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Characteristics. Oríkì includes both single praise names [1] and long strings of “attributive epithets” that may be chanted in poetic form. [2] According to the Yoruba historian Samuel Johnson, oriki expresses what a child is or what he or she is hoped to become. If one is male, a praise name is usually expressive of something heroic ...
Himno al trabajo. by José Rizal. First published in. 1888. Himno al trabajo (Filipino: Dalit sa Paggawa; English: "Hymn to Labor") is a poem written by Dr. José Rizal. The poem was requested by his friends from Lipa, Batangas, in January 1888 in reaction to the Becerra Law, and to address the hardships of Lipeños (people from Lipa). [1]
A la juventud filipina. A la juventud filipina (English Translation: To The Philippine Youth) is a poem written in Spanish by Filipino writer and patriot José Rizal, first presented in 1879 in Manila, while he was studying at the University of Santo Tomas. " A la juventud filipina " was written by Rizal when he was only eighteen years old, [1 ...
Caloocan, Rizal, Commonwealth of the Philippines. Nationality. Filipino. Occupation. poet. Cecilio Apóstol (November 22, 1877 – September 8, 1938) was a Filipino poet and poet laureate. [1] His poems were once used to teach the Spanish language under the Republic Act No. 1881. [2]
Philippine literature in Spanish (Spanish: Literatura filipina en español; Filipino: Literaturang Pilipino sa Espanyol) is a body of literature made by Filipino writers in the Spanish language. Today, this corpus is the third largest in the whole corpus of Philippine literature (Philippine Literature in Filipino being the first, followed by ...
Imbongi. An imbongi (plural iimbongi), or a Xhosa praise poet, is a member of the Xhosa community who performs ceremonial activities at important events. An imbongi is traditionally a male who recites emotive poetry, sings, explains family relationships, re-tells historical events and comments on current affairs.
The Pasyón (Spanish: Pasión) is a Philippine epic narrative of the life of Jesus Christ, focused on his Passion, Death, and Resurrection. In stanzas of five lines of eight syllables each, the standard elements of epic poetry are interwoven with a colourful, dramatic theme. The uninterrupted chanting or pabasa (“reading”) of the entire ...
It marked the first instance of language mixing in Arab poetry as well as the syncretism of Arab and Hispanic cultures. [5] The muwashshah remained sung in Standard Arabic although its scheme and meter changed and the Ibero-Romance ending was added. [5] Some famous examples include "Lamma Bada Yatathanna" and "Jadaka al-Ghaith ". [21]