Poetry in the Philippines

“Heart, What Are You?” (1928) is a Tagalog poem written by the acclaimed Filipino poet Jose Corazon de Jesus. He compares the heart to a bell and a clock, among other things, in the most insightful, poetic way.                                                                                                                     PUSO, ANO KA? Ang puso ng tao ay isang batingaw, sa palo ng hirap, umaalingawngaw hihip lang ng hapis pinakadaramdam, ngumt pag lagi nang nasanay, kung minsan, nakapagsasaya kahit isang bangkay. Ang puso ng tao’y parang isang relos, atrasadong oras itong tinutumbok, orat...

Bayan Ko (My Country) is a Tagalog poem was written by José Corazón de Jesús in 1929. It was set to music by Constancio de Guzman and became a very popular song during the struggle against the Marcos dictatorship in the 1980s. BAYAN KO Ang bayan kong Pilipinas Lupain ng ginto’t bulaklak Pag-ibig na sa kanyang palad Nag-alay ng ganda’t dilag.At sa kanyang yumi at ganda Dayuhan ay nahalina Bayan ko, binihag ka Nasadlak sa dusa. Ibon mang may layang lumipad kulungin mo at umiiyak Bayan pa kayang sakdal dilag Ang di magnasang makaalpas! Pilipinas kong minumutya Pugad ng luha ko’t dalita Aking adhika, Makita kang sakdal laya. https://www.tagaloglang.com/tula-bayan-ko-my-country/