TULA: Biyolin (Violin)
This Tagalog poem was written by the prolific Filipino poet José Corazón de Jesús. BIYOLIN Ito’y isang pugad niyang mayang paking na huhuni-huni’t hahali-halinghing, at ang apat namang mahihinang...
View ArticleSa Bilangguan ng Pag-ibig
The poem “In Love’s Prison” was written by the prolific Filipino poet Jose Corazon de Jesus. SA BILANGGUAN NG PAG-IBIG WALANG SALA’Y NAPIPIIT! Lumuluhang isinasayapak ng dalagang walang awa: kay A....
View ArticleNinoy Aquino’s Arrival Speech
Araw ni Ninoy Aquino sa ika-21 ng Agosto * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleSa Aking Mga Kabata
First appearing in the book Kung Sino ang Kumatha ng Florante by Hermenigildo Cruz in 1909, this Tagalog poem was long assumed to have been written by Filipino national hero Jose Rizal when he was...
View ArticleTULA: Manggagawa
This Tagalog poem about the important role Filipino laborers perform in Philippine society was written by Jose Corazon de Jesus. MANGGAGAWA Bawat palo ng martilyo sa bakal mong pinapanday alipatong...
View ArticleFlorante at Laura (Buod)
Buod ng Florante at Laura Ang kuwento ng Florante at Laura ay nagsisimula sa isang madilim na gubat sa may dakong labas ng bayang Albanya, malapit sa ilog Kositong na ang tubig ay makamandag. Dito...
View ArticleTula: Bayan Ko
Bayan Ko (My Country) is a Tagalog poem written by José Corazón de Jesús in 1929. It was set to music by Constancio de Guzman and became a very popular song during the struggle against the Marcos...
View ArticleSa Gabi ng Isang Piyon
In the Night of a Peon is a Tagalog poem written by Lamberto E. Antonio in 1946. It is about the life of a Filipino laborer. SA GABI NG ISANG PIYON Paano ka makakatulog? Iniwan man ng mga palad mo ang...
View ArticlePoem: Kay Ama (To Father)
Father's Day 2020 was on Sunday, June 21. * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleAng Kaibigang Tunay (Poem)
This short poem was written by Filipino poet Al Q. Perez. It is included in his poetry collection bahay-kubo: Mga Tulang Pambata, published by the Philippine Normal College Press in 1967. Tulang...
View ArticleSalawikain: Tagalog Proverbs
The Tagalog word for “proverb” is salawikain. Here are a few examples of Filipino proverbs with English and/or Spanish translations! Nagpapakain ma’t masama sa loob, ang pinakakain hindi nabubusog. Si...
View ArticleLarawan ng Isang Ulila
This Tagalog poem’s title can be translated into English as Picture of an Orphan Child. LARAWAN NG ISANG ULILA Pusong makopa. Tadyang na kawayan. Mga matang walang alipato ni alitaptap. Marak na...
View ArticleIsang Dipang Langit
The title of this poem by Amado V. Hernandez can be translated into English as A Piece of Heaven. Signed in Muntinlupa Prison on April 22, 1952. Isang Dipang Langit Ako’y ipiniit ng linsil na puno...
View ArticleHalimbawa ng Talumpati
This is great example of a traditional speech in Tagalog. It was given by Ms. Pilar J. Lazaro Hipolito at Bagumbayan, in commemoration of the 10th year after the execution of Filipino national hero...
View ArticleKapampangan Riddles
Bugtong in Tagalog, Bugtung in Kapampangan * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleIBALON
Ang Ibalon ay matandang pangalan ng Bikol. Ibalon is an old name for the Bicol region of the Philippines. Noong 1895, si Prayle Jose Castaño ay may kinaibigang lagalag na mang-aawit na si Cadungdung....
View ArticleNoli Me Tangere (English Summary)
A summary in English of the classic Philippine novel Noli Me Tangere, written in Spanish by Filipino national hero Jose Rizal * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleTigmo-Tigmo: Visayan Riddles
These Filipino riddles are in the Visayan language, not Tagalog. English translation is provided. Visayan Riddle: Baboy sa lasang, ang tunok puro lansang. English Translation: A wild pig of the forest...
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