Pre-Colonial Philippine Literature

The literature of a formative past by the various

groups of people who inhabited the archipelago.
A literature of varying human interest. Close to the
religious and political organizations of the ancient
Filipinos. The verses were addressed to the ears
rather than the eyes.
Verses composed and sung were regarded as group
property.
SPANISH COLONIAL PERIOD
Spanish occupied Philippines in early 15th century.
The First Filipino alphabet is Alibata when Spanish
colonized Philippines they changed alibatas into
Roman alphabet. Spanish banned the use of Alibata
because they believed that it is a work of evil. So
Spanish fully introduced the Spanish literary language
using many Spanish terms.
The European literature was brought by the Spaniards
and are assimilated in Filipino songs and indigenous
themes. The early printing press in the Philippine is
run and monopolized by the Spaniards friars.
During Spanish colonization Filipinos felt that they
being harassed by the Spaniards. Then the Birth of
the Propaganda movement and La Solidaridad. Then
Filipino fought and introduced Tagalog to be the
language of revolution of the nationalist movement.
Literature under Spanish Colonial period
SONGS: A song is a composition for voice or voices,
performed by singing. A choral or vocal song maybe
accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be
unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs.
The lyrics (words) of songs are typically of a poetic,
rhyming nature, though they maybe religious verses
or free prose.
RELIGIOUS DRAMA: as setting forth events recorded
in the Bible or moral lessons to be drawn from
religious teaching, is distinctively medieval in
character, and in origin is closely connected with the
services of the Church. (ex: Panunuluyan (Tagalog for
"asking for lodgings)is a Philippine Christmas
dramatic ritual narrating the Holy Familys search for a
place to stay in Bethlehem for Jesus Christs birth
through song.)
DRAMA: the specific mode of fiction represented in
performance. The enactment of drama in theatre,
performed by actors on a stage before an audience,
presupposes collaborative modes of production and a
collective form of reception (ex. Why Women Wash
the Dishes is a play that depicts a betting game
between couple whom either one would not like to
wash the dishes. The play is filled with humor and
antiques.
POETRY: is an imaginative awareness of experience
expressed through meaning, sound, and rhythmic
language choices so as to evoke an emotional
response. Poetry has been known to employ meter
and rhyme, but this is by no means necessary. The
very nature of poetry asan authentic and individual

mode of expression makes it nearly impossible to

define.
SHORT STORY: A short story is a brief work of
literature, usually writtenin narrative prose.A classic
definition of a short story is that one should be able to
read it in one sitting.
AMERICAN COLONIAL PERIOD
Philippine literary production during the American
Period in the Philippines was spurred bytwo
significantdevelopments in education and culture. One
is the introduction of free public instruction for all
children of school age and two, the use of English as
medium of instruction in all levels of education in
public schools.
Free public education made knowledge and
information accessible to a greater number of
Filipinos. Those who availed of this education through
college were able to improve their social status and
joined a good number of educated masses who
became part of the countrys middleclass.
The use of English as medium of instruction
introduced Filipinos to Anglo-American modes of
thought, culture and life ways that would be
embedded not only in the literature produced but also
in the psyche of the countrys educated class. It was
this educated class that would be the well spring of a
vibrant
Philippine literature in English, as a direct result of
American colonization of the country, could not
escape being imitative of American models of writing
especially during its period of apprenticeship.
Literature under American Colonial Period
TAGALOGNOVELA: is along prose narrative that
describes fictional characters and events in the form
of a sequential story, usually. A Tagalog novel is a
novel written in,of course, Tagalog.
ROMANTIC POETRY: the filtering of natural emotion
through the human mind in order to create art,
coupled with an awareness of the duality created by
such a process.
SHORTSTORIES: a short story is a brief work of
literature, usually written in narrative prose. A classic
definition of a short story is that one should be able to
read it in one sitting

