(Q2) U6 L2 Poetry during Spanish colonial period

Philippine poems during the precolonial period

• highlighted epics, riddles, folk songs, and proverbs that depicted the

  spiritual beliefs and everyday lives of natives.

Philippine poetry during the Spanish colonial period
Religion
Values

• focused on _ and _, which became instruments in spreading Christianity and Spanish-oriented culture.

Ladino

• a bilingual poem with religious themes.

• characterized by alternating lines or verses in Tagalog and Spanish.

• The term _ also refers to Filipinos who were fluent in both Spanish and Filipino.

Ladino 

O Diyos, sa'yo ang aming papuri,

Oh Dios, a ti nuestra alabanza,

Ikaw ang gabay sa aming buhay,

Tú eres la luz en nuestra esperanza.

Pusong nagdarasal, handang sumunod,

Corazón orante, dispuesto a seguir,

Sa biyaya Mo, kami'y patuloy na umaasa,

En tu gracia, siempre queremos vivir.

Fr. Francisco Blancas De San Jose 
Francisco Bagongbanta 

In Spain, complimentary verses, usually a poem in sonnet form, appeared in books to encourage people to read them. In the Philippines, a book entitled Memorial de la vida Cristiana en lengua Tagala (Guidelines for the Christian Life in the Tagalog Language) by _ included a ladino or bilingual complimentary poem written by _ known by its first line “Salamat nang walang hangga” (“Unending Thanks”).

Pasyon
Awit 
Korido 
Dalit 

Types of Poems during the Spanish Colonial Period: (P A K D)

Dalit

• a religious poem in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Awit 
12
four
Florante at Laura

• a narrative poem that consists of _ syllables per line and _ lines per

stanza

• has a slow rhythm and is usually accompanied by the use of a Guitar or

Bandurya

• expresses Adoration of the Blessed Virgin Mary as well as platonic and

courtly love

• A famous example of an _ is Francisco Balagtas’s_.

Korido 
Eight 
Four 

• another narrative poem that consists of _ syllables per line and _

lines per stanza

• has a faster rhythm compared to an awit

• An example of a _ is Ibong Adarna, which contains 1,722

stanzas and has five parts.

 
Pasyon 
Five line 
Eight 

• a narrative poem about the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ

• is recited in churches

• consists of _ stanzas with _ syllables per line.

• The earliest known _ is the Ang Mahal na Pasión ni Jesu Christong Panginoon natin na Tola in 1704.

Francisco Baltazar
Master of traditional tagalog poetry

• one of the famous poets of the Spanish colonial period

• wrote the awit Florante at Laura, a metaphor for the tyranny of the

Spanish colonizers.

• considered the _.

Pasyon 

What type of poetry is this?

O, sino kayang di pupukaw  
Sa gayong kahapisang galaw  
Sa lalong mabangis na hayop  
Ay hindi mahabag sa loob  
Kung makikita ay masindak.

Awit

What type of poetry is this?

Sa loob at labas ng bayan kong sawi,  
Kaliluha’y siyang nangyayaring hari,  
Kagalinga’t bait ay nalulugami,  
Ininis sa hukay ng dusa’t pighati.

Korido 

What type of poetry is this?

Sa bundok na lubhang layo,  
May prinsesang nagtatago,  
Ginto’t perlas ang palamyo,  
Sa palasyo ng engkanto.