Kung Ikaw Lang Sana
Kung ikaw lang sana ay isang bituin
Saka ako’y buwang lagi mong kapiling
Suyuin man kita kung gabing malalim
Walang mapangutyang lilibak sa atin
Sa likod ng ulap, ikaw ay akin din.
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A short Tagalog love poem!
Kung ikaw lang sana ay isang bituin
Saka ako’y buwang lagi mong kapiling
Suyuin man kita kung gabing malalim
Walang mapangutyang lilibak sa atin
Sa likod ng ulap, ikaw ay akin din.
“My Valentine” is a poem in Tagalog by Filipino poet Aniceto Silvestre.
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 eight years old, though that assumption is now widely doubted.
It is translated into English as ‘To My Fellow Youth.’
Continue reading “Sa Aking Mga Kabata”
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.
This narrative poem in the Tagalog language was written by the Filipino poet Jose Corazon de Jesus, who was also known as Huseng Batute. The title can be translated into English as “The Return.” Continue reading “TULA: Ang Pagbabalik”
Ang tulang ito ay isinulat ni Jose Corazon de Jesus.
A Filipino poem written by Francisco Baltazar for his beloved Maria Asuncion Rivera (M.A.R.). It is part of Florante at Laura.
The title can be translated into English as “To Celia.” Continue reading “Kay Selya”
This poem was written by Ildefonso Santos. 🪁