21ST CENTURY LITERATURE FROM

THE PHILIPPINES AND THE WORLD

LESSON 3: TO THEE WE SING

BY: LENDSAY B. MONTEZA, LPT

 LESSON
OBJECTIVES

A. Appreciate the patriotic songs and verses produced during the colonial
times;
B. Compare translations of poetic literary texts across languages;
C. Explain the texts in terms of literary elements, genres, and traditions.
D. Use critical reading strategies to make sense of literary meanings in context.
WHAT IS OUR NATIONAL ANTHEM?

LUPANG HINIRANG
"Lupang Hinirang" (Chosen Land), originally titled
in Spanish as "Marcha Nacional Filipina"
(Philippine National March), is the national anthem
of the Philippines. Its music was composed in 1898
by Julián Felipe, and the lyrics were adopted from
the Spanish poem "Filipinas", written by José Palma
in 1899.
It’s singing time!
Which version of the
anthem do you like
better?
 Do you see an artistic pattern in
wording and the form of the
whole literary piece?

How does this contribute to the

overall tone of the translation?
What is the main message of the Philippine
national anthem?

"The national anthem embodies and expresses the

aspirations, dreams, ideals, longings, commitment and
determination, nationalism and patriotism, sentiment and
spirit of the people," – Maximo Rodriguez Jr.
 Philippine Hymn
By: Camilo Osias and A.L. Lang

1. Land of the morning 4. Thy banner dear to all our hearts

Child of the sun returning Its sun and stars alight,
Oh, never shall its shinning fields
With fervor burning Be dimmed by tyrants might!
Thee do our souls adore.
S
T
2. Land dear and holy, 5. Beautiful land of love, o land of light,
A Cradle of noble heroes, In thine embraces ‘tis rapture to lie
But it is glory ever, when thou art wronged
N Ne’er shall invaders For us, thy sons to suffer and die.
Trample thy sacred shores.
Z
A • Stanza: Is a group of lines in a poem.
3. Ever within thy skies and through the clouds
And o’er thy hills and sea • Note the placement of the rhyming words
Do we behold the radiance, feel the throb
Of glorious liberty
at the end of the lines in each stanza.
 Land of the morning Thy banner dear to all our hearts
Child of the sun returning Its sun and stars alight,
With fervor burning Oh, never shall its shinning fields
Be dimmed by tyrants might!
Thee do our souls adore.

Land dear and holy, Beautiful land of love, o land of light,

In thine embraces ‘tis rapture to lie
Cradle of noble heroes, But it is glory ever, when thou art wronged
Ne’er shall invaders For us, thy sons to suffer and die.
Trample thy sacred shores.

Ever within thy skies and through the clouds

And o’er thy hills and sea
Do we behold the radiance, feel the throb
Of glorious liberty
Consider the current the current state of the country.
Write a poem addressed to the Philippines that reflects your
sentiments about the issues that it is facing.

The poem must consist of at least four stanzas with at least four
lines in each.