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.

KASABU•TAN

This is my very first foray into Bikol poetry. Its rather rough.

Maŋah dampog nah mina•gin чambon
Kalibu•gan kan panaŋu•run.
Чagid sah sakoŋ kaчaraman
Namate•чan digdih sah kinaчban

Pagma•tiŋ nasusukloban
Hinahapi•hap parah masabo•tan
Paghu•naŋ pahalnashalnas
Paчnoh nah чan du•nuŋ kan pantas

Kasusulnop nah diklom nah tahub чan чani•nag
Paglada•wan nah may чi•naч may dagdag
Taram nah pansadi•rih чan kahulugan
Paчnoh kitah magkaliriwanagan