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Dr. Jose Rizal known as a Philippine national hero was a very
multi talented
man. The saying ' the pen is mightier than the sword ' can certainly
be applied to his wrtings, which were often critical of the governing Spanish
officials and friars of his era. In fact his written work frightened and
angered them so that he was charged with sedition. He was found guilty and
sentenced to death by firing squad. On December 30, 1896 a man who only wanted
more for his beloved country and people became a martyr.
During his short life of 35 years, besides becoming an opthalmologists, he wrote and published two books titled "Noli Me Tangere" and "El Filibusterismo". He also wrote a significant amount of poems, articles (for some papers) and plays. I will concentrate mainly on his poems because to go over all he has written and do it justice would need more than one person. Plus I'm so lazy and such a procrastinator it would take forever to do it.
The theme of his poems were largely about his longing
for the Philippines since he traveled abroad for the most part of his adult
life. His poem The
Song Of The Traveler expresses the loneliness he must have felt
while away from home and country. I have assembled a collection of his poems
in the original Spanish as well as translation in English and
Tagalog 1. I hope you enjoy reading
them as I did.
1
Tagalog : One of the main languages spoken in the
Philippines.
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If you have any Rizal related information or
poems of his I don't have, please e-mail them
to:
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