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I Higaonon

By: Telesforo Sungkit Jr.


I you called pagan, I not angry you speak your tongue, I angry you get my lands,
you say pagan is bad people. I not say you silent you not speak my tongue. I angry you get my golds,
You say you is Christian I angry you dishonor my sisters,
and Christian is good people. I angry you kill my datus, but you say I should love brother, skin also brown.
I angry you burn my house,
You laugh I kneel on big rock I angry you get my honey, You say love brother, skin also brown
or I pray before big tree. I angry you get my sakop, but you help kill grandpa baylan,
You angry I call Migbaya, but you say I should know democracy. you help kill grandma bae,
you say my God is devil. you help kill uncle bagani,
You say know democracy you help kill dog talamuod,
I not laugh you kneel on dead tree but you commanding all you help kill even my balangkawitan rooster.
or you pray to hanging God there. you telling I not speak
I not angry you call your God, you forcing I live near plantations I angry you help kill my datus,
and I not call Him devil. You making all us sakop I angry you help burn my house,
you killing my brothers not liking you. I angry you help steal my honey,
I angry you get my lands, I angry you paying cheap my abaka, coffee, coconut,
I angry you get my golds, I you called brother banana, etc.
I angry you burn my wood books, you say brother skin also brown. but you say I should know government.
but you say I should love enemy. You say you is my brother
and brother is good people. You say know government
You say love enemy but you commanding all
but you killed grandpa baylan, You laugh I kneel on big rock you telling I not speak
you killed grandma bae, or I pray before big tree. you forcing I live near plantations
you killed uncle bagani, You laugh I speak wrong your tongue you making us all sakop
you killed even dog talamuod. or I not knowing you say. you killing us not liking you.
You angry I call Migbaya,
I you called savage you say my God is devil. I pagan?
you say savage is bad people. You angry I speak my tongue, I savage?
You say you is civilized you say I silent I not speak your tongue. I brother?
and civilized is good people.
I not laugh you kneel on dead tree I knowing gooder, I knowing bad.
You laugh I speak wrong your tongue or you pray to hanging God there. I knowing badder, I knowing good.
or I not knowing you say. I not angry you call your God, I knowing brother, I knowing stranger.
You angry I speak my tongue, and I not call Him devil.
you say I silent I not speak your tongue. I knowing things yesterday, today, tomorrow.
I not laugh you speak in your teeth
I not laugh you speak in your noses or you kalamura speak my tongue. I ancient.
or you kalamura speak my tongue. I not angry you speak your tongue,
I not say you silent you not speak my tongue. I Higaonon.
I Higaonon Nagalit ako na nakuha mo ang aking mga lupain,

By: Telesforo Sungkit Jr Nagalit ako nung nakuha mo ang aking mga ginto,

Translated by: Daisy Ren P. Lacsi Nagalit ako nang sinunog mo ang aking mga libro na
yari sa kahoy,
Language: Filipino
Pero sabi mo dapat mahalin ko ang aking kaaway.

Tinawag kitang pagano,


Sabi mo mahalin ko ang aking kaaway pero pinatay
Sabi mo masasamang tao ang pagano. mo ang aking lolo Baylan, pinatay mo si lola Bae,
pinatay mo si Tiyo Bagani, pinatay mo kahit ang aking
Sabi mo ay isa kang Kristiyano aso talamuod.

At ang mga Kristiyano ay mabubuting tao.


Tinawag mokong salbahe

Tumawa ka lumuhod ako sa malaking bato o Sabi mo ang salbahi ay masamang tao.
nagdarasal ako sa harap ng isang malaking puno.
Sabi mo silbisado ka at ang silbisado ay mabuting tao.
Galit ka tinawag ko si Migbaya,

Sabi mo diyablo ang Diyos ko.


Tumawa pag nagkamali ako sa wika mo o hindi ko
alam ang iyong mga sinasabi.

Hindi ako tumawa lumuhod ka sa patay na puno o Nagagalit ka nagsasalita ako ng wika niyo,
magdasal ka sa naka bitay mong Diyos.
At sabi tumahimik ako at hindi ko dapat magsalita sa
Hindi ako nagagalit tinawag mo ang iyong Diyos, at inyong wika.
hindi ko siya tinawag na diyablo.

Hindi ako tumawa

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