Ang pag-abot
Kaladlawan kag kakilibut
Ang imu pag-abot
Dala ang pag-amigohay
Nabuhian ako sang paglaum
Sa imu pag-abot
Akon nalimtan ang kapait sang kahapon
Naging masidnadyahon
Wal'ay dulonan nga pagpangalipay ang akon naagum
Gani sa imu pag-abot
Kag sa sunod naton nga pag-kitaay
Ang matam-is mo nga yuhum
Ang mainit mo nga hakus
Akon taguon sa dalamguhanon.
Stilettista's note:
Grappled for a while and edited it a bit. Forgive me but after all, writing is essentially rewriting and rewriting and rewriting. I've never tried my hand at a binalaybay before until a beautiful soul came along and wisely told me, Filipino is such wonderful language, in whatever dialect. It captures feelings and emotions more heartfelt. She should know and so I humbly follow and explore. This is my first foray.
A binalaybay is Hiligaynon poetry. Hiligaynon is the dialect of Iloilo City, a small yet bustling southern town in the Western Visayas. The writer is a bona fide Ilongga, born, bred and raised, recently having discovered the beauty of a dialect she so abhorred in school. Her Hiligaynon professor would be so proud.
