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tranquil is death; most tender, love. Warm kisses on the lips are playing as we awake to mother's face: the arms are seeking to embrace her, the eyes are smiling as they gaze. How sweet to die for the native country, where friendly shines the sun above! Death is the breeze for him who has no country, no mother, and no love!
This document provides a 3 paragraph summary of Dr. Jose Rizal's essay "Love of Country". It discusses how people of all backgrounds from around the world feel love and devotion for their motherland. Rizal describes the motherland as a beautiful yet demanding idol that inspires great works of art, poetry, and sacrifice from her people.
29 kwi 2014 · The above “Kundiman” is a poem written by Jose Rizal to express his intense love for his motherland. In the verses, we can see that Rizal is optimistic that the Philippines will be freed from inequality and oppression.
A la juventud filipina (English Translation: To The Philippine Youth) is a poem written in Spanish by Filipino writer and patriot José Rizal, first presented in 1879 in Manila, while he was studying at the University of Santo Tomas.
Leonor Valenzuela, age 14, was a contrived love story made up by his gossip friend, Jose Cecilio (Chenggoy), who derived pleasure in titillating Rizal. He reports to Rizal (then studying in Madrid) of a rivalry for his affection between the two: Leonor Valenzuela (Orang) and Leonor Rivera (the landlady–she was the daughter of Rizal’s former ...
Analysis (ai): This poem displays a nationalistic sentiment, glorifying the beauty and allure of the Philippines through personification and natural imagery. It shares the author's profound love for his homeland, similar to his other works such as "Mi Ultimo Adios" and "El Canto del Viajero."
This document provides summaries of 14 poems written by Jose Rizal, the Philippine national hero. The poems span Rizal's life and touch on themes of love, education, nationalism, exile, and his final farewell on the eve of his execution.
