#sb19 visa

[moonfloat]

WA EPEK WALA PARIN DATING!

[dez-ku]

Visa - SB19

Till this day, I still have 3 missing requirements (jk, but it happens)... I love SB19 :^]

Lyrics:

[miyamiwu]

I’ve heard lots of good comments about SB19’s new song VISA, and as your resident translator, of course I was curious how the official English subtitles compare to the original language.

The translation of “anak ng pating” to “son of a gun” sufficiently gets the feeling across. However, it does not explain why they show a kid in a shark costume right at this line—It’s because the original line literally translates to “child of a shark.” And in Filipino, “shark” is a figurative term for a swindler. Additionally, in English, a shark is also someone who “takes advantage of others through usury, extortion, or devious means” (Merriam-Webster).

With the baby shark here having an APPROVED stamp on its head, the whole scene becomes a reference to nepo babies who can just buy their way through government processes

Edit: While I’m at it, I’ll go ahead and explain the surrounding lines as well

Original Filipino lyrics:

Wow! Ang galing! Nabusog lahat sa’king sinaing ’Nak ng pating Nagreklamo pang lata yung kanin!

Official English translation:

Wow! Amazing! Everyone ate from what I cooked Son of a gun! But now my cooking’s got complaints!

The cooking metaphor in the original language is actually more specific. Here’s a word-for-word translation:

Everyone felt full from the rice I cooked They complained that the rice [had too much water]

The word “lata” in Filipino is often used when the food is overcooked or had too much water, resulting in the food being wet/soggy

[ambuh-pipang]

'VISA'

02.20.2026

Baka naman kailangan lang ng... ?

PABLO

All these connections yet wa epek, wala pa rin dating.

JOSH

All these tools yet wa epek, wala pa rin dating.

STELL

All these notes yet wa epek, wala pa rin dating.

KEN

All these gears yet wa epek, wala pa rin dating.

JUSTIN

All these colors yet wa epek, wala pa rin dating.

[miyamiwu]

SB19 Visa Performance in Lollapalooza 2026

Video via WeVerse, audio via Disney+ . (YouTube version)

Once again, Jah is so full of energy. He looks so cute when he smiles with his teeth out 💖 also love Pablo’s improvisation on the “bang bang bang” and how the crowd shouted his name during the rap 🥹

livestream audio is still kinda shitty though 😭😭😭