Example Of Tanka Tagalog Novels & Stories

he turned it into “Salubong sa Bagong Kabanata” Mulat ang siyang diwa ng bawat isa, Lahat ay may bakas ng ngiti sa mukha, Kapaligiran ay busog sa musika, Bata, matanda, handang-handa na sila, Sa pagsalubong sa bagong kabanata, Tuwa’t galak, bagong taon, parating na. I couldn’t help but to smile as I read the first stanza. I just know that he is good at creating Tagalog poems too. He is always using English as his medium.

Because of her stupidity, she was losing precious time she could have spent with Max if only she did not sulk and drink all those drinks. -=- Max ‘Sana’y di magmaliw ang dati kong araw Nang munti pang bata sa piling ni Nanay Nais kong maulit ang awit ni Inang mahal Awit nang pag-ibig habang ako’y nasa duyan’ ‘I hope that the days of old won’t fade away When I was a baby in my mother’s arms I wish to hear her song again A song filled with love as she rocks my cradle’

I wonder how can he manage to say those word without getting attached and unaffected. "Lets get inside" tango lang ang naisagot ko at naglakad na kami papasok sa loob. The huge door open by itself slowly as we enter inside. I don't know what to say, umawang ang labi ko dahil sa sa ganda ng loob ng bahay. Kong ano pa ang gandang bumungad sa akin sa labas ay doble ang ganda dito sa loob.

Lakas maka-daddy. His mouth curved, as if trying to hold back his cute sobs. Mukhang nasaktan talaga ang dila niya dahil halos mamula ang tungki ng ilong at gilid ng mga mata niya kakapigil sa iyak. "Aww... you're such a baby!" Hindi ko na napigilan. Ikinulong ko ang matipuno niyang katawan sa mga braso ko at inalo siya. I caressed him gently on the back as he started wailing on my shoulder. I chuckled silently. Lalo lang nagpa-baby!

In Vanessa’s case, mukhang hindi. Bakit selos ka? Hindi ah! sabi ng dalawang tinig na nag-uusap sa isip ng dalaga. Tala! Kuya dapat ang turing mo sa dalawang lalaki, so dapat walang issue sa iyo ang mga babae nito, paalala niya sa sarili. “…and you are?” kay Tala na nakatingin si Vanessa. “Tala,” maikling tugon niya. “Ow Tala means the biggest and brightest star…tama ba?”

Young Kai furrowed his brow at the girl's question. "Huh?" "Sabi ko, “Bakit ka umiiyak?” bingi ka ba? (I said, 'Why are you crying?' Are you deaf?)" the girl asked. "Sorry but I can’t understand you," he replied, still confused by what the girl meant to say. "Patay! Alien! (Shoot! Alien!)" the girl exclaimed, slapping her forehead. "What?" young Kai asked, confused. " Paano ba ‘to? Hmm… Ah! Why you cry? Teka tama ba? Basta ‘yon na ‘yon! (How do I do this? Hmm... Ah! Why you cry? Is that right? Well, close enough!)"

Babae “Nahulog ako sa mga bulaklaking mga bigkas, mala-langit na pangako na hindi ko napansin sa huli ay inuuod na tangkay at nabubulok na petalya na siya nang kumanlong sa akin habang buhay."

“‘The dragon,’ I blurted out. ‘I know all about it. We used to sing about it as kids.’ And I sang the words for him.” In Kate’s room, her ma also sang the Ilonggo song in her wavering voice. The song was slow and sort of pleading. It reminded Kate of her lullabies when she was a kid: foreign but soothing. | “Ang bulan namon sang una, sang una Guin-kaon sang Bakunawa Malo-oy ka man, i-uli, i-uli Korona sang amon hari.” | “What does it mean, ma?” Kate asked because she spoke only Filipino and English, unlike some of her classmates who had a hometown dialect.

Hinubad ko ang nakapatong na cardigan sa katawan at inihagis iyon sa buhanginan bago tuluyang nagtampisaw sa dagat. The water is clean and clear. Halos wala ring alon ng umagang iyon kaya’t mabilis akong nakalangoy sa mas malalim na parte. I was professionally taught how to dive and swim kaya hindi ako takot na sumuong sa kailaliman ng dagat. Pero nang makita ang barrier na nilagay ng beach ay hindi na ako sumubok na lumayo pang tuluyan.

They we’re sitting in a bamboo chair around the rest spot for the visitors of the garden. Bea was quit since they reached the garden. “You know, this is the Pangako Garden,” Bea said out of nowhere. Eura turned her gaze to Bea, the woman was looking to somewhere. ‘Pangako’ is a Filipino word means promise. Therefore, Pangako Garden is also called Garden of Promises. “They said that if a couple makes promises here in the garden, it will never be broken. Those promise will come true.”