e Rizal.I braved the rain,( yes it was pouring and I was soaked to the bones despite the cap, the umbrella & the windbreaker) to greet Pepe Rizal at the Rizal Park a Happy birthday. Laid 5 roses with the help of Lourdes. 3 red & pink ones to say I love you and 2 pink & white to say Thank You. There were about a thousand people mostly students at the park most shouting like me, Happy birthday Rizal, as we made the offering of love and remembrance.
Apolinario Mabini viewed Rizal as the "most eloquent example of the triumph of duty ove r personal convenience, of idea over physical force & of virtue over egotism.
Mi Ultimo Adios
Farewell, my adored Land, region of the sun caressed,
Pearl of the Orient Sea, our Eden lost,
With gladness I give you my Life, sad and repressed;
And were it more brilliant, more fresh and at its best,
I would still give it to you for your welfare at most.
On the fields of battle, in the fury of fight,
Others give you their lives without pain or hesitancy,
The place does not matter: cypress laurel, lily white,
Scaffold, open field, conflict or martyrdom's site,
It is the same if asked by home and Country.
I die as I see tints on the sky b'gin to show
And at last announce the day, after a gloomy night;
If you need a hue to dye your matutinal glow,
Pour my blood and at the right moment spread it so,
And gild it with a reflection of your nascent light!
My dreams, when scarcely a lad adolescent,
My dreams when already a youth, full of vigor to attain,
Were to see you, gem of the sea of the Orient,
Your dark eyes dry, smooth brow held to a high plane
Without frown, without wrinkles and of shame without stain.
My life's fancy, my ardent, passionate desire,
Hail! Cries out the soul to you, that will soon part from thee;
Hail! How sweet 'tis to fall that fullness you may acquire;
To die to give you life, 'neath your skies to expire,
And in your mystic land to sleep through eternity !
If over my tomb some day, you would see blow,
A simple humble flow'r amidst thick grasses,
Bring it up to your lips and kiss my soul so,
And under the cold tomb, I may feel on my brow,
Farewell, my adored Land, region of the sun caressed,
Pearl of the Orient Sea, our Eden lost,
With gladness I give you my Life, sad and repressed;
And were it more brilliant, more fresh and at its best,
I would still give it to you for your welfare at most.
On the fields of battle, in the fury of fight,
Others give you their lives without pain or hesitancy,
The place does not matter: cypress laurel, lily white,
Scaffold, open field, conflict or martyrdom's site,
It is the same if asked by home and Country.
I die as I see tints on the sky b'gin to show
And at last announce the day, after a gloomy night;
If you need a hue to dye your matutinal glow,
Pour my blood and at the right moment spread it so,
And gild it with a reflection of your nascent light!
My dreams, when scarcely a lad adolescent,
My dreams when already a youth, full of vigor to attain,
Were to see you, gem of the sea of the Orient,
Your dark eyes dry, smooth brow held to a high plane
Without frown, without wrinkles and of shame without stain.
My life's fancy, my ardent, passionate desire,
Hail! Cries out the soul to you, that will soon part from thee;
Hail! How sweet 'tis to fall that fullness you may acquire;
To die to give you life, 'neath your skies to expire,
And in your mystic land to sleep through eternity !
If over my tomb some day, you would see blow,
A simple humble flow'r amidst thick grasses,
Bring it up to your lips and kiss my soul so,
And under the cold tomb, I may feel on my brow,
Warmth of your breath, a whiff of your tenderness.
Let the moon with soft, gentle light me descry,
Let the dawn send forth its fleeting, brilliant light,
In murmurs grave allow the wind to sigh,
And should a bird descend on my cross and alight,
Let the bird intone a song of peace o'er my site.
Let the burning sun the raindrops vaporize
And with my clamor behind return pure to the sky;
Let a friend shed tears over my early demise;
And on quiet afternoons when one prays for me on high,
Pray too, oh, my Motherland, that in God may rest I.
