Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Versification:
Octosyllabic
Legendary and religious poems
Dodecasyllabic
Romance
Dalawang Balon
Hindi Malingon
Sa araw ay Bunbong
Sa gabi ay dahon
Sang dalagang marikit
Nakaupo sa tinik
Ex of Maxims
Pag hindi ukol,
Hindi bubukol.
-means
What is not intended for one will not bear fruit.
Used in witchcraft or enchantments
Sa hinaba-haba ng prusisyon
Sa simbahan din pala ang tuloy
Hele hele
Bago kyeme
Halimbawa (for example):
Mythical creatures
Aswang
Dila
Diwata
Dwende
Tikbalang
Mankukulam
Ifugao – Hudhud hi Aliguyon
Ilocos – Biagni Lam-ang
Bicol - Ibalon
Mindanao – Darangan
Panay – Hinilawod
Bagobo - Tuwaang
Kalinga – Ulaliim
Manobo – Agyu or Olahing
Subanon - Sandayo
Aliguyon
the exploits of Aliguyon as he battles his arch-enemy, Pambukhayon
Biagni Lam-Ang
tells of the adventuresvof Lam-Ang who exhibits extraordinary
powers at a very early age.
Ibalon
the story of three Bicol heroes: Baltog, Handiong, Bantiong
Hinilawod
oldest and longest epic poem in Panay
the exploits of three Sulodnon demigod brothers, LabawDonggon,
Humadapnon and Dumalapdap of ancient Panay
IBALON FESTIVAL
Hinilawod
a form of folk lyric which expresses the people’s hopes,
aspirations, and lifestyles
repetitive and sonorous, didactic and naive
traditional songs and melodies
inspired by the reaction of the people to their
environment
uyayi – lullaby
komintang – war song
kundiman – melancholic love song
harana – serenade
tagay – drinking song
mambayu – Kalinga rice-pounding song
subli – dance-ritual song of courtship /marriage
Tagulaylay- songs of the dead
WAKAS