Tagalog: Sa Aking Mga Kabata [To my Fellow Youth]

Authors

José Rizal
Teddy Amoloza, Illinois Wesleyan University

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Description

This poem is attributed to José Rizal (1861-1896), the Filipino national hero who was executed by firing squad on December 30, 1896 for rebellion. There is no handwritten manuscript by Rizal. The poem praises the love for one’s native language.

Geographical region for language spoken

Luzon, the Philippines

Disciplines

Language Interpretation and Translation | South and Southeast Asian Languages and Societies

Comments

Read by Teddy Amoloza, Professor of Sociology, Illinois Wesleyan University

About Tagalog: Tagalog, named Filipino in its standardized and official form, is one of two official languages of the Philippines together with English. It is spoken in the central islands by approximately 55 million people.

Recommended Citation

Rizal, José and Amoloza, Teddy, "Tagalog: Sa Aking Mga Kabata [To my Fellow Youth]" (1906). IWU Global Storytelling Project. 11.
https://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/globalstorytelling/11

Version

Publication date: The poem was first published in 1906, in a book authored by the poet Hermenigildo Cruz.