The poet wrote these Tagalog verses in the early 20th century as part of a longer poem dedicated to his mother.
Poem: Ang Aking Ina (My Mother)
Tula para sa ina…
PHILIPPINE LITERATURE
Ang Bilin ng Lobo
Tungkol sa tapat na pagkakaibigan ang tulang ito ni Amado V. Hernandez. Masasabing isa din itong halimbawa ng pabula dahil may pagsasatao ng hayop.
Kung Tuyo na ang Luha Mo, Aking Bayan
A patriotic poem in the Tagalog language by Amado V. Hernandez
Filipino Love Poetry
Filipinos can refer to a ‘love poem’ as tula sa pag-ibig, tula ng pag-ibig or tulang pag-ibig.
tula ng pag-ibig
poem of love
poem of love
tulang pag-ibig
love poem
tula sa pag-ibig
poem on love
Partial list of Tagalog poems available for reading on this website: Continue reading “Filipino Love Poetry”
Sa 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 eight years old, though that assumption is now widely doubted.
It is translated into English as ‘To My Fellow Youth.’
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Isang 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.
Tagalog Proverbs About Children
Mga Salawikaing Tungkol sa Mga Bata
Uhaw ang Tigang na Lupa
Maikling Kuwento ni Liwayway Arceo
This Tagalog short story has been translated into English as “Thirsty is the Arid Land” and “Thirsty is the Parched Earth.”