KUNDIMAN

Tunay ngayong umid yaring dilat puso

Sintay umiilag, tuway lumalayo,
Bayan palibhasay lupig at sumuko
Sa kapabayaan ng nagturong puno.
Datapuwat muling sisikat ang araw,
Pilit maliligtas ang inaping bayan,
Magbabalik mandin at muling iiral
Ang ngalang Tagalog sa sandaigdigan.

Ibubuhos namin ang dugot babaha

Matubos nga lamang ang sa amang lupa
Habang di ninilang panahong tadhana,
Sintay tatahimik, iidlip ang nasa.

Jose Rizal wrote Kundiman in Tagalog in September 12,1891. A kundiman is actually a

traditional Filipino love song used by a young man to serenade the woman of his love. The
theme of Rizals Kundiman is his intense love for his Motherland. His words reflected his
optimism that Philippines would be freed from injustice and bondage.
Meaning
Jose Rizals nationalism did not only manifest itself in his novels and essays, but
also in song, particularly the kundiman. The choice of the musical form was, of
course, fittingbecause more than just a song about love, the kundiman is a song
about intense devotion.
In the melancholic Kundiman ni Rizal, he deplored the countrys state of
oppression in the hands of colonizers. However, he still expressed the hope that
someday, the name Filipino would be admired, even if bloodshed became
necessary to reach that goal.
he last verse should leave no doubt that Rizal believed that a bloody revolution
was a distinct possibility. Compare this last verse and the first two verses of

another kundiman of Rizal's "Alin Mang Lahi" , and then to a verse in his "Mi
ultimo adios"
Song of Maria Clara
Sweet the hours in the native country,
where friendly shines the sun above!
Life is the breeze that sweeps the meadows;
tranquil is death; most tender, love.
Warm kisses on the lips are playing
as we awake to mother's face:
the arms are seeking to embrace her,
the eyes are smiling as they gaze.
How sweet to die for the native country,
where friendly shines the sun above!
Death is the breeze for him who has
no country, no mother, and no love!

Jose Rizal wrote" the song of maria clara" it is found in Noli Me Tangere and it was
sung by the character named Maria Clara. Jose Rizal wrote this during the time of
the Spanish occupation in the Philippines.
Meaning
In this poem by Jos Rizal, popularly called "Song of Maria Clara," the love for
the native land is expressed. The poem likens the experience of living in one's
own country to the comforts felt from a mother's presence, noting moments spent
while on native land are invaluable.
The Song of Maria Clara was written to instill a sense of nationalism in the Filipinos
who read it.
This is a poem that encourages one to love his own country, as he loves his
mother. It also expresses that, like a mother, only your native country will love
you and accept you for who you are.