Pagbubuklod sa Iisang
Wika
Ni Bienvenido A.
Ramos
Di-makitang ugnay,
katagang may pakpak
Na anaki’y sisiw
na sisiyap-siyap;
Kapag nagkaiba’y—isang
pagwawatak,
Kapag nagkaisa’y
isang—pagyayakap.
Nasisid mo rin ang
lalim ng titik
Sa lawang
damdaming dalisay, mainit;
Ang di maunawa’ykung
bakit . . . kung bakit
May perlas na
pulong hinati ng sakit?
Oo’t magkalaro ang
mga pampangin
Tuloy rin at ugnay
sa mga damdamin;
Ang iisang lahi’y
bakit hahatiin
Sa maraming wikang
kayhirap maligning?
Paris ng tahanang
hindi mabubuo
Kung walang
pag-ibig ng pagkakasundo;
Ang di pagkakaisa’y
isang paglalayo
Kaya bawat binhi’y
isang pagkabigo.
Hindi nakikitang
gintong tanikala
Na ang binibiting
ay puso ng Bansa;
Kung tanikala ma’y
hindi pagkadusta
Bagkus pagbubuklod
sa isang paglaya.
I chose this poem of Bienvenido A. Ramos that will best highlight the celebration of Buwan ng Wika 2014 with the theme "Wika Natin ang Daang Matuwid," because aside from it is subjected with languages, it also explains the theme further through symbolism. Each of the five stanzas needs deep thinking to be able to interpret the message of each. Understanding each of the stanzas and compiling it in only a phrase results to an important message of the poem which is to give significance to Filipino language.
Filipino is the national language of Philippines, not Korean, not Latin, not Spanish, nor any other foreign language. But we can't deny that most of the Filipino youth prefers to use foreign languages than Filipino. However, we can still arise our language higher than those foreign ones.
I believe that the Filipino language is the instrument in uniting the 7,107 islands in the archipelago. Through this, Filipinos from Batanes to Sulu would understand each other. If every Filipinos is in unity, we can easily attain prosperity. With this, we can face all the hindrances towards our way to richness, TOGETHER.
