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The Song of the TravellerJose Rizal


Objectives

At the end of the session, the students are expected to; a. infer message from the poem of JP Rizalb. appreciate the contribution of JP Rizal in the

literature of the Philippines through in-depth study of his works

c. interpret the idea of the poem through a creative artwork


Jose RizalJose Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda

• June 19, 1861, Calamba, Philippines• December. 30, 1896 Manila• Patriot• Physician• man of letters who was an inspiration to the

Philippine nationalist movement.


The son of a prosperous landowner, Rizal was educated in Manila and at the University of

Madrid.

A brilliant medical student, he soon committed himself to the reform of Spanish rule in his home country, though he never advocated

Philippine independence.

Most of his writing was done in Europe, where he resided between 1882 and 1892.


His Timeline


• In 1886 - Noli Me Tangere (The social cancer), a passionate exposure of the evils of Spanish rule in the Philippines.

• 1891, El filibusterismo (The Reign of Greed), established his reputation as the leading spokesman of the Philippine reform movement.

• 1890; reprinted Antonio Morga’s Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas, hoping to show that the native people of the Philippines had a long history before the coming of the Spaniards.

• He became the leader of the Propaganda Movement , contributing numerous articles to its newspaper, La Solidaridad, published in Barcelona.


• 1892. He founded a nonviolent-reform society, the La Liga Filipina, in Manila, and was deported to Dapitan in northwest Mindanao and exiled for four years.

• In 1896 the Katipunan, a Filipino nationalist secret society, revolted against Spain. Although he had no connections with that organization and he had had no part in the insurrection, Rizal was arrested and tried for sedition by the military. Found guilty, he was publicly executed by a firing squad in Manila.

• His martyrdom convinced Filipinos that there was no alternative to independence from Spain.

• On the eve of his execution, while confined in Fort Santiago, Rizal wrote “Último adiós” (“Last Farewell”), a masterpiece of 19th-century Spanish verse.


Vocabulary Drill


Unlocking of difficulty. Match the words in Box A to its appropriate meaning in Box B

1. A cause of great suffering and distress2. Urge or force (a person) to an action3. Desire strongly or persistently4. Someone who journeys in a sacred place5. Causing nervousness and uneasiness6. Lose freshness, enthusiasm, or liveliness7. Betrayal of a trust8. Characteristic of false pride; having an

exaggerated sense of self-importance9. A place for mentally incompetent or

unbalanced person

A. PilgrimB. WitherC. AnxiousD. TreacheryE. YearnF. VainG. ImpelH. AsylumI. Affliction


The Song of the TravellerJose Rizal


Like to a leaf that is fallen and withered,Tossed by the tempest from pole unto pole ;Thus roams the pilgrim abroad without purpose,Roams without love, without country or soul.

The Song of the Traveller


Following anxiously treacherous fortune,

Fortune which e 'en as he grasps at it flees ;

Vain though the hopes that his yearning is seeking,

Yet does the pilgrim embark on the seas !



Ever impelled by the invisible power,

Destined to roam from the East to the West ;

Oft he remembers the faces of loved ones,

Dreams of the day when he, too, was at rest.



Chance may assign him a tomb on the desert,Grant him a final asylum of peace ;Soon by the world and his country forgotten,God rest his soul when his wanderings cease !



Often the sorrowing pilgrim is envied,Circling the globe like a sea-gull above ;Little, ah, little they know what a voidSaddens his soul by the absence of love.



Home may the pilgrim return in the future,

Back to his loved ones his footsteps he bends ;

Naught wìll he find but the snow and the ruins,

Ashes of love and the tomb of his friends,



Pilgrim, begone ! Nor return more hereafter,Stranger thou art in the land of thy birth ;Others may sing of their love while rejoicing,Thou once again must roam o'er the earth.



Pilgrim, begone ! Nor return more hereafter,Dry are the tears that a while for thee ran ;Pilgrim, begone ! And forget thine affliction,Loud laughs the world at the sorrows of man.



Comprehension questions

1. Who is the persona in the poem?2. How do you describe persona?3. Where do you think the pilgrim heads for?4. While the pilgrim is travelling, who does he

remember?5. How do you describe the place where the

pilgrim would want to go?6. Why do think the author was able to write

such poem?


Activity

• Using an illustration board, draw a picture of the perfect place where you wanted to stay forever. Identify what things can be found in that place and explain why the place is different.


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