A poem dedicated to my father who painstakingly recalled and taught me one of the old Pangasinan songs known as Petek.

para ed si papa

naimanuk so liket na mata yo
nen anunutan koy simmempet
antis na pigaran bulan
liknak balet so irap yo
no nayari labat akoen ko la

naandi lay kasil na laman yo
pabes lay maksil ya bosis yo

agko la anta no kapigan
imay samput ya impan-istoryaan tayo
tinepet ko no oalay anta yo 'ran anlong
odino karaanan iran cansion

kuanyo alingoanan yo la 'ra
natareren tan angansion kayo balet
na cansion na sakey ya umpetek

masurin tuay kaoayan
ta no melag ni et isanglaw
no baleg la et isaklang
kalaben daray kumakaraw

linma ak dia kalabian
tinoor koy sipanan
amiddua ak lan simmegam
pitaoey moy undungaw

nen siak so apasnukan
ginuyor koy takayan
dinalolos koy dukulan
tinongtong koy kabaliksan

say kuan mo ya immebat
"ag ka dia bengat-bengat
no nasabian to ka nen amak
agko antay gaoaen to'd siak"

ibagam ed kinen amam
ta sikamin duay manbakal
ag kami met mansugatan
ta sikamin duay sankatulangan

say pakaantak mabetbet nensaman
kansionan yo ak ni anggad agko
pakaugip na labi

natan abagon so dalak ya nandengel
anggad ingkasumpal na cansion yo

man alas-dos lad palbangon
nen dimmeen tayo
salamat ed saray ebat yo'd
saray tepet tan upapet ko

agko la anta no kapigan
so samput ya impan-istoryaan tayo
aya la siguro so sangkarukeyan

nabuas umpikal ak lamet
sikayon natilak o taynan ko
man-alagar na isabiy
pansirunget na bilay

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