Philippines
Artist
CARMELLE
Carmelle Allyza San Juan Collado
b. 2007
📍 Sipocot
CARMELLE finished second on the Philippine version of The Voice Kids in 2019.
She won seven gold medals at the 2019 World Championships of Performing Arts.
Country
Song
Sobra-Sobra
Too Much
It is a feminist anthem about the double standards women face.
The lyrics reference Maria Clara, a literary symbol of traditional Filipina femininity, and Gabriela, most likely the revolutionary Gabriela Silang, who became a symbol of women's independence.
The song uses traditional Filipino instruments — the kulintang and kubing.
Sobra-Sobra
Too Much
| If I take charge, they call me bossy | If I take charge, they call me bossy. |
| If I don't smile, they call me too intense | If I don't smile, they call me too intense. |
| When I get loud they think I'm crazy | When I get loud, they think I'm crazy. |
| When I chase what I want, they think I'm too obsessive | When I chase what I want, they think I'm too obsessive. |
| Ang Pilipina hindi sobra, kung ika'y humuhusga | A Filipina is never too much. |
| Baka ikaw ang mayroong pagkukulang | If you're judging her, |
| Si Maria Clara, si Gabriela, 'di kailangang ikumpara | Maybe you're the one who's lacking something. |
| At kung masyado silang ganito, ganyan | Maria Clara and Gabriela don't need to be compared. |
| Eh bahala ka | And if you think they're too much of this or that, |
| Well, that's your problem! | |
| I have figured it out (Hindi ako sobra-sobra) | |
| I won't put myself down (Ako'y isang reyna, diyosa) | I've finally figured it out (I'm not too much). |
| Ako'y sasayaw, ako'y sisigaw, tinig ko'y mangingibabaw | I won't put myself down (I'm a queen, a goddess). |
| And if I'm too much for you | I'll dance, I'll shout, my voice will rise above the rest. |
| Maybe you're just not enough for me | And if I'm too much for you, |
| Maybe you're just not enough for me. | |
| They say I'm just too liberated | |
| When I embrace my femininity | They say I'm too liberated |
| But then I'm too domineering | When I embrace my femininity. |
| When I show my strength too bad you can't stop me | But then they call me too domineering |
| When I show my strength. | |
| Ang Pilipina hindi sobra, kung ika'y humuhusga | Too bad you can't stop me! |
| Baka ikaw ang mayroong pagkukulang | |
| Ako'y malakas, ako'y maganda | A Filipina is never too much. |
| 'Di kailangang pumili pa | If you're judging her, |
| At kung masyado akong ganito, ganyan | Maybe you're the one who's lacking something. |
| Eh bahala ka | I'm strong, I'm beautiful, |
| And I don't have to choose between the two. | |
| I have figured it out (Hindi ako sobra-sobra) | And if you think I'm too much of this or that, |
| I won't put myself down (Ako'y isang reyna, diyosa) | Well, that's your problem! |
| Ako'y sasayaw, ako'y sisigaw, tinig ko'y mangingibabaw | |
| And if I'm too much for you | I've finally figured it out (I'm not too much). |
| Maybe you're just not enough for me | I won't put myself down (I'm a queen, a goddess). |
| I'll dance, I'll shout, my voice will rise above the rest. | |
| Bakit ba? Ang daming nangingialam | And if I'm too much for you, |
| Sa kung paano manamit maglakad o gumalaw | Maybe you're just not enough for me. |
| Kesyo masyadong maharot, malikot o magaslaw | |
| O kaya masyadong mahiyain, sa'n ba tayo lulugar? | Why does everyone have to interfere |
| Sobrang lakas kapag hindi sobrang hina | With how I dress, walk or move? |
| Aking tingin ay hindi ko na papalitan | They say I'm too flirtatious, too restless or too provocative, |
| At kung ako'y sobra-sobra manigas ka nalang diyan | Or else I'm too shy — where am I supposed to fit in? |
| Nakakapagod na nga maging babae, dadagdag ka pa, uh | I'm either too strong or too weak. |
| But I'm not changing the way I see myself anymore. | |
| I have figured it out (Ooh, oh) | And if I'm too much, you can just deal with it! |
| I won't put myself down (Ako'y isang reyna, diyosa) | Being a woman is exhausting enough, |
| Ako'y sasayaw, ako'y sisigaw, tinig ko'y mangingibabaw (Woah-oh, oh) | And now you're making it even harder! |
| And if I'm too much for you | |
| Maybe you're just not enough for me (Not enough for me) | I've finally figured it out (Ooh, oh). |
| I have figured it out (Hindi ako sobra-sobra) | I won't put myself down (I'm a queen, a goddess). |
| I won't put myself down (Ako'y isang reyna, diyosa) | I'll dance, I'll shout, my voice will rise above the rest (Woah-oh, oh). |
| Ako'y sasayaw, ako'y sisigaw, tinig ko'y mangingibabaw (Hey, hey, hey) | And if I'm too much for you, |
| And if I'm too much for you | Maybe you're just not enough for me (Not enough for me). |
| Maybe you're just not enough for me | |