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Ildefonso Santiago Santos (January 23, 1897 – January 28, 1984) was a Filipino educator, poet, and linguist.Recognized as one of the finest poets in Tagalog, [1] Santos was also renowned with his translations of Rubaiyat of Omar Khayam and of the Philippine National Anthem, and for his use of the ancient Filipino form of poetry known as Tanaga.
Many newspapers have a weekly tanka column, and there are many professional and amateur tanka poets; Makoto Ōoka's poetry column was published seven days a week for more than 20 years on the front page of Asahi Shimbun. [11] As a parting gesture, outgoing PM Jun'ichirō Koizumi wrote a tanka to thank his supporters.
"Bayan Ko" (usually translated as "My Country"; Spanish: Nuestra patria, lit. 'Our Motherland') is one of the most recognizable patriotic songs of the Philippines.It was written in Spanish by the revolutionary general José Alejandrino in light of the Philippine–American War and subsequent American occupation, and translated into Tagalog some three decades later by the poet José Corazón de ...
Pilipinas kong mahal. Dibdib at puso ko’y alay, Pilipinas kong mahal Ang dagat at dalatan mo’y nag-uutos upang ikaw ay lagi kong paglingkuran, Pilipinas kong mahal Ang bayan ko'y tanging ikaw, Pilipinas kong mahal. Ang puso ko at buhay man, sa iyo'y ibibigay. Tungkulin ko’y gagampanan, na lagi kang paglingkuran. Ang laya mo'y babantayan ...
In 1998. the University of the Philippines published in book form some of his selected writings Saan Papunta ang mga Putok?. In 1997, his short-story, Si Anto , was translated to English and anthologized in Stories From Southeast Asia (Malaysia) and considered as one of the best short-stories in Southeast Asia for the past 30 years, according ...
In the time of the Man'yōshū (compiled after 759 AD), the term "tanka" was used to distinguish "short poems" from the longer chōka (長歌, "long poems").In the ninth and tenth centuries, however, notably with the compilation of the Kokin Wakashū, the short poem became the dominant form of poetry in Japan, and the originally general word waka (和歌, "Japanese poem") became the standard ...
Almario has been a recipient of numerous awards such as several Palanca Awards, two grand prizes from the Cultural Center of the Philippines, the Makata ng Taon of the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, the TOYM for literature, and the Southeast Asia Write Award of Bangkok. He was an instructor at the Lagao Central Elementary School from 1969 to 1972.
[5]: 30 As early as 1941, Juan Feleo, a well-known peasant leader and member of the Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas (PKP), had begun to mobilize peasants in his home province of Nueva Ecija for the conflict. Pedro Abad Santos, founding member of the Socialist Party of the Philippines, had also ordered Luis Taruc to mobilize forces in Pampanga.