Every grain of rice is a drop of tear
Of countless mothers bonded to the land.

Every grain of rice is a drop of blood
Skeletons and skulls of our forefathers.

Drop of sweat, tear and blood
Grain of rice, grain of gold.

Every grain of rice, a child so innocent
Unborn, yet whose life is already loaned.

Every grain of rice is a peasant
Whose breath is tied to the land.

Every grain of rice is a grain of life
Grain of hope thriving in the meadows.

Every grain of rice is a peasant
Giving life to the world.