PCC
LIT 21
REGION I
PHILIPPINE LITERATURE
ILOCOS
GEOGRAPHY
BOUNDARIES: E. – Cordillera Admin. Reion S. – Cen!ral L"#on $. – So"!% C%ina Sea NE. & SE. – Caa'an (alle' PRO(INCES: Ilo)o* Nor!e Ilo)o* S"r La Union Pana*inan
REGIONAL CENTER: San +ernando, La Union CITIES Alamino* Ba!a) Candon Da"-an Laoa
San Carlo* San +ernando Urdane!a (ian
Lingayen Gulf i* i* !%e mo*! no!ale od' o/ 0a!er in !%e reion and i! )on!ain* *eeral i*land*, in)l"din !%e Hundred Islands National Park . To !%e nor!% o/ !%e reion i* Luzon Strait. T%e Agno rier r"n* !%ro"% Pana*inan o0in in!o a road del!a a! !%e i)ini!' o/ Lina'en and Da"-an e/ore em-!'in in!o !%e Lina'en G"l/. !E"OGRAPHICS 3A4OR LANGUAGES: 55.657 8 Ilo9o Ilo)ano 2;.<=7 8 Pana*inan Pana*inen*e 6.217 8 Taalo 6.6>7 8 O!%er* ?Bolin ?Bolinao, ao, Enli*%, Enli*%, e!).@ e!).@ AREA 8 16,<12.5< 9m2 POPULA POPULATION TION ?2<1= Cen*"*@ Cen*"*@ 8 =,<251,12> =,<251,12> DENSIT 8 6< 9m2 REGION 1: ILOCOS
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HIS#ORY Reion 1 0a* r*! in%ai!ed ' !%e aoriinal Negritoes e/ore !%e' 0ere -"*%ed ' *"))e**ie 0ae* o/ Malay/Austronesian immigrants !%a! -ene!ra!ed !%e narro0 )oa*!. Tingguians in !%e in!erior, Ilocanos in !%e nor!%, and Pangasinense in !%e *o"!% *e!!led !%e reion. Be/ore !%e admini*!ra!ion o/ +erdinand 3ar)o*, Pana*inan 0a* no! a -ar! o/ !%e reion. Pre*en!8da' (ian in Ilo)o* S"r -roin)e e)ame !%e dio)e*an *ea! o/ N"ea Seoia d"rin !%e S-ani*% reime. 3o*! no!ale in*"rre)!ion* aain*! !%e S-an*iard* are !%a! o/ Andre* 3alon and Palari* o/ Pana*inan, Dieo Silan and %i* 0i/e Gariela Silan in 1;5, and !%e Ba*i Reol! in !%e 1!% )en!"r'. In 1<1, !%e reion )ame "nder Ameri)an )olonial r"le, and in 11, "nder 4a-ane*e o))"-a!ion. Be/ore !%e )rea!ion o/ !%e Cordillera Admini*!ra!ie Reion, Reion 1 in)l"ded !%e -roin)e* o/ Ara, 3o"n!ain Proin)e, and Ben"e!.
NO#A$LE PEOPLE %RO" #HE REGION &os' $urgos, one o/ !%e Gom"r#a mar!'r* %erdinand "ar(os, 1
ILOO LITERATURE Ilo)ano li!era!"re or Ilo9o li!era!"re -er!ain* !o !%e li!erar' 0or9* o/ 0ri!er* o/ Ilo)ano an)e*!r' reardle** o/ !%e lan"ae "*ed 8 e i! Ilo)ano, Enli*%, S-ani*% or o!%er /orein and P%ili--ine lan"ae*. In Ilo)ano lan"ae, !%e !erm* /Iloko/ and /Ilo(ano/ are diFeren!. Generall', Ilo9o i* !%e lan"ae 0%ile Ilo)ano re/er* !o !%e -eo-le or !%e e!%ni)i!' o/ !%e -eo-le 0%o *-ea9 !%e Ilo9o lan"ae. I! i* one o/ !%e mo*! a)!ie !ri"!arie* !o !%e eneral P%ili--ine li!era!"re, ne! !o Taalo ?+ili-ino@ and P%ili--ine Li!era!"re in Enli*%.
