LITERARY WORKS

IN REGION 7- CENTRAL VISAYAS

-Sicalac and Sicavay ( A Visayan Creation Myth)
-Legend of dumaguete
-Ang Among Kabantang by Fernando Buyser-
Aquino
-Our Pride translated by Juliet B. Samonte
-Letter to Pedro, U.S. Citezen, Also Called Pete by
Rene Estella Amper
-The Clay Pipe by Marcel M. Navarra
-The Chambers of the Sea by Edith L. Tiempo
Visayan Folk Songs
-Usahay
-Matud Nila
 Riddles (Tigmo)

English Translation
Dili matindog It can’t stand
Kon dili mabusog If it
isn’t full
-sako -sack
  Sa adlaw mong haligi At
daytime, it’s like a post
Magaii moray pagi At
nighttime, it’s like a leaf
-banig -mat
 Sa Babaeng Naghubad sa Dalampasigan
(Isinalin sa Tagalog ni Don Pagusara)

Labis ang aking pagkagitla

sa unti-unting pagkalaglag
ng iyong patadyong
animo’y pilantik ng pasol
sa mayamang pamana
sa maputing dibdib mo.
Kay ganda ng pagkalatag
ng dalawang biyoos,
nakausli sa may umaga
sana’y makatitiyad ako sa ibabaw
ng aking balikhaw!
O anong sarap sumigaw ng mahinahon!
Habang lumilingon-lingon ka
Kung wala bang kasalo sa iyong pagpapabaya,
Naglagitgitan ang mga dahon,
Itinulak ng lunti ang mga laya
at nakisalamuha sa lupa;
pababa ng pababa ang patadyong
kumalat ang iyong kariktan,
‘kinalong ka ng mga alon
inakay ka ng batis
ng liwanag at lilim
hinangad ang mga lusay
upang gawing pana
sa kanilang malikmata
nilathala kang walang katumbas
sa mga hangari’t panaginip
ang iyong pusod karangalan ng Ladabi,
ang iyong kinding dalisay na Sugbuanon;
ibinintang ko sa langit
ang aking kasiyahan
pagkat ng umigkas ang bingwit
iniwan mo ng taga ang aking
kasingkasing.
 
Visayan Folk Songs
Usahay
 
Usahay nagadamago ako
Nga ikaw ug ako nagkahigugmay
Nganong damhugon ko ikaw
Damhugon sa kanunay sa akong Kamingaw
Usahay nagamahay ako
Nganong nabuhi pa ning kalibutan
Nganog giti-awti-aman
Ang gugma ko kanimo, kanimo dae.
 
English Translation
Sometimes I do find that I dream
That you and I are indeed in love,
Why do I keep dreaming of you
I keep dreaming of you
In my loneliness.
Sometimes I really do regret,
That I should ever be
Born into this world.
Why do you keep on belittling
The great love that I have for you,
For you alone
Magnificence
This story was circling on a family and a man that is helping
them. One night, the two children, a boy and a girl was
waiting for a man to arrive even though the man that they
are waiting is not related to them a not suppose to come.
But even though it’s like that, the man still came for the two
children. The man named Vicente promised to the children
that he will buy them pencils that are not in normal size and
for them to be proud on that pencil because that kind of
pencil cannot afford by normal students only. And when
Vicente gave the pencils the boy has two while the girl has
three because Vicente said that she is smarter than the boy;
immediately, the children brought it to school.
Another bight the children were very happy for they
have the pencils. They said to their mother that they
want more pencil and they will tell it to Vicente but
the mother refused, she said that it is not right for
them to be like that to Vicente ‘cause he is not related
to them and Vicente has its own life. Minutes later,
Vicente came and the children thank Vicente and said
that they want more pencils, while their mother went
upstairs. And the three were left downstairs having
some fun then Vicente requested the boy to go up and
get him some drinks and the boy immediately went up
to get some drinks, and then the girl and Vicente were
left, the girl is sitting on the lap of Vicente.
The girl felt that the grip of Vicente on ser arms are
getting tight and when she look at him, she saw
Vicente was sweating and his eyes are not just the
normal and indicating that he want something, she
jumped off Vicente and was very afraid, then her
mother came together with his brother with a glass of
drink. When then girl saw her mother she felt that she
is safe now. After that, the mother told her daughter to
go up stairs while her son to go to his room. And when
the two were gone, the mother slapped Vicente with
full force left and right while Vicente can’t do anything
to defend himself, he just accept what the mother is
doing until he went out the house and go away.
The little girl saw everything and she was amazed with
the magnificence that her mother showed. After that
the mother immediately took off the clothes of her
daughter and said that take a bath. She gave her
daughter new clothes for it to wear and the other take
to trash. She also said that throw away the pencils that
Vicente gave and that little girl didn’t say anything and
do whatever her mother was saying.