MIDTERMS

READING SELCTION 1
READINGS IN PHILIPPINE LITERATURE

Nalpay na namnama

by Leona Florentino (Ilocano Version)

Atoy ngatan ti ayat a kunada.

Aldaw rabii pampanunuten ka.
Summangpet ka, lubong ko nga natalna.
Ket biag gummulon sa dinakita ka.

Ditoy dalan ko no sikan ti magna,

Sirsirpatangkan nga awan labas na.
Matmatak imnas mo awan kapada na,
Diak ngarud mapukaw ti pinagduadua,

Pinagduadua no sika ket agmaymaysa

Wen no ti pusom addan nakaala.
Toy manong mo, piman nga agsagaba
No awan kanton, malpay tay namnama.

Namnama ta ti pusom iyawat mo;

Ta ti diro ni ayat danggayantanto;
 Ta ti rabii sika kumat’ raniag ko,
Kas naslag a bulan sadiay ngato.

Dayta pintas mo a dardaripdepek.

Tungal rabii no innak iredep
Agtalnan toy nakem kentoy utek,
Ta sikan ti kaduak diay tagtaginep.

No nairedep, sam-it nannanamek.

Nagragsak ta a dua diay tagtaginep.
Ngem no makariing, pa-it balbalunek
Ta nalpas manen diay dardaripdepek.

Ket gapu ti nalaus nga ayat ko

Pinamuspusak inyapan ka diay ungto
Ta adaddiay ti maysa nga kayo
Inukit ko nagan mo nga sinanpuso.

Adu a tawenen ti nabilangko.

Dumteng manen nalammiis a tiempo
Awan man lang asi nga mauray ko,
Ta ti ibagbagam puro sentimiento.

Nu tay sika kenyak makagura,

Yeb-ebkas toy pusok ket sika latta.
Nalabit ti ayat ket kastoy ngata;
Pintas mo umunay a liwliwa.

Amin a pinagdungngo impakitak.

Sipupudnuak ta diak pay naglibak
Nagbabaan toy gasat no siak ti agayat
Ta apay madinak man lang maayat.

Gasat nadanunen ti pannakapaay,

Sinaom a dinak a mauray.
Naut-ot launay ti inka impaay.
Naupay a ayat, kas sabong a nalaylay.

Gayagayek a ipalpalawag
Sika ti kayat ko a pagtungpalk
Ngem makitak met a sibabatad,
Ni pay ken liday ti kalak-amak.

Ket aniakad payso ti ur-urayek?

Malaksid a ni rigat ti lak-amek!
Gapu piman ti ayat ko ken pateg,
Ta madim pay rinekna ken dinengngeg.

Yantangay siak ket linipatnakon,

Liday ti yas-asog toy barungkonko.
Nuray agsagabaak nga agnanayon,
Nalpay a namnama aklunekon.
 Blasted Hopes (Nalpay A Namnama)
English Version

What gladness and what joy

are endowed to one who is loved
for truly there is one to share
all his sufferings and his pain.

My fate is dim, my stars so low

perhaps nothing to it can compare,
for truly I do not doubt
for presently I suffer so.

For even I did love,

the beauty whom I desired
never do I fully realize
that I am worthy of her.

Shall I curse the hour

when first I saw the light of day
would it not have been better a thousand times
I had died when I was born.

Would I want to explain

but my tongue remains powerless
for now do I clearly see
to be spurned is my lot.

But would it be my greatest joy

 to know that it is you I love,
for to you do I vow and a promise I make
it’s you alone for whom I would lay my life.

ASSIGNMENT:
POETRY RECITAL

Recite the Ilocano version of the poem and have yourselves recorded. Outputs must be uploaded via classwork. Be guided with the rubrics below.

Poetry Recitation
Excellent Good Fair Weak
4 pts 3 pts 2 pts 1 pts

Preparation Excellent Good Fair Weak

Student is well Student is well Student is not well Student is obviously
prepared and it is prepared but the prepared and would unprepared for the
obvious that she presentation of the benefit from many task. No evidence of
rehearsed her poem poem requires a few more rehearsals. any rehearsals.
thoroughly. more rehearsals.

Physical Excellent Good Fair Weak

Presence Student employs Student employs Presentation is The student slouches,
proper posture and proper posture and lacking in two or looks uncomfortable
gestures, is relaxed gestures, is relaxed more of the criteria. and makes no
and confident, and and confident, and effective contact with
maintains maintains the audience at all.
appropriate audience appropriate audience Tension and
 contact. contact most of the nervousness is
time or is lacking in obvious.
one of these
elements.

Pausing and Excellent Good Fair Weak

Pacing The student uses The students uses Pauses and pacing Pauses were not
pauses and pace pauses and pacing to were not effective in intentionally used.
effectively to communicate improving meaning Poetry is choppy and
communicate meaning and/or and/or dramatic “sing-song.” Delivery
meaning and/or enhance dramatic effect. Pauses at is either too quick or
enhance dramatic impact of the poem. ends of lines rather too slow. Reads
impact of the poem. than at punctuation words with no logical
marks. Delivery is in grouping.
bursts.

Clarity and Excellent Good Fair Weak

Expression The student speaks The student speaks The student speaks The student does not
clearly, distinctly, clearly and distinctly. clearly but is, at speak clearly,
and with appropriate Some minor lapses in times, indistinct, mispronounces words
and varied pitch and pitch, tone and too quiet, and/or and is inaudible to the
tone modulation. volume OR the pitch was rarely audience. Spoken in
Recites loudly emotion conveyed used OR the monotone.
enough for all to hear did not always fit the emotion it conveyed
throughout the content OR emphasis often did not fit the
presentation. uneven. content.