HIS#ORY Ilo)ano* are de*)endan!* o/ A"*!rone*ian8*-ea9in -eo-le /rom Tai0an. +amilie* and )lan* arried ' viray or bilog, meanin -oat. T%e !erm Ilo9ano oriina!e* /rom i 8, /rom, and looc, )oe or a', !%"* -eo-le o/ !%e a'. Ilo9ano* al*o re/er !o !%em*ele* a* Samtoy , a )on!ra)!ion /rom !%e Ilo9ano -%ra*e sao mi ditoy , o"r lan"ae %ere. Pre(olonial Pre8)olonial Ilo9o li!era!"re 0ere )om-o*ed o/ /ol9 *on*, riddle*, -roer*, dung-aw ( lamen!a!ion*@, and e-i) *!orie* in 0ri!!en or oral /orm. An)ien! Ilo9ano -oe!* e-re**ed !%em*ele* in /ol9 and 0ar *on* a* 0ell a* !%e dallot , an im-roi*ed, er*ied and a! !ime* im-rom-!" lon -oem deliered in a *in8*on manner. %ran(is(o Lo)ez, an A""*!inian /riar 0%o, in 1521, -"li*%ed %i* o0n Ilo9o !ran*la!ion o/ !%e Doctrina Cristiana ' Cardinal Bellarmine, !%e r*! oo9 !o e -rin!ed in Ilo9o. Gra,atika Ilokana 012345 6 S!"d' o/ Ilo9o Poe!r' 7 Ba*ed on Lo-e# Ar!e de a Len"a Ilo)a ?152;@
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Pedro $u(aneg 7 r*! 9no0n Ilo9ano -oe! 7 !at"er o# Ilo$ano Poetry and %iterature& lind *in)e )%ild%ood, a"!%ored !%e -o-"lar e-i) 9no0n a* Bia ni Lam8an 12t8 Century 3i**ionarie* "*ed reliio"* and *e)"lar li!era!"re* !o adan)e !%eir mi**ion o/ )oner!in Ilo9ano* !o C%ri*!iani!'. Reliio"* $or9*: Sumario de las Indulgencia ('')* by +r. 4a)in!o RieraJ* Passion ('+,* a !ran*la!ion o/ S!. (in)en! +errerJ* *ermon* in!o Ilo9o ' %r. Antonio "e9ia
13#H Century Leona %lorentino 8Na!ional Poe!e** o/ !%e P%ili--ine* 8 Her -oem* a--ear !o !%e modern reader a* ein !oo *'r"-' /or )om/or!, !oo *en!imen!al !o !%e -oin! o/ ma09i*%ne**, and "!!erl' deoid o/ /orm. %r. &usto Claudio %o9as , an Ilo9ano *e)"lar -rie*! 0%o 0ro!e noena*, -ra'eroo9*, )a!e)%i*m, me!ri)al roman)e*, drama*, iora-%ie*, a S-ani*% rammar and an Ilo9o8S-ani*% di)!ionar', 0a* Leona +loren!inoJ* )on!em-orar'. Isa-elo de los Reyes, LeonaJ* *on, %im*el/ 0ro!e -oem*, *!orie*, /ol9lore, *!"die*, and *eeminl' in!erminale reliio"* a* 0ell a* -oli!i)al ar!i)le*. T%e (o,edia, o!%er0i*e 9no0n a* !%e ,oro7,oro, and !%e zarzuela 0ere -re*en!ed /or !%e r*! !ime in !%e Ilo)o* in !%e 1!% )en!"r'.,
Co,edias ?S)ri-!ed /rom Corrido*@ a %i%l' -i)!"re*K"e -re*en!a!ion o/ !%e 0 ar* e!0een C%ri*!ian* and 3"*lim*, 8 Prin)e Don 4"an 8 Ari E*!ean 9en Re'na Hi-loli!a 8 Do)e Pari* 8 Bernardo Car-io 8 4aime Del Prado :arzuela, an eK"all' -i)!"re*K"e de-i)!ion o/ 0%a! i* a! on)e melodrama, )omi)8o-era,. ;
>NALPAY A NA"NA"A? (Blasted Hopes or Naunsyaming Pag-asa) ' Leona +loren!ino ?Enli*% Tran*la!ion@
$%a! ladne** and 0%a! o' are endo0ed !o one 0%o i* loed /or !r"l' !%ere i* one !o *%are all %i* *"Ferin* and %i* -ain.
