Oh Wonderment!
This birth of love
What madness...
Here I am a wretch
In the cold of night
I bare my heart for you to witness
Under heaven’s eyes - this love!
This anguish!
What I feel for you
My dear beloved
© 2009 Sonya Florentino
This is a translation of a folk song (see below) in the Cebuano language (one of about 171 languages spoken in the Philippines) . I do not speak this language. I looked up each word in the dictionary and from that made my own interpretation. One of my favorites songs from my native country, however I never understood the lyrics until now.
KAHIBULUNGAN
Kahibulungan
Ang gibati ko
Natawo ang gugmang makabuang
Kanimo pinangga ko
Ania intawon ako ning matugnawng gabii
Binuksan kining dughan aron ka makasaksi
Nga dinhi sa ilawom sa langit
Ang gugma ko imo da
Sonya Florentino
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/wonderment-a-translation-of-kahibulungan/
