Ted Ito: Ikaw pa rin (Kailanman)

It's Sunday, I can't sleep ... and I came across this old song - 'Ikaw pa rin' in youtube. There was a japanese version.. I remember listening to it in the radio, I thought a Filipino composer wrote the song but I was wrong, it was a Japanese singer named Hideaki Tokunaga. I was a bit disappointed since I've always thought that Ted Ito came up with the original, oh well... Filipinos are great copycats (I'm not proud of it) but I still like this song, I remember the days when I was little everytime I hear this song ... The lyrics greatly remind me of my youth and the things I've lost and accepted...

www.youtube.com/watch

Here are the lyrics:
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Nang mawalay ka sa aking puso
Kung bakit hanap-hanap ka pa
Ang yong mukha'y laging
Lagi na lamang sa isipan ko

Bakit di magawa nitong damdamin
Ang paglimot sa mga nagdaan
Sadya nga bang ganyan
Pag nagmahal ay di matatakasan

Chorus:

Nais ko'y makapiling kang muli
Nais kong mayakap kahit na sandali
Kung pangarap ma'y tatanggapin ko
Ikaw pa ring ang iniibig ko
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Ahh, it's bliss whenever I hear it ...