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3' /a!e i* dim, m' *!ar* *o lo0 -er%a-* no!%in !o i! )an )om-are, /or !r"l' I do no! do"! /or -re*en!l' I *"Fer *o. +or een I did loe, !%e ea"!' 0%om I de*ired neer do I /"ll' reali#e !%a! I am 0or!%' o/ %er. S%all I )"r*e !%e %o"r 0%en r*! I *a0 !%e li%! o/ da' 0o"ld i! no! %ae een e!!er a !%o"*and !ime* I %ad died 0%en I 0a* orn. $o"ld I 0an! !o e-lain "! m' !on"e remain* -o0erle** /or no0 do I )learl' *ee !o e *-"rned i* m' lo!. B"! 0o"ld i! e m' rea!e*! o' !o 9no0 !%a! i! i* 'o" I loe, /or !o 'o" do I o0 and a -romi*e I ma9e i!* 'o" alone /or 0%om I 0o"ld la' m' li/e.
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"Y %A#HER GOES #O CO@R# B' Carlo* B"lo*an $%en I 0a* /o"r, I lied 0i!% m' mo!%er and ro!%er* and *i*!er* in a *mall !o0n on !%e i*land o/ L"#on. +a!%er* /arm %ad een de*!ro'ed in 11> ' one o/ o"r *"dden P%ili--ine ood*, *o *eeral 'ear* a/!er0ard* 0e all lied in !%e !o0n !%o"% %e -re/erred liin in !%e )o"n!r'. $e %ad a* a ne! door nei%or a er' ri)% man, 0%o*e *on* and da"%!er* *eldom )ame o"! o/ !%e %o"*e. $%ile 0e o'* and irl* -la'ed and *an in !%e *"n, %i* )%ildren *!a'ed in*ide and 9e-! !%e 0indo0* )lo*ed. Hi* %o"*e 0a* *o !all !%a! %i* )%ildren )o"ld loo9 in !%e 0indo0 o/ o"r %o"*e and 0a!)%ed "* -la'ed, or *le-!, or a!e, 0%en !%ere 0a* an' /ood in !%e %o"*e !o ea!. No0, !%i* ri)% man* *eran!* 0ere al0a'* /r'in and )oo9in *ome!%in ood, and !%e aroma o/ !%e /ood 0a* 0a/!ed do0n !o "* /orm !%e 0indo0* o/ !%e i %o"*e. $e %"n ao"! and !oo9 all !%e 0onder/"l *mell* o/ !%e /ood in!o o"r ein*. Some!ime*, in !%e mornin, o"r 0%ole /amil' *!ood o"!*ide !%e 0indo0* o/ !%e ri)% man* %o"*e and li*!ened !o !%e m"*i)al *i##lin o/ !%i)9 *!ri-* o/ a)on or %am. I )an rememer one a/!ernoon 0%en o"r nei%or* *eran!* roa*!ed !%ree )%i)9en*. T%e )%i)9en* 0ere 'o"n and !ender and !%e /a! !%a! dri--ed in!o !%e "rnin )oal* ae oF an en)%an!in odor. $e 0a!)%ed !%e *eran!* !"rn !%e ea"!i/"l ird* and in%aled !%e %eaenl' *-iri! !%a! dri/!ed o"! !o "*. Some da'* !%e ri)% man a--eared a! a 0indo0 and lo0ered do0n a! "*. He loo9ed a! "* one ' one, a* !%o"% %e 0ere )ondemnin "*. $e 0ere all %eal!%' e)a"*e 0e 0en! o"! in !%e *"n and a!%ed in !%e )ool 0a!er o/ !%e rier !%a! o0ed /rom !%e mo"n!ain* in!o !%e *ea. Some!ime* 0e 0re*!led 0i!% one ano!%er in !%e %o"*e e/ore 0e 0en! !o -la'. $e 0ere al0a'* in !%e e*! o/ *-iri!* and o"r la"%!er 0a* )on!aio"*. O!%er nei%or* 0%o -a**ed ' o"r %o"*e o/!en *!o--ed in o"r 'ard and oined "* in la"%!er. A* !ime 0en! on, !%e ri)% man* )%ildren e)ame !%in and anemi), 0%ile 0e re0 een more ro"*! and /"ll o/ li/e. O"r /a)e* 0ere ri%! and ro*', "! !%eir* 0ere -ale and *ad. T%e ri)% man *!ar!ed !o )o"% a! ni%!M !%en %e )o"%ed da' and ni%!. Hi* 0i/e ean )o"%in !oo. T%en !%e )%ildren *!ar!ed !o REGION 1: ILOCOS
