Tanaga

(Tagalog)
Ang hanging sumasamyo
Bugso nito’y simbuyo
Ng aking kalungkutan
Sa iyo kamahalan


(English Translation)
the air is gentle touching
stormy blast was urging
of sadness and loneliness
to you my love and dearest

This is my first writing a tanaga with an English translation.

A tanaga is a short poetic form that’s the Filipino equivalent of the Japanese haiku. It is an untitled poem of four lines with each line equally having seven to nine syllables.

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