Philippine poetry Philippine poetry The awit is a form of Filipino poetry. Its literal translation into English is "song," although in the context of poetry, it is closer to the narrative. ...more on Wikipedia about "Awit"
The dalit is a type of short Filipino poem, consisting of four lines with eight syllables each. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dalit (poem)"
Pasyon is a narrative of the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus, woven into a poem with stanzas of five lines with eight syllables each. This form of the passion narrative is well known in the Philippines. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pasyon"
The Tanaga is a type of short Filipino poem, consisting of four lines with seven syllables each with the same rhyme at the end of each line --- that is to say a 7-7-7-7 Syllabic verse, with an AAAA rhyme scheme as in this example:
In the Old Tagalog original:
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