The Tanaga consists of four lines with seven syllables each with the same rhyme at the end of each line --- that is to say a 7-7-7-7 Syllabic verse, with an AABB rhyme scheme.
"Catitibay ca tolos sacaling datnang agos! aco’I momonting lomot sa iyo,I popolopot."
Modern orthography
"Katitibay kang tulos Sakaling datnan ng agos! Ako'y mumunting lumot sa iyo'y pupulupot."
Translation
"Oh be resilient you stake Should the waters be coming! I shall cower as the moss To you I shall be clinging."
The above Tanaga is attributed to Friars Juan de Noceda and Pedro de Sanlucar by Vim Nadera, and quoted them as saying “Poesia muy alta en tagalo, compuesta de siete silabas, y cuatro versos, llena de metafora.” (16th century) ("Poetry is quite high in Tagalog, composed of seven syllables, and four verses, full of metaphor.")
A poetic form similar to the Tanaga is the Ambahan. Unlike the Ambahan whose length is indefinite, the Tanaga is a seven-syllable quatrain. Poets test their skills at rhyme, meter and metaphor through the Tanaga because is it rhymed and measured, while it exacts skillful use of words to create a puzzle that demands an answer.
It was a dying art form, but the Cultural Center of the Philippines and National Commission of the Arts is attempting to revivify it. Poetry groups, like the PinoyPoets, promote Filipino poetry in English; the vernacular are also advocating the spread of this art form.
Modern form
The modern Tanaga still uses the 7777 syllable count, but rhymes range from dual rhyme forms: AABB, ABAB, ABBA; to freestyle forms such as AAAB, BAAA, or ABCD. Modern writers may opt to give them titles.[2]
^de Noceda, Juan; Pedro de San Lucar (1754). Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, trabaxado por varios sugetos doctos y graves. Manila: Imprenta de la Compañía de Jesús. pp. 324, 440.
tanaga, other, uses, disambiguation, indigenous, filipino, poem, traditionally, tagalog, language, contents, format, archaic, orthography, modern, orthography, translation, modern, form, also, references, external, linksformat, editthe, consists, four, lines, . For other uses see Tanaga disambiguation The Tanaga is an indigenous Filipino poem traditionally in the Tagalog language Contents 1 Format 1 1 Archaic orthography 1 1 2 Modern orthography 1 3 Translation 2 Modern form 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksFormat EditThe Tanaga consists of four lines with seven syllables each with the same rhyme at the end of each line that is to say a 7 7 7 7 Syllabic verse with an AABB rhyme scheme Archaic orthography 1 Edit Catitibay ca tolossacaling datnang agos aco I momonting lomotsa iyo I popolopot Modern orthography Edit Katitibay kang tulosSakaling datnan ng agos Ako y mumunting lumotsa iyo y pupulupot Translation Edit Oh be resilient you stakeShould the waters be coming I shall cower as the mossTo you I shall be clinging The above Tanaga is attributed to Friars Juan de Noceda and Pedro de Sanlucar by Vim Nadera and quoted them as saying Poesia muy alta en tagalo compuesta de siete silabas y cuatro versos llena de metafora 16th century Poetry is quite high in Tagalog composed of seven syllables and four verses full of metaphor Like the Japanese haiku Tanagas traditionally are untitled Most are handed down by oral history and contain proverbial forms moral lessons and ethics A poetic form similar to the Tanaga is the Ambahan Unlike the Ambahan whose length is indefinite the Tanaga is a seven syllable quatrain Poets test their skills at rhyme meter and metaphor through the Tanaga because is it rhymed and measured while it exacts skillful use of words to create a puzzle that demands an answer It was a dying art form but the Cultural Center of the Philippines and National Commission of the Arts is attempting to revivify it Poetry groups like the PinoyPoets promote Filipino poetry in English the vernacular are also advocating the spread of this art form Modern form EditThe modern Tanaga still uses the 7777 syllable count but rhymes range from dual rhyme forms AABB ABAB ABBA to freestyle forms such as AAAB BAAA or ABCD Modern writers may opt to give them titles 2 See also EditAwit poem Dalit poem Syllabic verseReferences Edit de Noceda Juan Pedro de San Lucar 1754 Vocabulario de la lengua tagala trabaxado por varios sugetos doctos y graves Manila Imprenta de la Compania de Jesus pp 324 440 Buhayin ang Tanaga Retrieved 2022 01 12 External links EditAmbahan Reviving the Art of the Tanaga The Modern Tanaga Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tanaga amp oldid 1119426166, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
