ЧAN KARAHA•YAN KAN SIMPLEH

This is a poem about the joy of being simple. Thinking too much spoils our enjoyment of life. Although it is alright to be wise, it must be accompanied by wealth. Freedom with freedom. Otherwise, its brings grief, which is not good. If without riches, its better to have a simple mind.

Daчih paglaчogih чan чi•sip moh nin чirisipon
Da•waч nah чapodon kah pan simpleh чoh pulpol
Pagnaчigi•raч nah sah чu•tak, nagsagom
Masa•kit naŋ liŋawan, para•чon.

He•rak man sakoч tah na•padpad sah harayoч
Daчih pah guraŋ чala•gad sah bu•hay naghi•hiŋaloч
Daчih makaчugmah, pinapasaki•tan kan чi•sip, biyoч
Nah natuчod sah pagdu•dah, paghaчdit, pagmutoчmutoч

Da•waч sisay kahampa•ŋan, da•waч ha•чen чakoh
Da•waч чanoŋ чiniчi•sip, da•waч чanoŋ ginigi•boh
Чorog nah lini•liŋawan, чorog nah mina•pasaboŋ
Pirmiŋ mina•butwaч, sah чi•sip mina•pariboŋ

Kanu•gon nah kusog, nah panahon sah pagkaчa•kiч
Naчu•bos sah чirisipon nah mahi•was, daчiŋ gi•lid
Ŋa•niŋ sah pagguraŋ may nagpapaŋi•sih, nagpapahibiч
Marhay paŋ gumini•boh paŋkinaban nah hi•lig

Kayaч ŋunian paghihima•teч чasin pagtitiwa•laч
Sakoŋ ha•nap parah sah la•was sakah kahimanwaч
Чapuerah nah laŋ makatagboч makikiri•bay nin чu•tak
Чoh kayaч maka•siŋkog nin ya•man nah saroŋ tambak

KADLAGAN SAH PAŊANU•RON

During those days when I was still doing mountain climbing, my initial reaction upon setting foot in a cloud forest has been that of complete awe. I thought the place was enchanted, primeval and spooky, especially since the night before, we camped out near a ravine where someone is rumored to have jumped off. That morning, the place was foggy and misty and the forest floor was soggy. We drank clear water from a stream that snakes out of mossy rocks and tree trunks, fed by the heavy rain that previous night. We were lost for a while as we seek out the trail in that forest that a few souls has ever intruded. I have composed a poem below to recapture that moment of awe, plus the following images to help you visualize the scene.

This image is taken from this site through Google image search, but it seems this had been deleted.

KADLAGAN SAH PAŊANURON

Saroŋ magayaga•yaŋ чaldaw
Nagbaklay, nagsakat чan sakoŋ dapan
Patu•kad sah bu•kid nah halaŋkaw
Paчirarum sah pu•sod nin tu•rog nah bulkan

Sah ta•haw naka•dukay
Saroŋ runaŋ mahaya•hay
Sakoŋ pagma•teч nagtaчoh nin чataŋ
Na•daŋog kan du•ros, na•hiliŋ kan saldaŋ

Paliribot berdeŋ kadlagan
Nagka•kanap, haчen meh чata•man
Чibaчibaŋ kla•seŋ maŋah lu•mot
Tigsara•roŋ da•ŋaw чan hiчbog

Sah dagaч nin ta•hung lipud
Sah чira•rum kan чasul nah taklob.
Suh чambon nah paŋanu•ron, dampog
Sah labing li•pot na•giŋ hamog

Tubigtubig na nagdadali•hig sah da•hon
Sah ba•giŋ, sah saŋah, sah ha•wak, sah puчon
Paŋanu•run nah barasaчbasaч
Kinaka•rigosan kan baba•hiŋ diwa•taч

Sih Batha•laŋ nakata•goч
Nagba•basbas nin nagtu•turoч
Чakoŋ nakapi•roŋ, nakatukroч
Hurophu•rop nah ma•ninigoч

Nakahara•pay nah maŋah ka•hoy
Panta•hub sah nagpapaчiripliч
Maŋah tirikoŋ saŋaŋ guramoy
Naghiriwidhi•wid sah pagsaŋliч.

Namuŋnan tah na•чibanan
Nakaka•tal sah du•rus чan dapan
Nagla•latawla•taw sah du•ros
Naglala•yug garoh dignos

Na•dukayan чan daчiŋ katapusan.
Pigharaloŋ gapoч, dagaч, laman, tuчlaŋ
Tu•rog nah sah du•yan nin katunino•ŋan.
Kamurawa•yan sabatah ŋunian.

Two enchanting pictures are here and here but they’re not free for any use, so I can’t post them here.

View from the top of Mt Isarog, from this site.

Image by Barry Carvish, found here.