103 Interpretation of the Epic Hinilawod

103.

Interpretasyon ng Epikong “Hinilawod”

(Interpretation of the Epic “Hinilawod”)



1.

Noong unang panahon, may isang diyosa

Ang ngalan niya'y Alunsina, marikit na dalaga

Mula sa langit na pinagmulan niya

Siya'y pumanaog sa lupa

(Once upon a time, there was a divine woman

Her name was Alunsina, the Unmarried One

From heaven above where she had gone

The earth below she landed upon)



2.

Isang araw, habang namamasyal siya

Kanyang nasilayan bayang kahali-halina

(One day, while she was roaming

Saw her a town so captivating)



3.

Ang nasabing pook, may makisig na hari

Siya ang butihin at maginoong Datu Paubari

(On that place ruled a king so handsome

He was Datu Paubari, so gentle and awesome)



4.

Sa kabila ng mga pagsubok, sila'y nagsanib

Walang nakapigil sa kanilang pag-iisang dibdib

(Despite the setbacks, they still united

They were able to marry undaunted)



5.

Sila'y biniyayaan ng magigiting na anak –

Sina Labaw Donggon, Humadapnon at Dumalapdap

(They were given courageous sons –

Labaw Donggon, Humadapnon & Dumalapdap)



6.

Si Labaw Donggon na panganay, humarap sa pagsubok

Ng mangkukulam na si Sikay Padalogdog

(Labaw Donggon, the eldest, faced all challenges

Of Sikay Padalogdog, a sorceress)



7.

Makuha lamang ang sinisinta

Na si Angoy Ginbitinan, kaakit-akit na dalaga

(In order to win her beloved one

The charming maiden, Angoy Ginbitinan)



8.

Marami pang paghamon ang kanyang nalagpasan

Upang pag-ibig sa sinisinta'y kanyang mapatunayan

(Came all other odds which he kept on surpassing

In order to prove the love for his darling)



9.

Tulad nalang ni Abyang Durunuun

Ang naging pangalawang asawa niya sa paglaon

(Just like Abyang Durunuun

Who became his second wife soon)



10.

Sa pangatlong pagkakataong umibig si Labaw Donggon

Kailangan niyang harapin ang pinakamabigat na paghamon

(On the time Labaw Donggon fell in love with someone

He needed to face a trial – the hardest one)



11.

Iyon ay ang talunin ang hari ng karimlan

Walang iba kundi ang demonyong si Sinagnayan

(That was to defeat the King of the Underworld

No other than Sinagnayan the demon)



12.

Sa kasamaaang palad, si Labaw Donggon ang pinatumba

Binihag at pinahirapan; gayunpaman, hindi pinaslang ang bida

(Unfortunately, Labaw Donggon was the one defeated

Was made captive and tortured; nonetheless, he wasn't killed)



13.

Ang masamang balita'y nakarating sa kapatid na si Humadapnon

At sa mga anak niyang sina Aso Mangga at Buyung Baranugon

(The bad news reached his brother Humadapnon

And also his sons, Aso Mangga and Buyung Baranugon)



14.

Ang kadugong tatlo

Kaagad na sumaklolo

(The three kinsmen instantly

Came to set him free)



15.

Si Humadapnon ay napagtagumpayan

Na pabagsakin si Sinagnayan

(Humadapnon succeeded

Sinagnayan he defeated)



16.

Samantalang sina Buyung Baranugon at Aso Mangga

Tinanggal sa pagkakagapos ang ama

(While Buyung Baranugon and Aso Mangga proceeded

To their enchained father whom they soon liberated)



17.

Nang si Sinagnayan ay nagapi na

Si Humadapnon ay may nakilalang marikit na dalaga

(After Sinagnayan had just fallen

Humadapnon met a lovely maiden)



18.

Siya ay si Nagmalitong Yawa

Kay Humadapnon naging asawa

(Nagmalitong Yawa was her

To Humadapnon she became partner)




19.

Si Humadapnon ay may pangalawa ring kinagiliwan

Siya ay si Burigadang Bulawan

(Humadapnon also had a second one

She was Burigadang Bulawan)



20.

Samantalang si Dumalapdap, kinalaban ang halimaw

Na si Uyutang, sa apoy tumatampisaw

(While Dumalapdap fought a monster

That was Uyutang who splashes on fire)



21.

Kanya ring dinaluhong ang basang halimaw

Na si Balanakon sa tubig nakasawsaw

(He also struggled against a wet monster

That was Balanakon who soaked in water)



22.

Nang ang dalawang halimaw nagapi sa kahuli-hulihan

Napaibig ni Dumalapdap si Mahuyuk-huyukan

(In the end, when the two monsters were killed

Dumalapdap and Mahuyuk-huyukan then married)



23.

At sa pinakakahuli-hulihan,

Ang tatlong magkakapatid ay masayang nagkabalikan.

(And in the very end,

The three brothers happily met one another again.)



-03/11/2012

(Dumarao)

*for Lit. Day 2012
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