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Sep 2013
May mga  tibok na tumututol, nililigalig
Ang daloy ng damdaming nag-uumapaw.
Wala itong ano mang kaugnayan sa likas
At samut-saring kulay ng buhay at pag-ibig.
Ito ang ninanasa ng sugatang kaluluwa.

Ang araw na ito ay tampok na simula
Ng muling pagtibok ng isang puso.
Tila muling pagsilang --- pagtalikod sa kahapon;
Isang bukang-liwayway, bagong-bihis na layon,
Nanunuot itong balintataw ng buhay
Upang mahalagilap ang sarili,
Ngunit hindi upang angkinin, manapa'y upang
Salungatin ang kinagisnang saysay ng pag-ibig.
Ang araw na ito ang tampok na simula.
This superb translation of my poem "September Seventeen" was done by my dear teacher and inspiration, Prof. ROLANDO A. BERNALES, Ll.B., Ed.D. A former provost of University of Makati and a rising pillar of Philippine literature, Prof. Bernales was awarded by the prestigious Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for his short story entitled "Taguan." Prof. Bernales is a textbook author, writer, education consultant, public intellectual, professional photographer, and a poet. His works can be accessed through this site: http://www.rabernalesliterature.com/?cat=392

Maraming salamat po sir sa kamangha-manghang pagsasalin-talinghagang ito!
Mabuhay po kayo at ang wikang Filipino!
Jose Remillan
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Jose Remillan  Makati City, Philippines
(Makati City, Philippines)   
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