Early Stages of Filipino Literature
Early Stages of Filipino Literature
Early Stages of Filipino Literature
Pre-Spanish Period
Apolinario Mabini
Bicol Literature
o the folk epic Ibalon and its hero Handiong
the beginning of the universe and the first man
and woman
A bird pecked a bamboo from which sprang
the first man and woman.
o Combat Myths the struggle between good and evil
battle of the gods Gugurang and Bathala against the
evil tandem of Aswang and Kaldan
the humorous story about the lazy giant Colacog
the adventures of the clumsy trickster Juan Osong
o Tigkisan or Toast
a four-line verse uttered extemporaneously during
a wedding reception, a drinking spree, or a simple
gathering
The Bicolano is born and is laid to rest with a song.
There is a song for every occasion or ritual.
Sarung Banggi
Bicols most popular love song composed by
Potenciano Gregorio, Sr.
Harana and Panawagan (love song),
Panayokyok (lullabys)
Panambitan and Ulaw (song for the dead)
Sinalampati or Salampati (wedding song)
Corridos:
o Mag-amang Pobre
o Doa Maria Asin Don Juan
o Pobreng Eduardo
o Jaime del Prado
o Corrido writers: Rosalio Imperial and Rogelio Salazar
Zarzuela: introduced in Naga in 1892
o
religious plays: pagharong-harong or kagharong and
the Cenaculo or Tanggal
Merlinda Bobis wrote Kantado ng Babaeng Mandirigma:
Daragang Magayon, Isang Epico
Pampango Literature