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)o"%, one a/!er !%e o!%er. A! ni%! !%eir )o"%in *o"nded li9e !%e ar9in o/ a %erd o/ *eal*. $e %"n o"!*ide !%eir 0indo0* and li*!ened !o !%em. $e 0ondered 0%a! %a--ened. $e 9ne0 !%a! !%e' 0ere no! *i)9 /rom !%e la)9 o/ no"ri*%men! e)a"*e !%e' 0ere *!ill al0a'* /r'in *ome!%in deli)io"* !o ea!. One da' !%e ri)% man a--eared a! a 0indo0 and *!ood !%ere a lon !ime. He loo9ed a! m' *i*!er*, 0%o %ad ro0n /a! in la"%in, !%en a! m' ro!%er*, 0%o*e arm* and le* 0ere li9e !%e molave , 0%i)% i* !%e *!"rdie*! !ree in !%e P%ili--ine*. He aned do0n !%e 0indo0 and ran !%ro"% %i* %o"*e, *%"!!in all !%e 0indo0*. +rom !%a! da' on, !%e 0indo0* o/ o"r nei%or* %o"*e 0ere al0a'* )lo*ed. T%e )%ildren did no! )ome o"! an'more. $e )o"ld *!ill %ear !%e *eran!* )oo9in in !%e 9i!)%en, and no ma!!er %o0 !i%! !%e 0indo0* 0ere *%"!, !%e aroma o/ !%e /ood )ame !o "* in !%e 0ind and dri/!ed ra!"i!o"*l' in!o o"r %o"*e. One mornin a -oli)eman /rom !%e presidencia )ame !o o"r %o"*e 0i!% a *ealed -a-er. T%e ri)% man %ad led a )om-lain! aain*! "*. +a!%er !oo9 me 0i!% %im 0%en %e 0en! !o !%e !o0n )ler9 and a*9ed %im 0%a! i! 0a* ao"!. He !old +a!%er !%e man )laimed !%a! /or 'ear* 0e %ad een *!ealin !%e *-iri! o/ %i* 0eal!% and /ood. $%en !%e da' )ame /or "* !o a--ear in )o"r!, /a!%er r"*%ed %i* old Arm' "ni/orm and orro0ed a -air o/ *%oe* /rom one o/ m' ro!%er*. $e 0ere !%e r*! !o arrie. +a!%er *a! on a )%air in !%e )en!er o/ !%e )o"r!room. 3o!%er o))"-ied a )%air ' !%e door. $e )%ildren *a! on a lon en)% ' !%e 0all. +a!%er 9e-! "m-in "- /rom %i* )%air and *!ain !%e air 0i!% %i* arm*, a* !%o"% 0e 0ere de/endin %im*el/ e/ore an imainar' "r'. T%e ri)% man arried. He %ad ro0n old and /eeleM %i* /a)e 0a* *)arred 0i!% dee- line*. $i!% %im 0a* %i* 'o"n la0'er. S-e)!a!or* )ame in and almo*! lled !%e )%air*. T%e "de en!ered !%e room and *a! on a %i% )%air. $e *!ood in a %"rr' and !%en *a! do0n aain. A/!er !%e )o"r!room -reliminarie*, !%e "de loo9ed a! !%e +a!%er. Do 'o" %ae a la0'er %e a*9ed. I don! need an' la0'er, 4"de, %e *aid. Pro)eed, *aid !%e "de. T%e ri)% man* la0'er "m-ed "- and -oin!ed %i* ner a! +a!%er. Do 'o" or 'o" do no! aree !%a! 'o" %ae een *!ealin !%e *-iri! o/ !%e )om-lain!* 0eal!% and /ood I do no!Q +a!%er *aid. Do 'o" or do 'o" no! aree !%a! 0%ile !%e )om-lain!* *eran!* )oo9ed and /ried /a! le* o/ lam or 'o"n )%i)9en rea*! 'o" and 'o"r /amil' %"n o"!*ide %i* 0indo0* and in%aled !%e %eaenl' *-iri! o/ !%e /ood I aree. +a!%er *aid. Do 'o" or do 'o" no! aree !%a! 0%ile !%e )om-lain! and %i* )%ildren re0 *i)9l' and !"er)"lar 'o" and 'o"r /amil' e)ame *!ron o/ lim and /air in )om-leion I aree. +a!