Pray thee for all the hapless who have died,
For all those who unequalled torments have undergone;
For our poor mothers who in bitterness have cried;
For orphans, widows and captives to tortures were shied,
And pray too that you may see you own redemption.
And when the dark night wraps the cemet'ry
And only the dead to vigil there are left alone,
Don't disturb their repose, don't disturb the mystery:
If you hear the sounds of cithern or psaltery,
It is I, dear Country, who, a song t'you intone.
And when my grave by all is no more remembered,
With neither cross nor stone to mark its place,
Let it be plowed by man, with spade let it be scattered
And my ashes ere to nothingness are restored,
Let them turn to dust to cover your earthly space.
Then it doesn't matter that you should forget me:
Your atmosphere, your skies, your vales I'll sweep;
Vibrant and clear note to your ears I shall be:
Aroma, light, hues, murmur, song, moanings deep,
Constantly repeating the essence of the faith I keep.
Let the moon with soft, gentle light me descry,
Let the dawn send forth its fleeting, brilliant light,
In murmurs grave allow the wind to sigh,
And should a bird descend on my cross and alight,
Let the bird intone a song of peace o'er my site.
Let the burning sun the raindrops vaporize
And with my clamor behind return pure to the sky;
Let a friend shed tears over my early demise;
And on quiet afternoons when one prays for me on high,
Pray too, oh, my Motherland, that in God may rest I.
Pray thee for all the hapless who have died,
For all those who unequalled torments have undergone;
For our poor mothers who in bitterness have cried;
For orphans, widows and captives to tortures were shied,
And pray too that you may see you own redemption.
And when the dark night wraps the cemet'ry
And only the dead to vigil there are left alone,
Don't disturb their repose, don't disturb the mystery:
If you hear the sounds of cithern or psaltery,
It is I, dear Country, who, a song t'you intone.
And when my grave by all is no more remembered,
With neither cross nor stone to mark its place,
Let it be plowed by man, with spade let it be scattered
And my ashes ere to nothingness are restored,
Let them turn to dust to cover your earthly space.
Then it doesn't matter that you should forget me:
Your atmosphere, your skies, your vales I'll sweep;
Vibrant and clear note to your ears I shall be:
Aroma, light, hues, murmur, song, moanings deep,
Constantly repeating the essence of the faith I keep.
My idolized Country, for whom I most gravely pine,
Dear Philippines, to my last goodbye, oh, harken
There I leave all: my parents, loves of mine,
I'll go where there are no slaves, tyrants or hangmen
Where faith does not kill and where God alone does reign.
Farewell, parents, brothers, beloved by me,
Friends of my childhood, in the home distressed;
Give thanks that now I rest from the wearisome day;
Farewell, sweet stranger, my friend, who brightened my way;
Farewell, to all I love. To die is to rest.
Dear Philippines, to my last goodbye, oh, harken
There I leave all: my parents, loves of mine,
I'll go where there are no slaves, tyrants or hangmen
Where faith does not kill and where God alone does reign.
Farewell, parents, brothers, beloved by me,
Friends of my childhood, in the home distressed;
Give thanks that now I rest from the wearisome day;
Farewell, sweet stranger, my friend, who brightened my way;
Farewell, to all I love. To die is to rest.
Jose Rizal, before his execution by firing squad at the Luneta , his last poem Mi Ultimo Adios or My Last Farewell
His original writing was said to have no title, the title Mi Ultimo Adios was given by Mariano Ponce.
His original writing was said to have no title, the title Mi Ultimo Adios was given by Mariano Ponce.
Mi último adiós
Adiós, Patria adorada, región del sol querida,
perla del Mar de Oriente, nuestro perdido edén,
a darte voy, alegre, la triste, mustia vida;
y fuera más brillante, más fresca, más florida,
también por ti la diera, la diera por tu bien.
En campos de batalla, luchando con delirio,
otros te dan sus vidas, sin dudas, sin pesar.
El sitio nada importa: ciprés, laurel o lirio,
cadalso o campo abierto, combate o cruel martirio.
Lo mismo es si lo piden la Patria y el hogar.
