SITSIRITSIT, ALIBANGBANG | Hiraya TV

Sitsiritsit, also known as Sitsiritsit Alibangbang, is a Filipino folk song. This humorous song describes a flirtatious woman threatening a storeowner that the ants are going to get him if he is not going to extend credit, as well as unusual situations of exchanging a child for a doll or bagoong. It is said to have originated during the country's Spanish colonization, as its lyrics suggest the ordinary life during that time. The melody of the song is similar to Fly, Fly the Butterfly, another Filipino folk song but in the English language.

TAGALOG LYRICS:
Sitsiritsit, alibangbang
Salaginto't salagubang.
Ang babae sa lansangan
Kung gumiri'y parang tandang.

Santo Niño sa Pandacan
Puto seco sa tindahan
Kung ayaw kang magpautang
Uubusin ka ng langgam.

Mama, mama namamangka
Pasakayin yaring bata
Pagdating sa Maynila
Ipagpalit ng manika

Ale, aleng namamayong,
Pasukubin yaring sanggol
Pagdating sa Malabon,
Ipagpalit ng Bagoong.

ENGLISH TRANSLATION:
Sitsiritsit, butterfly
Goldbug and June beetle
The woman on the street
Struts like a rooster

Blessed Child in Pandacan
Rice biscutis at the store
If you won't lend me money
The ants will finish you off

Sir, sir, rowing the boat
Let this child take a ride
Once you get to Manila
Exchange her for a doll

Madam, madam, with the umbrella
Let this child take shade
Once you get to Malabon
Exchange her for fermented shrimp paste.

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