%er *aid. Ho0 do 'o" a))o"n! /or !%a! +a!%er o! "- and -a)ed aro"nd, *)ra!)%in %i* %ead !%o"%!/"ll'. T%en %e *aid, I 0o"ld li9e !o *ee !%e )%ildren o/ )om-lain!, 4"de. Brin in !%e )%ildren o/ !%e )om-lainan!. T%e' )ame in *%'l'. T%e *-e)!a!or* )oered !%eir mo"!%* 0i!% !%eir %and*M !%e' 0ere *o ama#ed !o *ee !%e )%ildren *o !%in and -ale. T%e )%ildren 0al9ed *ilen!l' !o a en)% and *a! do0n 0i!%o"! loo9in "-. T%e' *!ared a! !%e oor and moed !%eir %and* "nea*il'. +a!%er )o"ld no! *a' an'!%in a! r*!. He "*! *!ood ' %i* )%air and loo9ed a! !%em. +inall' %e *aid, I *%o"ld li9e !o )ro** – eamine !%e )om-lainan!. Pro)eed. Do 'o" )laim !%a! 0e *!ole !%e *-iri! o/ 'o"r 0eal!% and e)ame a la"%in /amil' 0%ile 'o"r* e)ame moro*e and *ad +a!%er *aid. e*. Do 'o" )laim !%a! 0e *!ole !%e *-iri! o/ 'o"r /ood ' %anin o"!*ide 'o"r 0indo0* 0%en 'o"r *eran!* )oo9ed i! +a!%er *aid. e*. T%en 0e are oin !o -a' 'o" ri%! no0, +a!%er *aid. He 0al9ed oer !o 0%ere 0e )%ildren 0ere *i!!in on !%e en)% and !oo9 m' *!ra0 %a! oF m' la- and ean llin i! "- 0i!% )en!ao -ie)e* !%a! %e !oo9 o"! o/ %i* -o)9e!*. He 0en! !o 3o!%er, 0%o added a *!/"l o/ *iler )oin*. 3' ro!%er* !%re0 in !%eir *mall )%ane. 3a' I 0al9 !o !%e room a)ro** !%e %all and *!a' !%ere /or a /e0 min"!e*, 4"de +a!%er *aid. A* 'o" 0i*%. T%an9 'o", /a!%er *aid. He *!rode in!o !%e o!%er room 0i!% !%e %a! in %i* %and*. I! 0a* almo*! /"ll o/ )oin*. T%e door* o/ o!% room* 0ere 0ide o-en. Are 'o" read' +a!%er )alled. Pro)eed. T%e "de *aid. T%e *0ee! !in9le o/ !%e )oin* )arried ea"!i/"ll' in !%e )o"r!room. T%e *-e)!a!or* !"rned !%eir /a)e* !o0ard !%e *o"nd 0i!% 0onder. +a!%er )ame a)9 and *!ood e/ore !%e )om-lainan!. Did 'o" %ear i! %e a*9ed. Hear 0%a! !%e man a*9ed. T%e *-iri! o/ !%e mone' 0%en I *%oo9 !%i* %a! %e a*9ed. e*. T%en 'o" are -aid, +a!%er *aid. T%e ri)% man o-ened %i* mo"!% !o *-ea9 and /ell !o !%e oor 0i!%o"! a *o"nd. T%e la0'er r"*%ed !o %i* aid. T%e "de -o"nded %i* rael. Ca*e di*mi**ed. He *aid. +a!%er *!r"!!ed aro"nd !%e )o"r!room !%e "de een )ame do0n /rom %i* %i% )%air !o *%a9e %and* 0i!% %im. B' !%e 0a', %e 0%i*-ered, I %ad an "n)le 0%o died la"%in. o" li9e !o %ear m' /amil' la"%, 4"de +a!%er a*9ed $%' no! Did 'o" %ear !%a! )%ildren /a!%er *aid. 3' *i*!er* *!ar!ed i!. T%e re*! o/ "* /ollo0ed !%em *oon !%e *-e)!a!or* 0ere la"%in 0i!% "*, %oldin !%eir ellie* and endin oer !%e )%air*. And !%e la"%!er o/ !%e "de 0a* !%e lo"de*! o/ all.
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PE!RO $@CANEG Biora-%'
?3ar)% 1=2 – ). 156<@ Blind *in)e ir!%, %e i* !%e a)9no0leded a"!%or o/ !%e Ilo)ano e-i) Bia ni Lam8an ?Li/e o/ Lam8an@. He i* )on*idered !%e !at"er o# Ilocano literature& Hi* *"rname i* len! !o !%e .ucanegan, !%e Ilo)ano eK"ialen! o/ !%e Bala!a*an.
