Rizal as Bard and Poet Flashcards
How many poems does Rizal have?
39
What’s Rizal’s first poem? (year)
Sa Aking Mga Kabata (8yrs old 1869)
Who are the people who are suspected to be the writer of “Sa Aking Mga Kabata?
Gabriel Beato Francisco or Hermenigildo Cruz
“Remembrance to My Hometown” spanish title (year)
Un Recuerdo a mi Pueblo (15yrs old 1876)
“To Education” spanish title
A La Educacion
Compared education to the
Goddess of Light, wisdom, hope,
peace, truth and to an eternal
lighthouse.
A La Educacion
“Intimate Alliance between Religion and Good Education” spanish title (year)
Alianza Intima Entre La Religion Y La Buena Educacion (15 yrs old April 19, 1876)
“Through Education the Motherland
Receives Light” spanish title (year)
Por La Educacion Recibe Lustre La Patria (BA in Ateneo 1876)
The poem speaks fo the Jesuits who established a strong relationship between education and faith
Por La Educacion Recibe Lustre La Patria
“To the Filipino Youth” spanish title (year)
A La Juventud Filipina (UST 1879)
- Urges the Filipino youth to reach their potential by harnessing their skills and talents for the betterment of our countrymen
- Motivates the youth the free Filipinos from ignorance and to seek freedom and human dignity
A La Juventud Filipina
“They Asked Me for Verses” spanish title (year)
Me Piden Versos (Dec 31, 1881)
Published on Dec 31 1882 at Madrid in La Solidaridad
Me Piden Versos
First published in 1906
Sa Aking Mga Kabata
“Hymn to Talisay” spanish title (year)
Himno A Talisay (March 13, 1895 letter to Blumentritt)