Jose Radin Llorca Garduque Poet Epic

102 Interpretation of the Epic Ibalon

102.

Interpretasyon ng Epikong “Ibalon”

(Interpretation of the Epic “Ibalon”)



1.

Noong unang panahon, may lupaing walang makapapantay

Sa kariktan at kasaganahan nitong tinataglay

Ito ang “Ibalon” na kilala ngayong Bikol, Albay

Subalit ito'y iniiwasan ng mga manlalakbay

(Once upon a time, a land was known

For its beauty & bounty nothing outshone

It was Bicol, Albay which was then, Ibalon

Yet, travelers to there had been withdrawn)



2.

Dahil ito ay pinamumugaran

Ng mga halimaw na hayok sa laman

(Because it was teeming

With monsters to flesh were starving)



3.

Walang nangahas doon makapasok

Maliban sa lalaking si Baltog mula Boltavara na ubod ng lakas at pusok

(No one dared to enter in there

Except for Baltog, a daring & brave man from Boltavara yonder)



4.

Sinalanta niya ang mga halimaw na parang delubyo

Una si Tandayag, ang dambuhalang baboy-ramo

(He wiped out the monsters like a deluge

First was Tandayag, a warthog so huge)



5.

Mula noon, sa lupain na dating kinatatakutan

Mga tao'y dumayo at doon nanirahan

(From then on, in the land once feared

To flock & reside, people dared)



6.

Subalit hindi pa wagas na masaya

Dahil may mga halimaw pang natitira

(But it was not yet the happy ending

There were still monsters remaining)



7.

Si Baltog na matanda na ay labis nabahala

‘Pagkat siya'y mahina na at ‘di na makalaban pa

(Baltog was bothered now that he's older

For he's already weak and could fight no longer)



8.

Mabuti nalang at may binatang nagkusa

Siya si Handiong – matapang na, malakas pa

(Good there's a young man who presented at last

He was Handiong so valiant and robust)



9.

Kanyang pinatumba ang duling na Sarimao

Pating na may pakpak at higantedng kalabaw

(He crushed down the cross-eyed Sarimao

The winged shark and the giant carabao)



10.

Subalit may nilalang na hindi niya nagapi

Ito ay mapanganib at tuso kasi

(But he cannot defeat a certain creature

For it was so dangerous and clever)



11.

Siya si Oryol, ang babaeng ahas

Lumalaban ba siya ng patas?

(She was Oryol, the snake lady

Does she fight impartially?)



12.

Sa kanyang mga yapos, walang nakapipiglas

Maging si Handiong na kaylakas, hindi nakaalpas

(On her grip, no one could break free

Even strong Handiong couldn't escape from thee)



13.

Swerte ni Handiong, hindi siya binalak patayin

Bagkus ay ginamit nalang sa matagal na mithiin

(How fortunate was Handiong, there's no plan to kill him

Instead, she just used him for her long-time dream)



14.

Laban sa mga mortal na kaaway, dapat tulungan siya ni Handiong

Na lipulin ang mga buwaya sa Ilog Ibalon

(Against her mortal enemies, Handiong must help her

To annihilate the crocodiles in Ibalon River)



15.

Matapos tuparin ang mapanganib na misyon

Si Oryol ay naging kapanalig sa Ibalon

(After fulfilling the dangerous mission

Oryol became an ally in Ibalon)



16.

Si Handiong ay naging mahusay na pinuno

Bangka, araro, alibata – kayraming naimbento sa kanyang pangungulo

(Handiong became an excellent ruler

Boat, plow, alphabet – many inventions were made during his tenure)



17.

At sa mga sumunod pang henerasyon

Naging mapayapa't maunlad ang Ibalon

(And on the succeeding generations

Peace & prosperity reigned over Ibalon)



18.

Hanggang sa may sumulpot

Na panibagong kinatakutang salot

(Until there appeared

A new abomination so much feared)



19.

Siya'y nagtataglay ng katakut-takot na kapangyarihan

Hindi rin maipaliwanag ang kanyang kaanyuan

(He possessed a terrifying power

No one could even describe his feature)



20.

Siya ay isang mangkukulam na kilabot

Na tinatawag nilang Rabot

(He was a sorcerer fearsome

Called Rabot by some)



21.

Mapalad ang Ibalon, may natira pang bayani

Siya si Bantung, matalino't maliksi

(Lucky was Ibalon, a hero was still there

That was Bantung vigorous and aware)



22.

Siya'y lumikha ng isang payak na plano

Pinaslang niya si Rabot habang natutulog ito

(He just devised a simple planning

He murdered Rabot while the monster was sleeping)



23.

Si Rabot ang pinakahuling halimaw sa Ibalon

Nang siya'y mapuksa, naging payapa na doon

(Rabot was the very last monster in Ibalon

Upon his death, peace reigned there from then on.)



-03/10-11/2012

(Dumarao)

*for Lit. Day 2012

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