"So what is a rawit-dawit?", I was asked. The easy answer was "It's Bicolano poetry". But I was mum. I think it's more than a poem. It's not just a culture but also a treasure that's now hard to find. And reading a friend's piece made my conviction stronger. I'm sharing with you a piece … Continue reading kung sabihon kong dae na ako namomoot
Category: Tigsik o Rawit-dawit
Arak (Liquor)
TINIGSIK KO INING ARAK! NA IRALAOG KO SA TULAK, PAGNAGING IHI MAPANGHAK, DI BALI NA AKO MATIGBAK, TA DAI KO MAN PERAK. A wonderful contribution of Atty. Benjie of Bulan Observer. This actually forms part of his comments in our article on Kalunggay but I took the privilege to post this tigsik here.
Irosin: History in Verse
Natapos na su PPSA pero su research ko manungod sa mga Imperial sa Albay asin man sa nakaagi kan Bikol padagos pa giraray. And as I do so, I accidentally stumbled on this cute presentation of the history of the town of Irosin in Sorsogon. The presentation is in Bikol verse with an English translation. … Continue reading Irosin: History in Verse
Tagdo nin Pagkamoot
Sa dagit nin bulkan iniluwa An puso niya na sintagas nin gapo Tagas na dai matanyog ni magaba Sa rapado nin sanggatos na bagyo. Alagad minsan may sarong tagdo Na naghadok sa matagas na gapo Mainit, mahamis, maliputok Asidong sa tagas nagpayumok. Sarong tagdo, sarong gapo, sarong minsan Na may nagpabago sa kinaban … Continue reading Tagdo nin Pagkamoot
Tigsík
When television was still a fortune, Bicolano families used to gather around a transistor radio weeknights and listen to Zimatar and his adventures. In Albay, the ritual would usually start at six o' clock to listen also to the "rawit-dawit" and "tigsik" . The ritual died, though, not because Zimatar finally defeated Eng-eng but because … Continue reading Tigsík
Bagas
Tinigsik ko an Bagas Na binakal ni Kulas Ini sa tinampo nawagas Kan si Kulas madalinas.
