DAULAG NI YOLANDA (KNOCKDOWN BY YOLANDA) (Note: This piece of verse re-introduces two forgotten Bisayan words - daulag and karak-an - into contemporary Binisaya literature. I dedicate this to all fellow victims of Supertyphoon Yolanda that wrecked our lives on November 8, 2013.) Gindaulag an Tacloban han uranos ngan karak-an nga dara ni Yolanda. Unina, gindaudos hiya ha pasibaya han pamunuan bisan udog hiya run-og pa. Malaymay la gihapon, mag-uusa ka tuig na. (Tacloban was knocked down by the rains-with-strong-winds and storm surges brought in by Yolanda. Later, she was pushed aside by the neglect of government although indeed she still laid crumbled. [She] remains convalescent after nearly one year.)
Posted on: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 06:04:07 +0000