HASSO MAÑENGGON

Japanese Consul General pays respects at Mañenggon

2011

Do you want to know how bad it was in Mañenggon in July 1944?

I talked to an 83-year-old woman, a Mañenggon survivor.

She said,

"I can talk to you about the war.  But you'll never get me to talk about those two weeks in Mañenggon."

HASSO MAÑENGGON

(by Susie Reyes Arceo, a Mañenggon Survivor)

1. Fanohge todos hit ni man Chamorro,

ta saluda este i tano'-ta;

puede siña ta konsige este mo'na

i man maså'pet gi tiempon gera.

Koro

Maila' ta hasso Mañenggon;

ta fan danña' todos ni man Chamorro

ya ta hasso todo i fina'pos-ta;

laknos i binibun korason-ta.

2. Hahasso todo siha i man måtai,

ni man ma puno' gi tiempon gera;

ya ta nå'e si Yu'us ma'åse'

na man lålå'la' hit para siha.

3. Mañe'lu-ho hahasso este na gera,

man maså'pet yan man malångo;

mutcho mås todos siha i man måtai

ni manaigue guine på'go.

1. Let us Chamorros all rise; let us salute our land; may we be able to continue this further; those who suffered in the time of war.

Chorus : Let us remember Mañenggon; let us all come together, Chamorros; and remember all our past; express the anger in our hearts.

2. Remember all the dead; who were killed in time of war; and give God thanks; that we live for their sakes.

3. Brethren, remember this war; those who suffered and were ill; but above all those who died; who are not present here today.