An kalamay ni Mana Basyang, bantog ha bug-os nga baryo.
Matam-is hin duro, an rasa makalilipay kuno.
Damo an naruruyag, pirme halaba it pila.
Tikang hit alas dose hit udto, ngadto't alas tres hit aga.
Usa ka adlaw, akon gin pruyba pag himo.
Ginsunod ko an resipe, sugad hin usa ka sikreto
Pero an akon nahimo, iba man an hitsura ngan baho
Baga hin asukar nga may semento.
Nahipausa ako, ano an iya tinago,
Kay an iya kalamay, diri gud matutupungan
An tinuod, an iya sikreto
Kay diri man asukar an iya ginagamit ngay-an.
English Translation:
Mana Basyang's Kalamay
Mana Basyang's kalamay, famous throughout the village.
So very sweet, its taste is said to bring delight.
Many are fond of it, the queue is always long.
From twelve noon, until three in the morning.
One day, I tried to make it myself.
I followed the recipe, like a secret kept.
But what I made, its look and smell were different.
It was like sugar mixed with cement.
I was amazed, what could her secret be?
Because her kalamay, truly incomparable.
The truth is, her secret lies,
Because it wasn't sugar she was using, you see.
