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Literatura ng Pilipinas (Bikol) - Daragang Magayon at Scent of Apples
Ang dokumento ay naglalahad tungkol sa alamat ng daragang magayon na isinulat ni Merlinda Bobis at ang feministang pagbasa nito na naglalantad ng opresyon sa kababaihan. Si magayon, na nagsimula bilang isang biktima, ay naging mandirigma at kumatawan sa laban ng mga kababaihan laban sa diskriminasyon. Ang kwento rin ay nagkukwento tungkol sa pagkakaiba ng stereotyping ng mga Pilipina noon at ngayon, na pinatunayan sa pag-uusap nina Ginoong Santos at G. Fabia.
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- 1. DE GUZMAN, MIAMILAGROS T. III-17 BSE ENGLISH LITERATURA NG PILIPINAS
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- 5. DARAGANG MAGAYON • Ni MerlindaBobis • “Cantata of Warrior Woman Daragang Magayon”
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- 9. Magayon = Maganda Daraga(ng)= Babae
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- 15. “Dr. JulietBorres, a literature professor and assistant dean at the Bicol University College of Arts said that in the early 1990s, a significant twist in the myth arose after Bicolana poet Merlinda Bobis redefined the character of Daragang Magayon, from being a victim to a woman who bravely battled against oppression. She was transformed into a woman guerrilla.” http://ephraimaguilar.blogspot.com/2007/09/daragang-magayon.html
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- 17. Sa Alamat, ipinakitakung papaano tinitignan ng lipunan ang kababaihan – na ang nagdidikta sa kanilang buhay ay mga Kalalakihan at wala silang boses para sa kanilang mga sarili.
- 18. Sa epiko niBobis, si Magayon ay tulad ng ibang kababaihan. Takot sa dugo, mahina at marupok. Nakaranas din siya ng diskriminasyon at mababang pagtinggin mula sa kanyang mga katribo lalo na sa kanyang ama.
- 19. Ito ang ginamitna dahilan ng mga nakatatanda upang ipakasal siya kay Pagtuga upang mapalawak ang kapangyarihan ng tribu.
- 20. Nang malaman itoni Magayon, nagdesisyon siyang magbago at maging isang mandirigma. Sa tuwa ng kanyang ama, ang nasambit niya’y “Ikaw nga ay mula sa aking sariling dugo.” Humingi si Magayon ng pamamatnubay mula sa dyosang si Maguindara.
- 21. Maging ang mgakababaihan ng tribu ay tumututol sa pagpapakasal ni Magayon kay Pagtuga dahil tinuturing nilang kalaban si Pagtuga, isang simbolo ng opresyon sa mga kababaihan.
- 22. Nang nagtanong siMagayon kay Maguindara, isang katanungan ang isinagot ng dyosa: ‘Anong sira an dai nagsasabat sa sulong (Anong isda ang hindi sumusuong laban sa alon ng tubig)? Alam ni Magayon ang sagot, ‘Tigbak na sira’ (Patay na isda),.
- 23. Ano ang naisipakita ni Bobis?
- 24. “In the endof the epic though, it was implied that both Magayon and Ulap died in the battle. But Magayon here died in unsurrendered struggle. She was fighting till the end,” said Borres.
- 26. GINOONG SANTOS - AWTOR CELESTINOFABIA – MAGSASAKA
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- 28. Oktubre nang inanyayahangmagsalita si G. Santos sa Kalamazoo, MI Dito niya nakilala si G. Fabia na galing pa sa probinsya.
- 29. Sa gitna ngkanyang dikusyon, biglang nagtanong si G. Fabia kay G. Santos kung sa tinggin nito’y may pagbabago ba sa mga “stereotype” ng mga Pilipina noon at sa kasalukuyan. “Both women of different eras bear the heart and soul of a modest Filipina.” (Ang mga kababaihan ng dalawang magkaibang panahon ay parehong nagtataglay ng puso at kaluluwa ng Pilipinang mababa ang loob.) Ikinatuwa ni G. Fabia ang kasagutang ito.
- 30. Matapos ang kanyanglecture, inimbitahan ni G Fabia si G Santos sa kanyang bahay sa lalawigan. Nalaman ni G Santos ang kwento ng buhay ni G Fabia mula sa anak nitong si Roger sinundo nila habang papunta sa lalawigan – na siya ay isang pilyong bata at tinuturing na black sheep ng kanayang pamilya sa Pilipinas.
- 31. Taga-Visayas si G.Fabia; nakatira siya sa isang barriong kung saan walang mga mansanas ngunit may mga puno ng niyog at mga tandang na gigising sa iyo bawat umaga.