Mga Bugtong: Ito ay isang palaisipan o talinghaga na

may nakatagong kahulugan. Ang bugtong ay Isang
pangungusap na patanong nahumihingi ng kasagutan.
Ang mga bugtong ay kadalasang patungkol sa paguugali, kaisipan, pang-araw-araw na buhay at
katutubong paligid ng mga Pilipino.
Dalawang batong maitim, malayo ang
dinarating. MATA
Limang puno ng niyog, isay matayog. DALIRI
Nang hatakin ko ang baging, nagkagulo ang
mga matsing. KAMPANA
Sa buhatan ay may silbi, sa igiban ay walang
sinabi. BASKET / BAYONG
Isa ang pasukan, tatlo ang labasan.
KAMISETA / DAMIT
Nakatalikod na ang prinsesa, ang mukhay
nakaharap pa. BALIMBING
Araw-araw nabubuhay, taon-taon namamatay.
KALENDARYO
Dumaan ang hari, nagkagatan ang mga pari.
SIPER / ZIPPER

Mga Alamat: Ang alamat ay isang uri ng kwentong

bayan at panitikan na nagkukuwento tungkol sa mga
pinagmulan ng mga bagay-bagay sa daigdig. Ito ay mga
kwento o kathang-isip na pinagpasapasahan ng mga
tao sa pamamagitan ng salita kung saan ito ay
nagtataglay ng mga eksplanasyon o mga paliwanag sa
mga bagay, lugar o iba pang mga kaganapang natural.
Kalimitan ay mayroon ditong mapupulot na mga
ginituang aral.
Alamat ng Sampalok
Alamat ng Saging
Alamat Ng Buwan At Mga Bituin
Alamat ng Pinya
Alamat ng Sampaguita
Alamat ng Durian
Alamat ng Bayabas

Mga Mito: Ang mitolohiya ay koleksyon ng mga iba'tibang kwentong mito na nasasalig sa pangyayari noong
unang panahon at tumutukoy sa kahalagahan
kadalasan ay tungkol sa mga diyos at bayani. Ang mga
myth ay walang pasubaling pinaniniwalaan ng mga tao
noong unang panahon sapagkat iyay bahagi ng
kanilang pananampalataya.

Ang Diwata ng Karagatan

Si Malakas at si Maganda
Maria Makiling

Mga Salawikain: Ang salawikain ay binubuo ng mga

parirala sa anyong patula na karaniwang naghahayag
ng mga gintong aral. Ang mga salawikain, kawikaan,
kasabihan, wikain, o sawikain ay mga maiiksing
pangungusap na lubhang makahulugan at naglalayong
magbigay patnubay sa ating pang-araw-araw na
pamumuhay. Naglalaman ito ng mga karunungan.
Ang katotohana'y kahit na ibaon, lilitaw
pagdating ng takdang panahon
Ang taong tamad, kadalasa'y salat
May pakpak ang balita, may tainga ang lupa
Sagana sa puri, dukha sa sarili
Ang mabuting halimbawa, ay higit na mabisa
kaysa pahayag na dakila
Madali ang maging tao, mahirap magpakatao.

Mga Pamahiin: Ang pamahiin ay isang walang

basehang paniniwala hinggil sa mga bagay-bagay na
wala namang relasyon sa isa't isa.
Pag nabungi ka sa iyong panaginip, may
miyembro ng inyong pamilya ang mamatay.
Kumagat sa pinto o haligi para hindi matuloy.
Bawal magligpit hanggat di pa tapos kumain
lahat ng nasa hapag kainan. Hindi raw
makakapag-asawa.
May nakaalala daw sa iyo pag nasamid o
nabulunan ka habang kumakain.
Bawal magpakasal ang magkapatid sa loob ng
isang taon o pag may namatay na kamag-anak.
Sukob. Mamalasin ka.
Wag didiretso sa bahay pag galing sa lamay,
susundan ka daw kasi ng patay
Papahiran daw ng laway ang bata ng taong
nakabati dito para iwas usog
Para mawala ang sinok ng bata, lagyan ng
sinulid sa noo