Ngag Bebat

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Songs
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Issue Date: 
2012-06-20
Date Created: 
1982
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70 lines and 22 notes
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Subjects of these songs range from the glorious days of the Subanen epic heroes to a simple, amusing courtship song. A full range of poetic devices is used: doublets in rhyme and meaning, extra syllables added to enhance the meter, and metaphors such as a banyan tree, symbolic of ------------------------. Even a non-speaker attempting to read the Subanen text aloud may enjoy the rhyming and graceful rhythm of these songs.
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Draft (posted 'as is' without peer review)
Country: 
Philippines
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Entry Number: 
48709