- 32. Pagdating nila sabahay ni G. Fabia, ang halimuyak ng mga mansanas ang sumalubong sa kanila. Nakilala ni G. Santos ang asawa ni G. Fabia, ang mabait na si Ruth. Nakakita ng isang imahe ng isang babaeng nakaFilipiniana – simbolo ng kung gaano hinahangad at hinahanap-hanap ni G. Fabia ang Pilipinas.
- 33. Pabalik ng hotel,inalok ni G. Santos si G. Fabia na ibabalita niya sa pamilya nito ang kanaynag kalagayan ngayon pagbalik niya ng bansa. Tinanggihan ni G Fabia ang alok, iniisip niyang malamang ay hindi nasiya kilala sa Pilipinas. Nagpaalam sila sa isa’isa sa pamamagitan ng huling pagkamay.
Editor's Notes
- #10 Magayon grew up to be a very beautiful and sweet woman that struck the swains from faraway tribes who vied for her attention. She was the only daughter of Makusog (strong), the tribal chief of Rawis, whose mother died shortly after giving birth to her.
- #11 But not one of these young men have captivated the heart of Magayon, not even the handsome but haughty Pagtuga (eruption). He is a hunter and the chief of the Iriga tribe. One day, Panganoron/Ulap (cloud), the chief of the Karilaga tribe of the Tagalog region, showed up in Rawis. Unlike the other suitors, he had come a long way just to see the beauty of Magayon. For many days, he simply stole glances of Magayon, from a distance, as she bathed at the Yawa River. After a few more meetings with Magayon, Panginoron signified his intention to marry her by thrusting his spear at the stairs of Magayon's father's house. The two were overjoyed, but the wedding will be held in a month's time, for Panginoron had yet to inform his people to gather the provisions for the celebration.
- #12 The news spread fast and reached Pagtuga, who became furious. He laid in wait for Makusog to hunt and took him and sent word to Magayon that unless she agreed to marry him, her father would die and a war would be waged against Rawis.
- #13 Panginoron abandoned the preparations for their wedding to go to Pagtuga. They fought each other until Pagtuga was slain by Panginoron. The joyous Magayon rushed to embrace Panginoron but she was hit by a stray arrow. While Panginorin held the dying Magayon in his arms, Linog (earthquake), Pagtuga's henchman, hurled his spear at Panginorin's back, killing him instantly. Makusog swung his mighty arms and stuck down Linog with his minasbad.
- #14 Instead of rejoicing over a wedding, there was wailing over the dead. Makusog dug a grave for Magayon and Panginoron. Tenderly, Makusog laid them together on each other's arms as they died.
- #15 As the days followed, they saw the grave rising higher and higher, accompanied by muffled rumblings, earthquakes, and red-hot boulders bursting from the crater. When this occurs, old folks believe that Pagtuga, aided by Linog, agitates thevolcano to get back his gifts, which following ancient custom, was buried with Magayon. On certain days, when the tip of the volcano is covered by clouds, old folks say that Panginoron is kissing Magayon, and afterwards, when rain trickles caressingly down the gentle slopes of the volcano, with the insistence that it was the tears of Panginoron over his lost love. They named the volcano as "Bulkang Magayon", describing its perfect cone-shape, like the beauty of Daragang Magayon. But as time passed, the name "'Magayon" was shortened and it became "Mayon".
- #29 The author, Mr. Santos, was asked to speak before an audience in Kalamazoo, MI one October when the war was still on. On the same night he met another Filipino – Celestino Fabia, a farmer. Mr. Santos was surprised to see a man who travelled really long just to hear him talk.
- #30 In the course of the discussion, the man asked, in sporadically incorrect English, how the Filipino women of today were different from the stereotype he was familiar with. Mr. Santos replied that although they differ in the exterior, both women of different eras bear the heart and soul of a modest Filipina. Mr. Fabia was pleased.
- #31 After the lecture, Mr. Fabia told Mr. Santos about his farm and his family and invited him over to his house, repeatedly saying that his wife, Ruth, will be pleased to meet “a first class Filipino”. He also told him about his son, Roger, with pride. Mr. Fabia picked Mr. Santos up the next day and during the course of what seemed to be an endless journey to the distant farm, Mr. Santos became aware of Mr. Fabia’s life in the Philippines. He was a spoiled brat and the black sheep of the family.
- #32 He lived in an old Visayan town where there are no apples. But there are coconut trees and roosters cooing early in the morning, and there was his family.
- #33 They finally arrived in the farm, the fragrance of apples diffusing all over the place. Mr. Santos noticed how Ruth’s hospitality and kind-heartedness was almost Filipino and how adorable Roger really was. In their humble home, he also found a picture of an anonymous Filipina wearing a traditional costume – another manifestation of how dire Mr. Fabia’s nostalgia is.
- #34 He bade farewell to the family and Mr. Fabia took him back to the hotel. He offered to send news to his family when he got back to the Philippines but Mr. Fabia refused, saying that they might have already forgotten him. They shook each other’s hand and said goodbye.