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Jose Rizal - Mi Ultimo Adios - My Last Farewell - Joey Ayala

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Uploaded by on Dec 30, 2009

In honor of the great Malay, Dr. Jose Rizal who was executed by the Spanish colonizers of the Philippines on December 30, 1896 for his alleged role in the armed revolution against Spain. He was in prison and on the night before his execution, he wrote this poem as a final statement to his fellow Filipino countrymen.

The "Mi Ultimo Adios" or My Last Farewell was written in Spanish and is posted below. Personally I feel that the English translation loses the depth of emotion which Dr. Rizal felt at the time he wrote it. I find the poem to be so inspiring and worth so much the read.

Sang by Joel Ayala, one of the Philippines' best folk singer.
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Mi Ultimo Adiós

Adios, Patria adorada, region del sol querida,
Perla del Mar de Oriente, nuestro perdido Eden!
A darte voy alegre la triste mustia vida,
Y fuera más brillante más fresca, más florida,
Tambien por tí 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 ó lirio,
Cadalso ó campo abierto, combate ó 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 trás 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 á 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 dia
Entre la espesa yerba sencilla, humilde flor,
Acércala a tus labios y besa al alma mía,
Y sienta yo en mi frente bajo la tumba fría
De tu ternura el soplo, de tu hálito el calor.

Deja á 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 cantico de paz.

Deja que el sol ardiendo las lluvias evapore
Y al cielo tornen puras con mi clamor en pos,
Deja que un sér amigo mi fin temprano llore
Y en las serenas tardes cuando por mi alguien ore
Ora tambien, Oh Patria, por mi descanso á 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 tí que veas tu redencion 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 citara ó salterio,
Soy yo, querida Patria, yo que te canto á 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 á la nada,
El polvo de tu alfombra que vayan á formar.

Entonces nada importa me pongas en olvido,
Tu atmósfera, tu espacio, tus valles cruzaré,
Vibrante y limpia nota seré para tu oido,
Aroma, luz, colores, rumor, canto, gemido
Constante repitiendo la esencia de mi fé.

Mi Patria idolatrada, dolor de mis dolores,
Querida Filipinas, oye el postrer adios.
Ahi te dejo todo, mis padres, mis amores.
Voy donde no hay esclavos, verdugos ni opresores,
Donde la fé no mata, donde el que reyna es Dios.

Adios, padres y hermanos, trozos del alma mía,
Amigos de la infancia en el perdido hogar,
Dad gracias que descanso del fatigoso día;
Adios, dulce extrangera, mi amiga, mi alegria,
Adios, queridos séres morir es descansar.

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  • This beautiful and emotion-laden poem was written by Dr. Jose Rizal on the night before his execution at dawn of Dec. 30, 1896 as his last statement to the Filipino people.

    Although the world moves on, this is posted in honor of his memory lest we as a nation forget what happened during those times of tyranny and oppression.

    The Philippines was a colony of Spain for over 300 years; of the US for about 50 years; and for a few years each by the Japanese and the British.

  • My Last Farewell

    Farewell, beloved Country, treasured region of the sun,

    Pearl of the sea of the Orient, our lost Eden!

    To you eagerly I surrender this sad and gloomy life;

    And were it brighter, fresher, more florid,

    Even then Id give it to you, for your sake alone.

  • In fields of battle, deliriously fighting,

    Others give you their lives, without doubt, without regret;

    The place matters not: where theres cypress, laurel or lily,

    On a plank or open field, in combat or cruel martyrdom,

    Its all the same if the home or country asks.

  • I die when I see the sky has unfurled its colors

    And at last after a cloak of darkness announces the day;

    If you need scarlet to tint your dawn,

    Shed my blood, pour it as the moment comes,

    And may it be gilded by a reflection of the heavens newly-born light.

  • My dreams, when scarcely an adolescent,

    My dreams, when a young man already full of life,

    Were to see you one day, jewel of the sea of the Orient,

    Dry those eyes of black, that forehead high,

    Without frown, without wrinkles, without stains of shame.

  • My lifelong dream, my deep burning desire,

    This soul that will soon depart cries out: Salud!

    To your health! Oh how beautiful to fall to give you flight,

    To die to give you life, to die under your sky,

    And in your enchanted land eternally sleep.

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  • Es una lástima que la mayoría de los filipinos actuales no puedan leer este bellísimo poema en su lengua original.

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  • spanish conquestador is still here in philippines..and still commenting..spanish government is a bacward nation at the time american come..slavery is there talent manipulation by religion is their specialty to all the native pango like me..im atheist right now still hate spanish occupation better be with malaysia or indonesia or brunei..better be muslim..approve muna to uploader kng hndi bka meztiso k.tnks.

  • It is a pity that we Filipinos of today can't even understand our national hero's farewell without the help of a language that he himself barely spoken.

  • @blueyoyi ya actually 333 years to be exact becasue i'm a proud filipino kid 

  • @muzaraque That is correct! Spain gave all the people of her provinces Spanish citizenship. When the Americans invaded they never considered giving the Filipinos an American citizenship despite forcing them to change their language from Spanish to English. It is unfortunate that most Filipinos do not know their history since most of it is written in Spanish.

  • @halashet What's your problem with spain?

  • fuck spain..

  • jose rizal padre el nacion santficado sea tu nombre...: > )

    please save us from our INSANE leaders...: > )

  • oh god, the memories it gave me. reciting 5 stanzas of this beautiful poem in spanish wearing Filipiniana garb and with action/feelings

  • ¡Un saludo amigos! Desde el @ Canal de Filipinas en idioma español.

  • Si el uso del castellano ha retrocedido en Filipinas, España ha dejado una herencia mejor que cuarenta años de ocupación yanqui no han conseguido borrar: las mestizas hispano-filipinas, poco abundantes pero por eso mismo más valiosas.

    ¡Bellísimas!

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