Ivatan

English Translation
Muyin Paru Ninu (Translated by Florentino H. Hornedo)

Muyin para oinu si tauri a maoiaoanu Whose face do I behold mirrored

Du chinuhat ko a danum oia di ku s’di Upon the warm water I am about to

pachilupa drink?

Ta pakaynaynamen ko a mavuya? I dare not drink that the vision I may

prolong!
As anu madiman aku, oia ivuvun mo
ava yekn If I die, bury me not

De asked nu kuku mo ta At the Cross of San Felix: bury me

pachisuvusuvuay
Under your fingernails, that I may
Ko du kanen
Be eaten along with every food you eat;
mo a mahutu as pachidiludilupay ko that I may

Du inumen mo a danum. Be drunk along with every cup

of water you drink.