tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53350142856070881652024-03-13T11:57:24.142-07:00Sleuthing RizalMACGYVERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05798009211193452559noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335014285607088165.post-88373527051516973622009-09-14T20:33:00.000-07:002009-09-14T20:50:42.774-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2CJnwVo93uI/Sq8OAGw-6AI/AAAAAAAAAA4/K9coAgcf35g/s1600-h/up-diliman-oblation.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2CJnwVo93uI/Sq8OAGw-6AI/AAAAAAAAAA4/K9coAgcf35g/s320/up-diliman-oblation.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381535474709882882" /></a><br /><br /><strong>U.P. Oblation</strong><br /><br />No symbol is more closely identified with the University of the Philippines than the statue of the Oblation. The naked figure of a young man in a symbolic gesture of sacrificial offering of service to country and humanity has become a landmark in every campus of the University. For the hundreds of thousands of UP Alumni, the Oblation has become their major symbolic link with Alma Mater. The Oblation is also the major rallying point for all kinds of dissent, protest actions, and social criticism, as well as expressions of public service, nationalism, and patriotism. For the autonomous units and all the campuses of the University of the Philippines, the Oblation is the enduring symbol of their unity in mission, vision and traditions. <br />The Oblation, a masterpiece of Filipino sculptor Guillermo E. Tolentino, was commissioned in 1935 by President Rafael Palma, first Filipino president of the University. His order was for professor Tolentino to translate the <strong><em>second stanza of Rizal's "Last Farewell"</em></strong> into a monument which would be the identifying landmark of the University.<br /><br /><strong>Rizal's "Last Farewell", Second Stanza</strong><br /><br />*Spanish (original)*<br />En campos de batalla, <br />luchando con delirio, <br />Otros te dan sus vidas, <br />sin duda, sin pesar, <br />El sitio nada importa: <br />cipres, laurel o lirio, <br />Cadalso o campo abierto, <br />combate o cruel martirio,<br />Lo mismo es si lo piden <br />la patria y el hogar.<br />- Jose Rizal -<br /><br /><br />*Filipino*<br />Ang nangasa digmaang dumog sa paglaban <br />Handog din sa iyo ang kanilang buhay; <br />Hirap ay di pansin, at si gunamgunan <br />Ang pagkaparool o pagtatagumpay. <br />Bibitaya't madlangmabangis na sakit <br />O pakikibakang lubhang mapanganib; <br />Pawang titiisin kung ito ang nais <br />Ng bayang tahanang pinakaiibig.<br />- Salin ni Pedro Gatmaitan -<br /><br />*English*<br />In barricades imbattled; <br />fighting with delirium, <br />others donate you their lives <br />without doubts, without gloom, <br />The site doesn't matter; <br />cypress, laurel or lily; <br />gibbet or open field, <br />combat or cruel martyrdom, <br />are equal if demanded <br />by country and home.<br />- /Translated by Nick Joaquin/ - <br /><br /><br /><strong>Inscriptions at the Base</strong><br /><br /><em><strong>The integral relation among the symbolism of the Oblation, the meaning of National Heroes Day, and the mission and vision of the University of the Philippines is best expressed by the words of Andres Bonifacio and Dr. Jose Rizal, which are inscribed at the base of the bronze Oblation.<br />Here are the inscriptions: </strong></em><br />*FRONT:*<br /><em>Nasaan ang kabataang mag-aalay<br />ng kanilang kasibulang buhay,<br />ng kanilang adhikain at sigasig<br />sa kabutihan ng bansa?<br />Nasaan ang siyang puspusang<br />magbubuhos ng dugo <br />upang hugasang lariat ang ating kahihiyan,<br />ang ating mga kalapastanganan,<br />ang ating kabalintuan?<br />Tanging yaong dalisay at walang bahid<br />ang karapatdapat na naging alay upang<br />matanggap ang kasalantaang ito.</em><br /><br /><strong>Binigkas ni Padre Florentino sa El Filibusterismo, Dr. Jose P. Rizal, 1891:</strong><br /><br /><em>Donde esta la juventud que ha de consagrar sus rosadas horas, susilusiones y entusiasmo al bien de su patria? Donde esta la que ha de verter su sangre para lavar tantasverguenzas, tantos crimenes, tanta abominacion? Pura y sin maneha ha de ser la victima parer que elholacausto sea aceptable!</em><br />(Translation)<br /><em>Where are the youth who will consecrate their golden hours, their illusions and their enthusiasm to the welfare of their native land? Where are the youth who will generously pour out their blood to wash away so much shame, so much crime, so much abomination? Pure and spotless must the victim be that the sacrifice may be acceptable, Where are you, Oh youth, who will embody in yourselves the vigor of life that has left our veins, the purity of ideas that has contaminated in our brains,the fire of enthusiasn that has been quenched in our hearts? We await, Oh youth, come, for we await you!</em>- <strong>Dr. Jose P. Rizal</strong><br /><br /><br />*RIGHT: *<br /><br /><strong>*HULING PAHIMAKAS*</strong> NI DR. JOSE P. RIZAL <br /><br />Masayang sa iyo'y aking idudulot<br />ang lanta kong buhay na<br />lubhang malungkot:<br />Maging maringal man at<br />labis alindog<br />sa kagalingan mo ay<br />Akin ding handog.<br />sa pakikidigma at pamimiyapis<br />ang alay ng iba'y<br />ang buhay na kipkip<br />walang agam-agam<br />maluag sa dibdib<br />Matamis sa puso at di ikahapis.<br />- salin ni Andres Bonifacio<br /><br /><br />*LEFT:*<br /><br /><br />*PAG-IBIG SA TINUBUANG BAYAN*<br />NI ANDRES BONIFACIO<br />Aling pag-ibig pang hihigit kaya<br />sa pagkadalisay at pagkakadakila<br />gaya ng pag-ibig sa tinubuang lupa<br />Aling pag-ibig pa? Wala na nga, wala.<br />Pagpupuring lubos ang palaging hangad<br />sa bayan ng taong may dangal na ingat.<br />Umawit, tumula, kumathat't sumulat <br />kalakhan din niya'y isinisiwalat.<br />Walang mahalagang hindi inihando<br />ng may pusong mahal sa Bayang nagkupkop<br />dugo, yaman, dunong, katiisa't pagod,<br />buhay may abuting magkalagot lagot.<br /><br /><br />*BACK*<br /><br /><br />Saan man mautas ay di kailangan,<br />cipres o laurel, lirio ma'y patungan<br />pakikipaghamok, at ang bibitayan,<br />yaon ay gayon din kung hiling ng bayan.<br /><br /><br />Former source: http://www.up.edu.ph/oblation/history.html (this link is defunct).MACGYVERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05798009211193452559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335014285607088165.post-81197691571992726292009-09-14T20:15:00.000-07:002009-09-14T20:16:31.403-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2CJnwVo93uI/Sq8HBYnw6sI/AAAAAAAAAAw/7fCM4YnIbaY/s1600-h/collage1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 61px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2CJnwVo93uI/Sq8HBYnw6sI/AAAAAAAAAAw/7fCM4YnIbaY/s320/collage1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381527800101530306" /></a>MACGYVERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05798009211193452559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335014285607088165.post-81694081856076256902009-09-14T20:07:00.000-07:002009-09-14T20:09:19.145-07:00Topics for Finals1. Continuation of Noli Me Tangere<br />2. The Indolence of the Filipinos<br />3. The Philippines A Century Hence <br />4. El Filibusterismo<br />5. Other works of RizalMACGYVERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05798009211193452559noreply@blogger.com0