GOODBYE, LOLA...

ay inoy kayman iya
igtan ka napanglo la
kan ko ngod nemnem ko ayya
taw-en pay anhan i malablabah.

hipa na-mo law i man-ihtodya
aabig ida ay didiba
igtan mala ka kayman la
mokami ngo la imbaya.

tola law i mi pangngelan
togon ni kamangitodon pehed ni amegen
hapit ni bagay ton ag eh-elen
pahding ni pambiyag diya daol ni kabonyan.

Lola, ag mika liliwanen
tep mokami intodtodoan
ina-non man-oblad inom-an
anggan agak kayman ngo nakaamtaan.

nonta ahanin oongaak
palalon nangidlohak
nak kahigan mandalan
isunga no ikoyog mowak di inom-an
ampet mowak kaikayabang
ono mowak al-alokoden.

at no e-dahan tokitan odan
bolong ni bilay mo la-tingen
hiyay mowak tatdongan
ho-yong mo pay i mo e-kalen
hi-gak ali mo pangihikgotan
hiyay andi nak kaktelan.

nak pay laeng kanemnema nonta mowak kaitodtodoi
mangidamdam ni obi, tan ina-non man-opi
mangkal ni letan bilih, mangi-ing-ingig ni dayomti.

nonta ahanin pay ig-igotak
namahig ni mahi-boak
ho-yek ni apged ali mo inwak
hi-gatoy impahpet mon hi-gak
at hiya, naaghanak
at ag towak law hinaplat inak.

nak pay kanemnemnema nonta ahanin ba-ba-baak
matak iday kamammoli-tak
no ilogim ni mangiihtodyan hi-gak
timpon Hapon ni halamat tep mo illahat.

halamat ayyan lola tep inan-anohan mokami
anggan hine-dom ay kami kahingkomhodi
halamat di amin ni nangayowan mon hi-gami
isunga naateng kami anhan ni way to katobtobtobi.

at anggan kayman andi ka lad ya
gandet ni nemnemnemen mika
dakel ni kinaamtan mo imbaya
ipadah mi ngon itodod homighigonda.

(This is a poem I wrote and read during the funeral service of my grandmother yesterday.)

Comments

xansui dyte said…
pahpahad ni pirmi! mayat mat lng ni idayomti. heartfelt condonces to ur lost grandma. lucky u r u had reached that age with her. andi annak ngoy nak intibaw ni lolak. aagi dan aboh i indahan ko man andi da mat lng law la.
9:12 PM
Margie Lumawan said…
hi sis, thanks! koy kalaglagma ngo.. :-) i'm glad you liked it though
9:24 PM
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