This Spanish poem was written by Jose Rizal in Heidelberg, Germany, in April of 1896.
Spanish Poems
This category is for poems in the Spanish language written by Filipinos, mostly during the Spanish colonial period in the Philippines.
Mi Ultimo Adiós (Jose Rizal)
This was the last poem written by Filipino national hero Jose Rizal before he was executed in Manila on December 30, 1896.
It was untitled, but Filipinos refer to it as ‘Mi Ultimo Adios‘ (English translation: My Last Farewell) and have variously translated it into Tagalog as Huling Paalam and Ang Aking Huling Paalam.
Que Dios Le Perdone
Written in the Spanish language by the Chinese mestizo Carlos Calao (Kalaw), this poem was published in the year 1614. It’s an excoriation of Cali Pulacu (better known to modern Filipinos as Lapu-Lapu) for having killed Ferdinand Magellan, who is credited for having begun the Christianization of the Philippines.
The title can be translated into English as “That God May Forgive Him.”
Isang Alaala Ng Aking Bayan
Salin sa Tagalog ng Isang Tulang isinulat ni Jose Rizal sa wikang Espanyol
A La Juventud Filipina (Jose Rizal)
This Spanish poem was written by Filipino national hero Jose Rizal when he was only 18 years old. It won him first prize in a competition at the University of Santo Tomas. Continue reading “A La Juventud Filipina (Jose Rizal)”
¡Me Piden Versos!
This Spanish poem was written by Filipino national hero Jose Rizal in Madrid in 1882.
¡ME PIDEN VERSOS!
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Piden que pulse la lira
há tiempo callada y rota:
¡Si ya no arranco una nota
ni mi musa ya me inspira!
Balbuce fría y delira
si la tortura mi mente;
cuando ríe, sólo miente,
como miente su lamento.
Y es que en mi triste aislamiento
mi alma ni goza ni siente.
Jose Rizal’s First Poem
According to his sister Soledad, Mi Primera Inspiración is Jose Rizal’s first poem, written when he was nine years old. Continue reading “Jose Rizal’s First Poem”
EL CANTO DE MARÍA CLARA
“Canto de María Clara” por José Rizál. Declamada por la Sra Doña Delfina San Agustín de González (1905-1992) – Recitadora Filipina en Castellano. La estrella mas grande del teatro Español en Las Filipinas. Encantadora y artista de la palabra.
EL CANTO DE MARÍA CLARA
donde es amigo cuanto alumbra el sol,
vida es la brisa que en sus campos vuela,
grata la muerte y más tierno amor!
Ardientes besos en los labios juegan,
de una madre en el seno al despertar,
buscan los brazos a ceñir el cuello,
y los ojos sonríense al mirar.
Dulce es la muerte por la propia patria
donde es amigo cuanto alumbra el sol;
muerte es la brisa para quien no tiene
una patria, una madre y un amor.
Ito ang Awit ni Maria Clara mula sa nobelang Noli Me Tangere.