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B")ane 0a* a /o"ndlin, 0%o *%or!l' a/!er %i* ir!% alread' oa!in in a a*9e! e!0een Ban!a' and (ian in !%e Banaoan Rier 0a* /o"nd ' an old 0oman. T%e' ro"%! %im !o !%e Ban!a' A""*!ine -rie*! 0%o a-!i#ed %im a* Pedro B")ane. B")ane 0a* lind, "! a--eared d"rin %i* "-rinin in !%e A""*!inian )onen! *mar! and !alen!ed. He !oo9 le**on* in La!in and S-ani*% and al*o learned !%e lo)al lan"ae* and Ilo)ano I*ne. T%ro"% %i* 9no0lede o/ !%e*e lan"ae* %e 0a* a*9ed ' !%e -rie*!* in !%e reion !o translate !%eir -ra'er* and *ermon* in lo)al lan"ae*. He 0a* ein a*9ed !o %el- 0i!% !%e conversion o/ !%e lo)al -o-"la!ion. B")ane comosed -oem* and *on* and 0a* loed ' !%e Ilo)ano* a* a troubadour . He 0a* rearded ' !%e lo)al* a* a seer . Hi* lindne** -reen!ed %im no! !o 0ri!e. He di)!a!ed !%e !e! o/ %i* -oem*, *on* and !ran*la!ion*, and *omeone el*e 0ro!e. Ilo)ano e-i) Bia ni Lam8an i* a!!ri"!ed !o B")ane ' *ome a"!%or* and %i*!orian*. Ho0eer, i! i* al*o -o**ile !%a! !%e !e! o/ !%e 0or9 !%a! %a* een 0ri!!en )en!"rie* 0a* *"n ' !%e Ilo)ano and !%"* -re*ered /or e!erni!'. I! 0a* al*o B")ane 0%i)% !%e Do)!rina Cri*!iana !ran*la!ed in Ilo)ano. T%i* oo9 0a* -rin!ed in 1=6 a* one o/ !%e r*! oo9* in !%e P%ili--ine* and 0a* in!ended /or "*e in !%e )oner*ion o/ !%e lo)al -o-"la!ion. 1521 – Ilo9ano !ran*la!ion 0a* -rin!ed. B"))ane 0a* al*o larel' re*-on*ile /or Ar!e de la Len"e Ilo)a, !%e r*! rammar oo9 o/ !%e Ilo)ano o/ Bro!%er +ran)i*)o Lo-e#, 0%i)% 0a* -rin!ed in 12; ' !%e Unier*i!' o/ San!o Toma*.
>$IAG NI LA"7ANG? Bia ni Lam8an ?Enli*%: T%e Li/e o/ Lam8an@ i* an e-i) -oem o/ !%e Ilo)ano -eo-le /rom !%e Ilo)o* reion o/ !%e P%ili--ine* in"en)ed /rom !%e Indian Hind" e-i)* Rama'ana and 3a%a%ar!a /rom !%e era o/ Indiani#ed ;!% )en!"r' 9indom o/ Sriia'a and earlier -eriod. Re)i!ed and 0ri!!en in !%e oriinal Ilo)ano, !%e -oem i* elieed !o e a )om-o*i!e 0or9 o/ ario"* -oe!* 0%o -a**ed i! on !%ro"% !%e enera!ion*, and 0a* r*! !ran*)ried aro"nd 15< ' a lind Ilo)ano ard named Pedro B")ane.
