Memphis Slim (3 September, 1915 in Memphis, Tennessee – 24 February, 1988 i… Read Full Bio ↴Memphis Slim (3 September, 1915 in Memphis, Tennessee – 24 February, 1988 in Paris, France) was a blues pianist and singer. His birth name was John Len Chatman although he himself claimed to be born Peter Chatman (the name he gave himself in honour of his father Peter Chatman Sr. when he first recorded for Okeh in 1940). He composed the blues standards "Every Day I Have the Blues" and "Mother Earth". Memphis Slim got his start playing the blues at the Midway Café, at 357 Beale Street (southeast corner of Fourth and Beale Streets) in Memphis in 1931. Two years before his death, Memphis Slim was named a Commander in the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of France. Memphis Slim died on 24 February, 1988 in Paris, France at the age of 72. During his lifetime, he cut over 500 recordings and influenced blues pianists that followed him for decades.

Slim's Blues
Memphis Slim Lyrics

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NUng una kang makilala
Binigyan mo ng pagasa,
ang buhay ko,
Bigla nalang nag bago,
dahil sayo,
Ang puso koy natututo,
Ikaw na nasa syang dalangin ko sa may kapal

Mahal kita simula pa nung una sana'y mahal mo rin ako
dahil ikay nagsilbing pag asa at naging ilaw saking mundo

Nung unang beses masilayan ko ang yong kagandahan,
Na parang mayrong tumulak at
di nag alinlangan,
Na pasukin ang tadhana na tayoy pinag tagpo,
Ngunit hinde magagawa sayo'y makipag laro,
At tinatak saking isipan na lahat ay gagawin,
Para sayo aking sinta
upang iyong mahalin ang katulad kong umasa na ikay dumating,
Sa aking puso at sana'y malayo ang marating

Ikay pangarap ko sa aking buhay sana'y tanggapin mo

Mahal kita simula pa nung una sanay mahal mo rin ako dahil ikay nagsilbing pag asa at naging ilaw saking mundo

Pinapangarap ko sa buhay na akoy mahalin,
At gagawin kong ito sana naman ay dinggin,
Upang iyong mapansin, sa pagkat nagpapapansin,
Dalangin ko sa may kapal sanay ikay na nga,
Ang makasama ko sa buhay at sa king tadhana,
Upang iyong madama,
Pag mamahal ko sinta
pinapangako ko sa iyo
d ka na luluha,
dahil,

Mahal kita simula pa nung una sanay mahal mo rin ako
dahil ikay nagsilbing
pag asa at naging ilaw saking mundo

Mahal kita simula pa nung una sanay mahal mo rin ako dahil ikay nagsilbing pag asa at naging ilaw saking mundo

Mahal kita simula pa nung una sanay mahal mo rin ako dahil ikay nagsilbing pag asa at naging ilaw saking mundo

Line by Line Meaning

Nung una kang makilala
From the moment I first met you

Binigyan mo ng pagasa, ang buhay ko
You gave me hope, and changed my life

Bigla nalang nag bago, dahil sayo
Suddenly everything changed, because of you

Ang puso koy natututo, Ikaw na nasa syang dalangin ko sa may kapal
My heart has learned to pray for you, you are my wish to the heavens

Mahal kita simula pa nung una sana'y mahal mo rin ako
I love you since the beginning, I hope you love me too

dahil ikay nagsilbing pag asa at naging ilaw saking mundo
Because you became my hope and light in the world

Nung unang beses masilayan ko ang yong kagandahan, na parang mayrong tumulak at di nag alinlangan
The first time I saw your beauty, it was like something pushed me towards you without hesitation

Na pasukin ang tadhana na tayoy pinag tagpo, ngunit hinde magagawa sayo'y makipag laro
That fate brought us together, but I cannot play games with you

At tinatak saking isipan na lahat ay gagawin, Para sayo aking sinta upang iyong mahalin ang katulad kong umasa na ikay dumating, Sa aking puso at sana'y malayo ang marating
I am convinced that I would do anything for you, my love, someone who hoped for you to arrive in my life and I would go to great lengths for you to love me, in my heart and beyond

Ikay pangarap ko sa aking buhay sana'y tanggapin mo
You are my dream in life, I hope you accept me

Pinapangarap ko sa buhay na akoy mahalin, At gagawin kong ito sana naman ay dinggin, Upang iyong mapansin, sa pagkat nagpapapansin
I dream of being loved, and I will do anything for you to notice me, because I am trying to get your attention

Dalangin ko sa may kapal sanay ikay na nga, Ang makasama ko sa buhay at sa king tadhana, Upang iyong madama, Pag mamahal ko sinta pinapangako ko sa iyo d ka na luluha, dahil,
I pray to heaven that you will be the one, to be with me in life and fate, so that you will feel my love, my promise to you is that you won't cry again, because,

Mahal kita simula pa nung una sanay mahal mo rin ako dahil ikay nagsilbing pag asa at naging ilaw saking mundo
I love you since the beginning, I hope you love me too, because you became my hope and light in the world

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