Tuesday, March 08, 2005
INANG LUPA: BABAE
The other layers of meaning to it, I'll leave for you to discover:
ISANG MALIGAYA AT MAPAGPALAYANG ARAW NG MGA KABABAIHAN SA INYONG LAHAT, MGA KASAMA!!!
INANG LUPA: BABAE
Sabi nila'y madugo
Ang pagsilang ng mundo
Ngunit nababatid mo,
Ito'y mula sa puso.
- John Torraba, Philippines.
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The Tanaga is a type of short Filipino poem, consisting of four lines with seven syllables each with the same rhyme at the end of each line - that is to say a 7777 syllable form, with an AAAA rhyme pattern. It's almost a dying art!
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Its modern counterpart, The Modern Tanaga, still uses the 7777 syllable count, but rhymes range from dual rhyme forms: AABB, ABAB, ABBA; to freestyle forms such as AAAB, BAAA, or ABCD. Tanagas do not have titles traditionally because the Tanaga should speak for itself. However, moderns can opt to give them titles.
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