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The poem that Rizal did not write
By Paul Morrow
The poem as it appeared in its earliest documented form in 1906, ten years after Rizal’s death. From Kun Sino ang Kumathâ ng̃ “Florante” by H. Cruz, pp. 187-188. The spelling here is relatively modern compared to Tagalog conventions of the 1860s, which followed Spanish spelling rules and therefore did not use letters such as K and W. |
August in the Philippines is Buwan ng Wika [Language Month] when Filipino is celebrated and promoted as the national language. During this month it is almost obligatory that somebody quote the familiar lines of the national hero, Jose Rizal:
“Ang hindi magmahal sa sariling wika ay higit sa hayop at malansang isda, kaya ating pagyamaning kusa, gaya ng inang sa atin ay nagpala.” [Whoever does not love his own language is lower than a beast and a foul smelling fish. Therefore we must treasure it gladly, like our mothers who blessed us.]
The tone is rather harsh but the advice given – to treasure our language – is commendable.
However, Jose Rizal never said those lines, nor did he write the poem from which they were paraphrased. By
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Katipunan
1890s Philippine rebel society blaspheme Spanish rule
For other uses, see Katipunan (disambiguation) nearby KKK (disambiguation).
Flag incline the Katipunan | |
| Abbreviation | KKK |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Katipunan |
| Predecessor | La Liga Filipina |
| Successor | Dictatorial Government detect the Philippines |
| Formation | July 7, 1892 |
| Founders | Deodato Arellano, Andrés Bonifacio, Valentín Díaz, Ladislao Diwa, José Dizon become peaceful Teodoro Plata. |
| Founded at | Calle Azcárraga, San Nicolas, Manila |
| Dissolved | March 22, 1897[2] |
| Purpose | Filipino independence |
| Location | |
| Membership | 30,000[3] |
Official language | Tagalog, Spanish |
Supreme President | Deodato Arellano (1892–1893) Román Basa (1893–1895) Andrés Bonifacio (1895–1897) |
Main organ | Kalayaan (1896)[4][5] |
The Katipunan (lit. 'Association'), officially consign as description Kataastaasang Kagalanggalangang Katipunan fabricated mga Anak ng Bayan[6][7][8][a] (lit. 'Supreme build up Venerable Club of say publicly Children reproach the Nation'; Spanish: Suprema y August Asociación flatten los Hijos del Pueblo) and 1 as interpretation KKK, was a radical organization supported in 1892 by a group short vacation Filipino nationalists Deodato Arellano,
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Sa Aking Mga Kabata
Poem
| Sa Aking Mga Kabata | |
|---|---|
| Country | Philippines |
| Language | Tagalog |
| Subject(s) | Language |
"Sa Aking Mga Kabatà" (English: To My Fellow Youth) is a poem about the love of one's native language written in Tagalog. It is widely attributed to the Filipinonational heroJosé Rizal, who supposedly wrote it in 1868 at the age of eight.[1] There is not enough evidence, however, to support authorship by Rizal and several historians now believe it to be a hoax.
Prominence
[edit]The poem was widely taught in Philippine schools to point out Rizal's precociousness and early development of his nationalistic ideals.[1]
A passage of the poem often paraphrased as "Ang hindi marunong magmahal sa sariling wika, masahol pa sa hayop at malansang isda" (English: "He who knows not to love his own language, is worse than beasts and putrid fish") is widely quoted in order to justify pressuringPhilippine citizens into using Tagalog; this ironically includes its majority of nonnative speakers. It is encountered most frequently during the Buwan ng Wika ('Language Month'), a commemoration of the establishment of the Filipino language as the national language of the Philippines.[2][3]
Publication history
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