Idlivun – Tandaganon Translation
*Note this poem is in Tandaganon “Gahanap pa gihapon ako sa iya Sa kalasangan Sa kapatagan Ngadto sa langit Tapad sa tumoy nan kalibutan Sa mga kabatohan Ug mga bulalakaw…
Kumao – Ilocano Translation
*Note this poem is in Ilocano Maysa a kuko manipud kenni Tara, agay-ay-ayam idiay paraangan, Dua a kuko manipud kenni Kevin, napukaw iti kasipngetan, Tallo a kuko manipud kenni Leo,…
Mangmangkik – Ilocano Transltion
*Note this poem is in Ilocano Malagip ko tay kimat Ti ayamuom ti nakset a kudil Ti naraniag a panaggilap Ket naimatangak Tay buwaya Nga nangtakaw tay bagik Innala ti…
Pongkoe
Every night when I was a child I laid on my bed, oft beguiled I could not drift into sleep Because it would always creep By the foot of my…
Kulariut
Once when I was a child I wondered what it was to be wild To live in the forests and in the trees To befriend the boars and the bees…
Bakunawa
The moon came into the cloudless night In her garb of flowing silver. The small boy stares at her Through the still air The moon waves her gentle arms Dancing…
Idlivun
“I still look for her In the forests In empty fields Through the sky Beside the horizon On barren rocks And falling stars I wonder where She could be now…
Karkarma
I wish to go where we shall meet, Together, in a silent retreat Alone is where my heart resides To see you is my last desire And in my heart…
Tamyaw
They own the land of tooth and green Forever there and yet unseen Trampled underneath the feet Of those that worship Wall Street How the times where did they go?…
Wak-wak (Aklan)
As I was walking home alone I saw a woman who made no sound My breath was heavy as stone When I saw her feet not touch the ground I…