Tagalog poem has "lilting lyricism"
From Edward Gurango
I much prefer the Tagalog version because that's obviously where your talent shines the brightest--or maybe being a native Tagalog speaker myself, I am biased towards the lilting lyricism of the language. By the way, know you were working on the Tagalog translations of my own pieces. Would like to see how far along you've gone...
From Ruday Arizala
Thanks: I myself like the Tagalog lines. They have as Edward said "lilting lyricism" probably, because that´s the language I was born to and heard when I made my first debut into this world. Modesty aside, for example, I could not believe myself I could produce the "lilting liricism" of the following stanza:
"Tawag sa iyo´y nausyaming Taglagas
Di pag-asang Tagsibul, aliw Tag-init
Ni hindi rin tulog-himbing ng Taglamig
Ngunit panahong napitas ng Taglagas."
Re my translation into Tagalog of some of your pieces, I will do some archaeologing diggings either from what Neneto loves to call "Rodolfo´s bahay ng ipis" or from the diskett where I keep them. If I remember correctly, I have walked a mile already, (although I would not "rather walk a mile to smoke a camel") .Hahahaha.. . .
By the way, the other day we were talking of myriad of stars in heaven in connection with the forwarded colored photos of the universe mentioning that "Antares" is the 15th brightest star in heaven. By coincidence, in this morning (Sunday 04 March 2007, Mass), the first reading was about Genesis 15:5-12:17-18 when the Lord made a Covenant with Abraham, telling him his seed would be as numerous as the stars. and the Lord would give him lands.
" And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall they seed be. And he believed in the Lord; and he counted it to him for righteousness. "
The above quote is from King James Version. Methinks though that the version in the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society is much clearer, to wit:
"He now brought him outside and said: ´Look up, please, to the heavens and count the stars, if you are possibly able to count them." And he went on to say to him: ´So your seed will become.´ And he put faith in Jehovah; and he proceeded to count it to him as rightiousness."
Probably, the above quote or biblical passage is also the reason why some religions are opposed to birth control. It was the Covenant of Jehovah with Abraham that He would give him seed as numerous as the stars in heaven and would provide him lands. Says the Lord: "Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river Euphrates:. . ."
I hope all of you have a blessed Sunday.