[ Featuring Hetty ]
Darkness softens, mountain air is cool
Waiting quiet by the paddy's pool
Mist hangs heavy on the slope so high
Banaue awakens beneath the morning sky
Faint light rising paints the eastern grey
Shadows shifting as night gives way to day
Terraces sleeping in the misty veil
Soon the sun will touch this ancient trail
Sunrise paints the green and hues of gold so bright
Ancient mountains gleam bathed in morning light
Rice terraces unfold a breathtaking sight
Banaue whispers peace in dawn's soft light
Water mirrors sky as the world awakes
Birdsong rising through the mountain breaks
Centuries watching from this carved hillside
Human hands have shaped where nature does preside
Standing silent now as the light expands
Feeling grateful heart in these hallowed lands
Time seems to slow down in this mountain air
Beauty all around beyond compare
Sunrise sets ablaze the emerald mountains stare
Ancient beauty sways in the awakening air
Rice terraces revealed beyond all earthly care
Banaue answers prayers in morning's golden prayer
