Tag: tanaga

‘Puck, puck, puck’: doo dis, doo dat!
Hindi ako umakyat
Ang la mesa — magbigat!
Dali! Dali! sa lahat…

Literal Translation:
[Sound of chicken]: do this, do that!
I cannot seem to lift this up.
This here table is so big!
Hurry! Hurry! To everything…

Third attempt at tanaga- a Filipino poetry of four-lined stanza, with seven syllables in monorhyme.

Author’s note: Another woodworking event in its final stages of painting between Paw and Maw.

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Nag-ta-go! A-lam-ko-na!
O-ber-der! A-lam-ko-na!
Sa-li-kod! A-lam-ko-na!
Ha-nap-in! A-lam-ko-na!

Literal translation:
It’s hiding! I know!
Over there! I know!
In the back! I know!
Find it! I know!

Second attempt at tanaga- a Filipino poetry of four-lined stanza, with seven syllables in monorhyme.

Author’s note: Used spelling convention of the Japanese language due to not knowing how well to spell words in the Filipino language. A back and forth dialogue between Paw and Maw, respectively, about locating a missing bottle of medication.

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Modified Monday, August 06, 2007 11:10:19 PM
Created Monday, August 06, 2007 11:10:19 PM

Shinta, huwag umiyak.
Magtiwala ka sa akin.
Himura, pasensiya ka.
Magsaya tayong lahat!

Translated:
Shinta, please don’t cry.
Trust in me.
Himura, please be patient.
Let’s be happy!

First attempt at tanaga — a Filipino poetry of four-lined stanza, with seven syllables in monorhyme.

Copyright © 2007 by Fluffy von der Flynn. All rights reserved.