Oh Wonderment! <br />This birth of love <br />What madness... <br /> <br />Here I am a wretch <br />In the cold of night <br />I bare my heart for you to witness <br />Under heaven’s eyes - this love! <br />This anguish! <br />What I feel for you <br />My dear beloved <br /> <br /> <br />© 2009 Sonya Florentino <br /> <br /> <br />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. <br /> <br />KAHIBULUNGAN <br /> <br />Kahibulungan <br />Ang gibati ko <br />Natawo ang gugmang makabuang <br />Kanimo pinangga ko <br /> <br />Ania intawon ako ning matugnawng gabii <br />Binuksan kining dughan aron ka makasaksi <br />Nga dinhi sa ilawom sa langit <br />Ang gugma ko imo da<br /><br />Sonya Florentino<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/wonderment-a-translation-of-kahibulungan/