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NA"ONGAN allo0* %im !o o. Lam8an !%en oe* oF in *ear)% o/ %i* /a!%er, leain %i* riein mo!%er e%ind. He *a0 %i* /a!%er, e%eaded and !%e %ead on a *-i9e, 0%ile !%e %ead%"n!er* are )elera!in. In %i* aner, %e )%allened all o/ !%em in a d"el. T%e %ead%"n!er* !%re0 *-ear* a! %im, "! %e "*! )a!)%e* i! and !%ro0* i! a)9 !o !%em. He de/ea!ed !%e %ead%"n!er*, 9illed !%em all and !oo9 %i* /a!%erJ* %ead do0n !o !%e -lain*. T%i* *erie* o/ aden!"re* *!ar!ed 0i!% %i* *ear)% /or %i* lo*! /a!%er 0%o 0a* m"rdered ' !%e HEA!7 H@N#ING IGORO#S in !%e Ioro! )o"n!r'. $%ile on %i* 0a', %e me! a )er!ain S@"ARANG , 0%o*e name )onno!e* o*!r")!ion, 0%o !ried !o di**"ade %im /rom -ro)eedin and 0%o !a"n!ed %im in!o a %!. T%e %! !%a! en*"ed -roed /a!al !o S"maran a* %e 0a* lo0n !%ree 9indom* a0a' 0i!% a *-ear -ier)ed !%ro"% %i* *!oma)%. T%i* en)o"n!er led !o ano!%er 0%en %e me! a NINE7HEA!E! SERPEN# 0%o, li9e S"maran earlier !ried !o di**"ade %im /rom oin an' /"r!%er. T%e *er-en! %ain een inored )%allened %im in!o a %! 0%i)% )o*! !%e *er-en! i!* %ead*. Lam8an 0en! on "n!il %e /o"nd i! ne)e**ar' !o re*! and !a9e a *%or! na-. $%ile a*lee-, %e dreamed o/ %i* /a!%er* %ead ein an oe)! o/ /e*!ii!ie* amon !%e Ioro!*. He immedia!el' aro*e and )on!in"ed %i* o"rne' "n!il %e /o"nd !%e Ioro!* indeed /ea*!in oer %i* /a!%er* %ead. He a*9ed !%e Ioro!* 0%' !%e' 9illed %i* /a!%er, "! !%e Ioro!* in*!ead adi*ed %im !o o %ome i/ %e did no! 0an! !o *"Fer !%e *ame /a!e 0%i)% %i* /a!%er *"Fered. T%i* 0a* a))om-anied ' a )%allene !o a %!, de*-i!e !%eir oio"* n"meri)al *"-eriori!'. B"! Lam8an, armed 0i!% *"-erna!"ral -o0er*, %andil' de/ea!ed !%em, iin !%e la*! *"riin Ioro! a *lo0 -ain/"l dea!% ' )"!!in %i* %and* and %i* ear* and nall' )arin o"! %i* e'e* !o *%o0 %i* aner /or 0%a! !%e' %ad done !o %i* /a!%er. Bia ni Lam8an, !%o"% domina!ed ' a)!ion and !raed', none!%ele** )on!ained *ome )omedi) -oin!*. An eam-le i* !%e *)ene in 0%i)% Lam8an 0a* on %i* 0a' %ome. He -a**e* ' a rier and de)ide* !o %ae a di-. T%e dir! and lood !%a! )ame oF /rom %i* od' )a"*e* !%e dea!% o/ !%e rierJ* *%, )ra*, and *%rim-. A* %e i* a!%in, *ome o/ !%e maiden* 0%o 0ere -re*en! a! !%e rier ladl' a!!end !o %im.
"arriage U-on arriin %ome, Lam8an de)ide* !o )o"r! %i* loe in!ere*!, INES ANNOYAN 0%o lie* in Calan"!ian ?anl"i!@. De*-i!e %i* mo!%er* di*a--roal, %e /ollo0* %i* %ear! and *e! oF aain on ano!%er o"rne' !o %i* loe. He /a)e* one o/ Ine* *"i!or* and ario"* mon*!er*, "! aain i* ale !o anK"i*% !%em 0i!% ea*e. Aidin %im are %i* mai)al -e!*, A !OGB AN! A ROOS#ER 0 ?in o!%er er*ion*, !%ere i* al*o a )a!@. T%e ird a-* i!* 0in* and a %o"*e !o--led oer. T%i* /ea! ama#e* eer'one -re*en!, e*-e)iall' Ine*. T%en, Lam8an* do ar9* and !%e %o"*e ro*e "-. He a*9ed %er !o o 0i!% %im !o !%e rier ?iden!ied ' *ome a* !%e Amburayan 0iver , !%e ie*! rier in Ilo)o*@ alon 0i!% %er lad'8/riend*. S%e a))eded. $%ile 0a*%in %im*el/ in !%e rier, !%e rier *0elled, and !%e *%rim-*, *%e* and o!%er )rea!"re* in !%e rier 0ere ai!a!ed /or !%e dir! 0a*%ed /rom %i* od' 0a* !oo m")%. A* !%e' 0ere ao"! !o leae !%e rier, Lam8an no!i)ed a GIAN# CROCO!ILE . He doe a)9 in!o !%e 0a!er and enaed 0i!% !%e )rea!"re in a er)e %! "n!il !%e )rea!"re 0a* *"d"ed. He ro"%! i! a*%ore and in*!r")!ed !%e ladie* !o -"ll i!* !ee!% !o *ere a* am"le!* aain*! daner d"rin o"rne'*. Ba)9 a! anno'an* %o"*e, %e 0a* )on/ron!ed ' %er -aren!* 0i!% an inK"ir' a* !o 0%a! %i* real in!en!ion 0a*. He %ad !o *e! a*ide %i* alii !%a! %e 0en! !%ere !o a*9 anno'an and %er /riend* !o a))om-an' %im !o !%e rier, and !old !%em, !%ro"% %i* *-o9e*man 8 !%e )o)9 8 !%a! %e )ame !o a*9 /or anno'an* %and in marriae. He 0a* !old !%a! i/ %e de*ired !o marr' anno'an, %e m"*! r*! e ale !o ma!)% !%eir 0eal!%, /or 0%i)% %e 0illinl' )om-lied. Hain *a!i*ed %er -aren!*, %e 0en! %ome !o %i* mo!%er and enoined %er and %i* !o0n*-eo-le !o a!!end %i* 0eddin 0%i)% 0a* !o !a9e -la)e in anno'an* !o0n.
