Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Dapal-dapalay

Dapal-dapalay, nganong hingsalay?
Hingsalay kay baha man.

Baha? Wah mangayam...
Mangayam, babuyan!

Babuyan? Wah manghatag...
Manghatag nga gamaya rah man!

Gamay? Dakog tingog...
Tungod sa gabiing malanog.





[one of those nonsense (but somehow with sense) rhymes
taught to kids in the visayas region...
makes me wonder if kids these days still know this]

2 comments:

  1. An old folk story of a hunter named Dapalay. The best hunter in his times for wild boar.

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  2. Oh now I know, fancy that? 30 years of wondering. Hahaha... How's Faith? Please tell her to call po. (Ate)

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