I should have posted earlier but my new found friend, Jason Chancoco, dropped by the office. We chatted for hours about poetry and poetry-related things while browsing the internet. Jason is going to have a section on my site for his articles. Watch out for the first issue of Chancoco's Nest. Hmmm... sounds cool, huh? What says you, Jason?!

On the other hand, here's another poem in Pangasinan language.

pitoran anlong

1.
si Pedro ya sangkategteg
toon agaylay biskeg
agpit toy duaran lasong
anggad man ed baley na Tolong

2.
si laki Pilias aman
taga diman ed Binalatongan
sikara kono et oalay kakabatan
no manpastol na dueg
diad toktok na kakaoayanan

3.
si capitan tiago na Mangatarem
ag tablay antokaman a tarem
agka manpapasirayew
ta no sikay naponiti
duplak kan singa sengeg na ponti

4.
diad ciudad na San Carlos
karaklan na totoo dumaralos
et no inkasibeg so pantutungtungan
agmo ilalastog diman
no alioa kan amputi layag
ta agka manbayag

5.
oalay istorya nensaman
diad baley na Mangaldan
si tomas a kaoatan
nilooban toy daan ya simbaan
nen takeoen toy coronan balitoc
inusilan na singano butayong a kamontoc
sa pobrin kaoatan
binaliw toy ilog na angalacan
nansumpal man lamang diad kulungan

6.
paunla ed Mapandan
oalay dalan ya nansangaan
diman naimatunan nen bai Marin
parada daray dikay dalin
imanum iray ayep akateoek
unalaguey iray bago tan buek
no narengal lay rakatag na tambol
mandepa kan tampol
pian agka samaren
say ulon agda kalaoiten
say kamaleruam agda aoiten

7.
naistorya nen bai Pinang
nen marikit ni ed Bayambang
kinaraw na tikbalang
nen asabian nen ama ra
imay lasin tikbalang
inusilan day barang
angindat si laki balet
immalaguey tan impanengneng
sangkarangan ay piclat ed ebet

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