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TRANSLATION:



Listen to Tagalog Poems


tula
poem

maikling tula
short poem

mahabang tula
long poem

tulang pambata
children's poem



an easy Tagalog poem about friendship



Ang Kaibigang Tunay

Kaibigang tunay ay laging matapat,
ang tulong ay laan sa lahat ng oras.

Siya ay mabait at saka marangal
sa lahat ng saglit ay maaasahan.

Sa pangangailangan, siya'y laging handa
nang ang kaibiga'y hindi mapahiya.

Siya'y nakalaan kahit na magtiis
upang mapagbigyan, katotong matalik.

Kaibigang lubos, kaibigang tapat
ay kayamanan din ang nakakatulad.


(From bahay-kubo: Mga Tulang Pambata by Al Q. Perez.
Published by the Philippine Normal College Press, 1967.)




VOCABULARY WORDS:

kaibigan = friend
lagi = always
matapat = faithful
tulong = help
sa lahat ng oras = at all times

siya = he or she
mabait = kind, nice
saka = also
marangal = honorable, has integrity
saglit = moment
sa lahat ng saglit = at every moment
maaasahan = reliable

pangangailangan = need
handa = ready
kaibiga'y = short for "kaibigan ay"
laging handa = always ready
katoto = friend, pal
kayamanan = treasure, wealth
nakakatulad = akin, similar to, is like

To increase your Filipino cultural literacy, make sure to read and listen to
an excerpt from the Tagalog metrical romance, Florante at Laura.
It's 19th-century Tagalog poetry at its finest.