"Ako'y may alaga" (transl. "I have a pet"; occasionally referred to as "Asong mataba" or "Ang aking alaga") is a Filipino poem in the Tagalog language of unknown authorship taught in elementary schools across the Philippines, typically in Kindergarten and grade 1.[1][2] While many different versions exist, most versions are similar to the following:[3][4]
Ako'y may alaga, Asong mataba. Buntot ay mahaba, Makinis ang mukha.
Mahal niya ako, Mahal ko rin siya. Kaya kaming dalawa, Ay laging magkasama.
I have a pet, A fat dog. Long is his[a] tail, smooth is his face.
I love him, and he loves me. That's why the two of us are always together.
Owing to the poem's popularity in the country, the pinoy rock band Siakol recorded a song to an expanded version of the poem in their 1996 album, Tayo Na Sa Paraiso.[5] Poems based on the original, written by Filipino elementary school students, can be found in professional journals from as early as 1977.[6]
^Par, Sabrina (19 May 2015). "Mga tula at awit" [Poems and songs]. SlideShare. University of the Philippines Integrated School. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
^Yepez, Dorothy (18 February 2013). "TARLAC SMILE…..One More Time!". SMB Mountaineers SMILE Project. SMB Mountaineers. Retrieved 2016-12-25.
^Kalinangang Pilipino K [Philippine Culture (for Kindergartners)] (in Tagalog). Rex Bookstore, Inc. p. 69. ISBN9789712311871.
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