GATAGAD KANG IDE
(Waiting for Ide)
It is a love poem about a rice farmer who is waiting for his meandering wife to return; it speaks about his undying love for his beloved.
This is a Davaoeño Poem Project featuring Danny Castillones Sillada poem "Gatagad Kang Idê" (Waiting for Idê).
A Davaoeño Language is mixed with Mandaya (one of the natives of Davao Oriental), Visayan, and Spanish (very small percentage) languages. It is different from Cebuano or Sinugboanon language, which is widely spoken in Davao City, Davao Del Sur, and Davao Del Norte. The Davaoeño is akin to Kamayo Language, which is spoken in some parts of Surigao Del Sur (Caraga Region), the neighboring province of Davao Oriental.
This is a Davaoeño Poem Project featuring Danny Castillones Sillada poem "Gatagad Kang Idê" (Waiting for Idê).
A Davaoeño Language is mixed with Mandaya (one of the natives of Davao Oriental), Visayan, and Spanish (very small percentage) languages. It is different from Cebuano or Sinugboanon language, which is widely spoken in Davao City, Davao Del Sur, and Davao Del Norte. The Davaoeño is akin to Kamayo Language, which is spoken in some parts of Surigao Del Sur (Caraga Region), the neighboring province of Davao Oriental.
GATAGAD KANG IDÊ
Poem Danny Castillones Sillada
Kay yang kinabuhi ko Idê wă day kapuslanan
Kung yang buwã ng kanatȏ gugma kanmo biyaan…
Sang pag-panao mo gatanom,
Humay ta sang pasak ya sawom;
Ya uwan, ya lintî, ya kidlat,
Amã ako ng pisaw na ya tanak.
Ya lupas yang mga adlao,
Ako Idê kanmo i-hidlao;
Hain kaw man mag singod-singod,
Wa say kanmo Idê puangod.
Yang mata ko daw haw-an,
Sin-ing tidluman na buwan;
Gatagad ng kanmo pag-uli,
Sin-ing uhaw na kinabuhi.
Hain kaw man Idê ya pad-pad,
Hinumdumi yang kanato sa-ad;
Tag-hubas man o amihan,
Yang gugma ko kanmo way utlanan.
© Danny Castillones Sillada
Poem Danny Castillones Sillada
Kay yang kinabuhi ko Idê wă day kapuslanan
Kung yang buwã ng kanatȏ gugma kanmo biyaan…
Sang pag-panao mo gatanom,
Humay ta sang pasak ya sawom;
Ya uwan, ya lintî, ya kidlat,
Amã ako ng pisaw na ya tanak.
Ya lupas yang mga adlao,
Ako Idê kanmo i-hidlao;
Hain kaw man mag singod-singod,
Wa say kanmo Idê puangod.
Yang mata ko daw haw-an,
Sin-ing tidluman na buwan;
Gatagad ng kanmo pag-uli,
Sin-ing uhaw na kinabuhi.
Hain kaw man Idê ya pad-pad,
Hinumdumi yang kanato sa-ad;
Tag-hubas man o amihan,
Yang gugma ko kanmo way utlanan.
© Danny Castillones Sillada