Yo muero, cuando veo que el cielo se colora
y al fin anuncia el día, tras lóbrego capuz;
si grana necesitas, para teñir tu aurora,
¡vierte la sangre mía, derrámala en buen hora,
y dórela un reflejo de su naciente luz!
Mis sueños, cuando apenas muchacho adolescente,
mis sueños cuando joven, ya lleno de vigor,
fueron el verte un día, joya del Mar de Oriente,
secos los negros ojos, alta la tersa frente,
sin ceño, sin arrugas, sin manchas de rubor.
Ensueño de mi vida, mi ardiente vivo anhelo.
¡Salud! te grita el alma que pronto va a partir;
¡salud! ¡Ah, que es hermoso caer por darte vuelo,
morir por darte vida, morir bajo tu cielo,
y en tu encantada tierra la eternidad dormir!
Si sobre mi sepulcro vieres brotar, un día,
entre la espesa yerba, sencilla humilde flor,
acércala a tus labios y besa el alma mía,
y sienta yo en mi frente, bajo la tumba fría,
de tu ternura el soplo, de tu hálito el calor.
Deja a la luna verme, con luz tranquila y suave;
deja que el alba envíe su resplandor fugaz;
deja gemir al viento, con su murmullo grave;
y si desciende y posa sobre mi cruz un ave,
deja que el ave entone su cántico de paz.
Deja que el sol, ardiendo, las lluvias evapore
y al cielo tornen puras, con mi clamor en pos;
deja que un ser amigo mi fin temprano llore;
y en las serenas tardes, cuando por mí alguien ore,
ora también, oh patria, por mi descanso a Dios.
Ora por todos cuantos murieron sin ventura;
por cuantos padecieron tormentos sin igual;
por nuestras pobres madres, que gimen su amargura;
por huérfanos y viudas, por presos en tortura,
y ora por ti, que veas tu redención final.
Y cuando, en noche oscura, se envuelva el cementerio,
Y solos sólo muertos queden velando allí,
no turbes su reposo, no turbes el misterio:
tal vez acordes oigas de cítara o salterio;
soy yo, querida Patria, yo que te canto a ti.
Y cuando ya mi tumba, de todos olvidada,
no tenga cruz ni piedra que marquen su lugar,
deja que la are el hombre, la esparza con la azada,
y mis cenizas, antes que vuelvan a la nada,
en polvo de tu alfombra que vayan a formar.
Entonces nada importa me pongas en olvido;
tu atmósfera, tu espacio, tus valles cruzaré;
vibrante y limpia nota seré para tu oído:
aroma, luz, colores, rumor, canto, gemido,
constante repitiendo la esencia de mi fe.
Mi patria idolatrada, dolor de mis dolores,
querida Filipinas, oye el postrer adiós.
Ahí, te dejo todo: mis padres, mis amores.
Voy donde no hay esclavos, verdugos ni opresores;
donde la fe no mata, donde el que reina es Dios.
Adiós, padres y hermanos, trozos del alma mía,
amigos de la infancia, en el perdido hogar;
dad gracias, que descanso del fatigoso día;
adiós, dulce extranjera, mi amiga, mi alegría;
adiós, queridos seres. Morir es descansar.
José Rizal, 1896.
(Texto editado por el Instituto Cervantes de Manila)
It s a useles life that s not consecrated 2 a great ideal.It s lyk a stone wasted on d field w/out be coming a part of any edifice.-Jose Rizal
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Voy donde no hay esclavos, verdugos ni opresores- Jose Rizal
Love alone realizes wonderful works, virtue alone can save!-Jose Rizal
A people denied the truth must resort to lies, and he who makes himself a tyrant breeds slaves.....Jose Rizal
Resignation s not always a virtue;it s a crime when it encourages tyrants: there r no despots where there r no slaves! - Jose Rizal
Redemption presupposes virtue, virtue, sacrifice & sacrifice,love! Love alone realizes wonderful works, virtue alone can save!- Jose Rizal
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