Expert: Susan Rand - 11/25/2006

Question
why icant find the poem of leona f. florentino the blasted hope,where can i find them?

Answer
Hi jerlyn:

Here you go:



         Ay, gasat ayaunayen aya,

         ti banag ni ayat ken tungpalna!

         ta laksidem man toy siinanama,

         kadagiti ragsakmo ken liwliwa.



         Gapuna a di agsarday ti panagsangsangit,

         toy pusok agnanayon a sisasaibbek,

         gapu amin ken ayat a naidadanes,

         a mangted ti nakaro a ladingit.

         Takunaynayem kad’ ti siririgat,

         a liday toy pusok a sipapasag,

         ta kas as-asugen daytoy riknak,

         ti naldaang unay kenka a pannakaisinak.



         Asiak payen a maikawa,

         amangan ta naklaat a naisina;

         ta dagiti dungngo nga inruamna,

         no itayen ket pusayenna.



         Ruam kad’ ita ni dungngo,

         saanen ta panangikulbo

         ta diak impapan ken impato

         nga ayatko piman ti mairubo.



         Kas gamut a nabalangatan,

         pusok kenka riknak ti kas maawan:

         ala P……isun, isunan,

         isun ta gulibmo ti innak kapnekan.



         Kunak a ta di ka met gawidan,

         ta ania kad toy inna kaikarian;

         ta uray liwliwa koma nga innak pagragsakan,

         anta patayko ket a pakauloyan.



         Imbilangko a lawag a naiddep,

         wenno an-annayko a naidegdeg;

         gibusam laeng ta turdek,

         ni patay tangay sikat’ nangted.



         Ubbogem pay ti naut-ut-ot

         kenka nangnangruna a karo ni tuok,

         tangay siwawaknit toy pusok,

         ket siraragsak met nga umarakup.



         Itan ta sumina ka

         “Sadin yanmon?” inoranorasto nga innak kunkuna,

         maulilanto metten dagitoy mata;

         “Ay awanen di naidumat’ ragsakna!”



         Iti lagipmo dikanto idian,

         ditoy ili a nakayanakam

         nupay ragsakto laeng ti kalak-amam,

         dinto koma ipalubos ta gasatmo a didiay pakabatiam.



         Luluak met la ti ibuyogko,

         a gapu ti leddaang toy puso,

         ket sapay koma dayta taknengmo,

         dinto rakraken ni limdo.



         Agdiosak met ti kumuyog kenka,

         iti ipapan mo idiay Abra;

         iti lagipmo dikanto koma isina,

         kadagiti silaladingit a mamalubos kenka.

This of course written in her native language. The poem's actual name is "Naangawan a Kablaaw" and you can find it here: http://philippinesonline.org/nakem/FULL_PAPERS/soria%20et%20al-ilokano%20women%2... (You will have to cut and paste as this site does not support hyperlinks).

I hope this helps. If it does, a nice rating would be greatly appreciated. I am proud of my high score over 850 questions.

Thank you for writing.