”Mi Ultimo Adios” ni Dr. José Rizal sa salin ni Andres Bonifacio
Pinipintuho kong Bayan ay paalam,
Lupang iniirog ng sikat ng araw,
mutyang mahalaga sa dagat Silangan,
kaluwalhatiang sa ami’y pumanaw.
Masayang sa iyo’y aking idudulot
ang lanta kong buhay na lubhang malungkot;
maging maringal man at labis ang alindog
sa kagalingan mo ay akin ding handog.

Farewell, dear Fatherland, clime of the sun caress’d
Pearl of the Orient seas, our Eden lost!,
Gladly now I go to give thee this faded life’s best,
And were it brighter, fresher, or more blest
Still would I give it thee, nor count the cost.

 
By Jocelyn Uy - A VISITOR would think they were priceless gems, so closely guarded were they by two men in red uniforms and bearskin caps.
They were, in a sense, jewels enclosed in two glass cases in the sixth floor grand ballroom of a Manila hotel.
Enshrined in glass were rare copies of Jose Rizal’s two [...]