Kaning Tutong at kape....
Posted on Monday, 30 June 2014
*Kaning tutong at kape…
(Burnt rice and coffee)
Ni Apolinario Villalobos
Kaning tutong, pilit kinakayod
Sasabawan ng mainit na kape
Nang maski paano’y lumambot-
Biyayang maituturing ng iba
Upang maipanlaman sa sikmura
At mapawi ang gutom sa umaga.
(Burnt rice at the bottom of the pot
All it needs is coffee to soften it a bit
For the poor,
a blessing from
heaven
Enough
to fill a
grumbling, aching tummy
That
for days, trembled
with pain, agony
Blissful
breakfast, to last the whole day.)
(*Filipino language)
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