sex-marriage-legal-countries-map-dg/index.html 

Matteos, C., 2022. If I was gay. Musixmatch. Retrieved from: https://genius.com/Andreas-wijk-if-i-was-gay-lyrics