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181st sonnet added to Malagilion: Soniton Pangasinan.

sonito 181

kasin oala ni'ra'y kakanaan
na sagput yo bilang umaanlong
natan ya asungpal la'y panaon
na maaoaran ya impanbilay?

aminsan mabolik ed dila yo
ira'y talurtur ya imbalikas
agay la'y bulaslas na ilalam
ed saray inkorit yo'ran libro

ontan la'y panangaro'd salitan
inyasingger yo'd saray karaklan
ta pian iparungtal ed sikara
so yaman na dilan Pangasinan

bangta duma la'y kailalakan
ta anggapo so pililikna ra
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Le poèt de PangasinanSantiago B. Villafania is a Pangasinan poet based in Manila, Philippines. He writes in Pangasinan, Tagalog (Filipino) and English. Some of his poems have appeared in local and international print and web publications. He advocates for the development, preservation and the revival of Pangasinan as a literary language. He is currently an adjunct faculty member and a senior web developer at Emilio Aguinaldo College - Manila. » more