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T%e 0eddin 0a* elaora!e, an een! !%a! inoled -ra)!i)all' eer'one in !o0n. T%ere 0ere re0or9*, m"*i)al and, and di*-la' o/ a!!ra)!ie i!em* li9e !%e la**e*, !%e mirror, !%e *li--er*, )lo!%e* and ni)e /ood. A/!er !%e 0eddin, Lam8an* -ar!' -l"* %i* 0i/e and %er !o0n ma!e* 0en! a)9 !o !%eir !o0n o/ Nal-uan, 0%ere /e*!ii!ie* 0ere re*"med. T%e "e*!* e-re**ed a de*ire !o !a*!e a deli)a)' made o/ rarang *%.
!eat8 and su-seuent re-irt8 Lam8an 0a* olied !o o !o !%e *ea and )a!)% !%e *%. Be/ore oin, %o0eer, %i* roo*!er 0arned !%a! *ome!%in "n-lea*an! 0a* o"nd !o %a--en. T%i* 0arnin -roed !r"e, a* Lam8an 0a* *0allo0ed ' a i $ERCACAN , or *%ar98li9e *%. anno'an mo"rned and /or a 0%ile *%e !%o"%! !%ere 0a* no 0a' !o re!riee %er lo*! %"*and. B"! !%e roo*!er indi)a!ed !%a! i/ onl' all !%e one* )o"ld e a!%ered a)9, Lam8 an )o"ld e ro"%! !o li/e aain. S%e !%en enli*!ed !%e aid o/ a )er!ain dier named "ARC@S , 0%o 0a* read' !o )ome !o %er aid !o loo9 /or !%e one*. $%en all Lam8an* one* 0ere a!%ered, !%e roo*!er )ro0ed and !%e one* moed. T%e do ar9ed, and Lam8an aro*e and 0a* nall' re*"rre)!ed. anno'an emra)ed %im. +or %i* deea--re)ia!ion /or !%e %el- o/ %i* -e!* 8 !%e )o)9 and !%e do 8 and o/ 3ar)"* !%e dier, %e -romi*ed !%a! ea)% o!%er 0o"ld e! %i* or i!* d"e re0ard. And !%e' lied %a--il' eer a/!er.
#HE"E T%e !%eme o/ !%e e-i) reole* aro"nd !%e raer' and )o"rae o/ !%e main )%ara)!er -or!ra'ed ' Lam8 an, 0%o 0a* i/!ed 0i!% *-ee)% a* earl' a* %i* da' o/ ir!%, 0%o emar9ed on a *erie* o/ aden!"re* 0%i)% )"lmina!ed in %i* %eroi) dea!% and *"*eK"en! re*"rre)!ion. "ORAL LESSON Li/e i* /"ll o/ !rial* and -rolem*M one m"*! e *!ron and m"*! a))e-! !%i* reali!'. C8ara(tersD Lam8an – 3ain C%ara)!er Don 4"an – +a!%er o/ Lam8an Namonan – 3o!%er o/ Lam8an Ine* anno'an – 0i/e o/ Lam8an S"maran – rial o/ Lam8an Roo*!er Do ?Ca!@ SettingD 8 on !%e mo"n!ain* 8 in !%e rier ?Am"ra'an@ 8 in !%e *ea +aluesD 8 Braer' 8 Loe Tradi!ion: 8 iin a do0r' 8 a*9in !%e %and /or marriae 8 -ro!e)!in one* !erri!or'
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