Once Upon a Starry Night
(A Love Poem)
By Jose Roman Reyes Laquian
12:12 a.m., Sunday 15 June, 1975
Once upon a starry night,
I beheld thee beneath a tree:
Thee, below the heavenly light,
I saw thee crying helplessly.
Like a song, there I found thee
A broken-hearted melody,
A fallen leaf that once clung tight
To its branch on the tree.
Once upon a starry night,
Our love was born beneath a tree;
What God-sent joy, what sweet delight
To hope ‘twas for eternity!
Tender kisses, sweet caresses
And two lovers’ promises:
“To you alone will I be true,
Always, dearest, I love You.”
Once upon a starry night,
A gentle rain, like teardrops, fell:
Beneath a tree, the wondrous sight
Of love was bidding me farewell.
There I held thee in my arms,
Dying of a cruel disease:
What fate is this to end our love
We had hoped to be a lifetime bliss!
Now, the day’s hard toil has ended
And the sun had made its bed;
Lives upon earth must take their rest
And sleep in peace within their nests.
Tonight, the stars will shed their lights
Amidst the darkness of the night’
Alone, I’ll tread this lonely sore
And greet the starry night once more!
Misan a Benging Mabatwin
(Metung Poemang Lugud)
Nang Jose Roman Reyes Laquian
King misan a benging batwin matindag la,
Lalam na ning dutung, carin, ikit daca;
King sawup ding sinag ding sulu ning banwa
Ikit cung lungcut mu, maki lwa ca mata.
Calupa ning canta, ikit da ca, lrug
King penandit aytang kikyac ca lindayug;
Nung wari keng bulung cule mu tinabug
At caybat king gabun carin ca mebaldug
King misan a benging batwin matingag la
Lalam na ning dutung sinta mibayit ya,
Tula Nang pigcalub ning Guinu decata
Yang panisasan tang e ne mapupus pa.
Malambis lang uma minlungan king suyu
Caring mipalsintang biclud ning pangacu”
King capilan pa man, lrug, keca yam u
Ining pamalsintang dalise at tutu.”
At misan a benging batwin matindag la
Ing ambun balamu lwang ibat king banwa;
Lalam na ning dutung ing penandit ayta
Bina yang malungcut, cacu mamun na ca.
Carening tacde cu mayna meng catawan
Sinupil ning sakit at mipmung bengisan,
Mu anti cabayat pigunamgunaman
Suyuwan tang tapat tane miyangganan.
Ngening paynawa ne ing pepatingapun
Aldo lintang na ne dase nang milulun’
Maybe ning kakewan tano memanapun
Ban caring sale ra miglip nong maratun.
Ngening benging ini batwin matindag la
Managlus king dulum sinag a tagle ra;
Magdidi-dili cu keni king aplaya
Ing banwang mabatwin lalon keng misan pa.
(Quepampangana’ neng
Poeta Laureadu Renato Bonus Alzadon
5:00 Lunes 04 Pebrero 2008)
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