Rizal's Poem "The Song of the Traveller

The Song of the
Traveller Rizal
Jose

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Objectives

At the end of the session, the students are
expected to;
a. infer message from the poem of JP Rizal
b. 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 Rizal
Jose 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
A. Pilgrim 1. A cause of great suffering and distress
B. Wither 2. Urge or force (a person) to an action
C. Anxious
D. Treachery 3. Desire strongly or persistently
E. Yearn 4. Someone who journeys in a sacred place
F. Vain 5. Causing nervousness and uneasiness
G. Impel
H. Asylum 6. Lose freshness, enthusiasm, or liveliness
I. Affliction 7. Betrayal of a trust
8. Characteristic of false pride; having an
exaggerated sense of self-importance
9. A place for mentally incompetent or
unbalanced person


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 !

The Song of the Traveller

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.

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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
void
Saddens 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.


• http://pinas.activeboard.com/t18734856/awit-
ng-manlalakbay-the-song-of-the-traveler-jose-
p-rizal/
• http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/5
05015/Jose-Rizal


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