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The awit (Tagalog for "song" [1]) is a type of Filipino poem, consisting of 12-syllable quatrains. It follows the pattern of rhyming stanzas [which?] established in the Philippine epic Pasyon. It is similar in form to the corrido. [2] One influential work in the awit form is Florante at Laura, an 1838 narrative poem by Francisco Balagtas. [3]
Florante at Laura [a] is an 1838 awit written by Tagalog poet Francisco Balagtas. The story was dedicated to his former sweetheart María Asunción Rivera, whom he nicknamed "M.A.R." and Selya in Kay Selya ("For Celia"). [2] [3] [4] The story is loosely based on Balagtas' own biography.
He compiled Cebuano traditional oral poetry and old verse forms, which he published in anthologies that were considered seminal in Cebuano literature: Mga Awit sa Kabukiran: Mga Balitaw, Kolilisi, Mga Garay ug mga Balak nga Hinapid (Mountain Songs: Balitaw, Kolilisi, Verses, and Braided Poems), which was completed in 1911, and Mga Awit sa ...
Awit sa Paglikha ng Bagong Pilipinas (English: Hymn to the Creation of a New Philippines), also known by its incipit Tindig! Aking Inang Bayan (English: "Stand! My Motherland" ), is a patriotic song written by Filipino composer Felipe Padilla de León . [ 2 ]
Filipino poems (9 P) Filipino poets (4 C, 22 P) Pages in category "Philippine poetry" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. ... Awit (poem) B ...
Among these literary pieces from ancient Eastern Visayas were kandu, haya, ambahan, kanogon, bikal, balak, siday and awit which are predominantly in Waray. There were also narratives called susmaton and posong. It was also described that theater played a central role in performing poetry, rituals and dances. [73]
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Tanaga poetry has a 7777 syllable count, and its rhyme forms range from dual rhymes to none. [103] Awit poetry has 12-syllable quatrains, with rhyming similar to the Pasyon [104] [105] chanted in the pabasa. [106] Another awit is the 1838 Florante at Laura. [107] Dalit poetry contains four lines of eight syllables each. [108]