LITERATURE IN REGION VI (WESTERN VISAYAS) Provinces and Capital Aklan - Kalibo Antique - San Jose de Buenavista Capiz - Roxas City Guimaras - Jordan Iloilo - Iloilo City Negros Occidental - Bacolod City Hiligaynon is the lingua franca of the West Visayas in Philippines. The mother language of West Visayas is Kiniray-a or Hiraya. The popular literary artforms in Western Visayas are the binalaybay or poem, the paktakon or riddle, the sugidanon or story/folktale, the banggianay or debate, the hurobaton or proverbs, asoy or epic, amba or songs, and the komposo or traditional song. MYTH
Tungkung Langit and Alunsina CHARACTERS Tungkung Langit Industrious Loving Kind God Alunsina Lazy Jealous Selfish Goddess THEME AND MORAL / LESSON Theme The myth is about the two Gods who fall in love to each other but ended separated because they lose their trust and patience to each other. Moral / Lesson Before you do a thing, think it a billion times so that you would not regret at the end. Give trust to the one that you love.
EPIC (Asoy) Hinilawod ORIGIN AND SIGNIFICANCE The term "Hinilawod" means “Tales from the Mouth of the Halawod River". Hinilawod is an epic poem written by the early inhabitants of a place called Sulod in central Panay. Hinilawod is not just a literary piece but also a source of information about culture, religion and rituals of the ancient people of Sulod; showing us that ancient Filipinos believed in the “sacred,” in the importance of family honor and in personal courage and dignity. THEME AND MORAL / LESSON Theme The epic is about the exploits of three Sulodnon brothers, Labaw Donggon, Humadapnon, and Dumalapdap of ancient Panay. Moral / Lesson Listen to the counsel of your parents. Do not remove yourself from the right path. Do not succumb to temptation for it will lead you to tragedy and failure.
RIDDLES (Paktakon)
Ang puno buko-boko Dahon daw abaniko, Bunga daw parasko, Perdegones ang liso.
May diotay nga kaban-kaban, Naga-abri keg naga si man, Ang sulod puro tul-an Kon kaisa nagadunlan.
The trunk is full of nodes Leaves like fans, Fruits like large wine bottles, Pellets are the seeds.
There is a small chest That opens and closes by itself The contents are all bones Sometimes it chokes.
Kapayas / Papaya
Baba / Mouth
PROVERBS (Hurobaton) Mauntay ang sanga nga linghod, Ang gulang na, matuod.
Kon indi ikaw mag-antos, Indi ka gid magsantos.
A young sapling is easily straightened, But an old branch is brittle.
You can’t be a saint, If you don’t sacrifice.
Ang obra indi makapatay, Pero ang pagkasubo amo ang makapatay. Work can’t kill But worrying does.
FOLK SONGS (Komposo) Si Pilemon, Si Pilemon Dandansoy POEMS (Binalaybay) Ang Ermita sa Baryo (The Chapel in the Barrio) by Magdalena G. Jalandoni Fictionist and poet “Grand Old Lady of Ilonggo Literature” Best-known among Ilonggo novelists, the most represented in the collections of local and foreign libraries. Republic Cultural Heritage Award in 1969 Meter Theme Three stanzas The poem is about the chapel in the barrio which is 4 Lines per stanzas maid of nipa, cogon and bamboo. 12 syllables per line
Meter Theme
Diplomat Listening to the Speech of Another Diplomat by: Dominador Ilio Isaias Topacio Domingo, Basilio, Crisostomo de la Cruz, and J.D. Ibarra Poet and fiction writer
Free verse Two stanzas First stanza – 12 lines Second stanza – 8 lines The poem presents a story wherein the father cannot go out and enjoy special moments with his family because he is too busy working for his family's future.
