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"Sa Aking Mga Kabatà" (English: To My Fellow Youth) is a poem about the love of one's native language written in Tagalog. It is widely attributed to the Filipino national hero José Rizal, who supposedly wrote it in 1868 at the age of eight. [1]
The poem has been translated to Tagalog by several authors. Early in the 20th century, the American translator Charles Derbyshire (whose English translation of Rizal's "Mi Ultimo Adios" is the most popular and most often recited version) translated the poem, but the translation contained flaws, as can be seen for example in the fifth line ...
The poems were written in the Spanish language by Pedro Paterno, a Filipino poet, novelist, politician, [1] and former seminarian. [2] The Tagalog word sampaguita (uses the Spanish-style spelling of " sampagita ") in the title of the book refers to the Jasminum sambac , a species of jasmine that is native to the Philippines and other parts of ...
Biag ni Lam-ang (lit. ' The Life of Lam-ang ') is an epic story of the Ilocano people from the Ilocos region of the Philippines.It is notable for being the first Philippine folk epic to be recorded in written form, and was one of only two folk epics documented during the Philippines' Spanish Colonial period, along with the Bicolano epic of Handiong.
He writes poetry and short stories for children and is engaged in literary translation. His critical essays on language and literature have been published in national and international journals such as Kritika Kultura, Philippine Studies, Unitas, Tomas Literary Journal, Bulawan Journal of Arts and Culture, Daluyan, Loyola Schools Review, Katipunan Journal, Hasaan, and the Malay Indonesian Studies.
It was also recognized by the National Book Development Board and the Manila Critics Circle as a Finalist for Best Book of Poetry in the 27th National Book Award in 2008. [ 7 ] Villafania was one of the 11 Outstanding Pangasinenses conferred with the 2010 Asna Award for the Arts and Culture (Literature) during the first Agew na Pangasinan and ...
Depiction of Lam-Ang, the protagonist of Biag ni Lam-Ang, an Ilocano epic.. Philippine epic poetry is the body of epic poetry in Philippine literature.Filipino epic poetry is considered to be the highest point of development for Philippine folk literature, encompassing narratives that recount the adventures of tribal heroes.
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; Appearance. move to sidebar hide. This is a list of Tagalog literary works. Notable literary ...