Traditions of the Tinguian: a Study in Philippine Folk-Lore — Page 13
One tale informs us of a girl who is left alone to guard the rice field and is promptly killed by the _alzado;_ [9] another states that "all the tattooed Igorot are enemies" (pp. 43, 155, 161).
Un relato nos habla de una joven que se queda sola para vigilar el campo de arroz y es inmediatamente asesinada por el _alzado;_ [9] otro afirma que "todos los igorot tatuados son enemigos" (pp. 43, 155, 161).
Revenge for the loss of relations or townspeople is a potent cause of hostile raids; old feuds may be revived by taunts; but the chief incentive appears to be the desire for renown, to be known as "a man who goes to fight in the enemies' towns" (pp. 90, 59).
La venganza por la pérdida de familiares o convecinos es una causa poderosa de incursiones hostiles; las viejas rencillas pueden reavivarse mediante burlas; pero el principal incentivo parece ser el deseo de renombre, de ser conocido como "un hombre que va a luchar a los pueblos enemigos" (pp. 90, 59).
Warriors sometimes go in parties, sometimes alone, but generally in couples (p. 67).
Los guerreros a veces van en grupos, a veces solos, pero generalmente en parejas (p. 67).
At times they lie in ambush and kill young girls who go for water, or old men and women who pass their hiding place (p. 97).
En ocasiones tienden emboscadas y matan a jóvenes que van por agua, o a ancianos y mujeres que pasan por su escondite (p. 97).
Again they go out boldly, armed with shield, spear, and headaxe; they strike their shields as they go and announce their presence to the enemy (p. 103).
Otras veces salen audazmente, armados con escudo, lanza y hacha; golpean sus escudos mientras avanzan y anuncian su presencia al enemigo (p. 103).
In five of the tales the heroes challenge their opponents and then refuse to be the first to use their weapons.
En cinco de los relatos, los héroes desafían a sus oponentes y luego se niegan a ser los primeros en usar sus armas.
It is only when their foes have tried in vain to injure them that they enter the conflict.
Solo cuando sus enemigos han intentado en vano herirles es cuando entran en el combate.
In such cases whole towns are wiped out of existence and a great number of heads and a quantity of jars and other booty is sent back to the towns of the victors (p. 104).
En tales casos, pueblos enteros son aniquilados y un gran número de cabezas, junto con una cantidad de vasijas y otros botines, son enviados de vuelta a los pueblos de los vencedores (p. 104).
Peace is restored in one instance by the payment of a number of valuable jars (p. 91).
La paz se restaura en un caso mediante el pago de una serie de vasijas valiosas (p. 91).
Vocabulary
- relato
- A story, account, or narrative
- nos
- Us; first-person plural object pronoun
- habla
- Speaks; third-person singular of hablar
- joven
- Young person; adjective or noun meaning young
- queda
- Stays, remains; third-person singular of quedar
- sola
- Alone, by oneself; feminine form of solo
- vigilar
- To watch over, guard, or keep surveillance
- campo
- Field, countryside, or rural area
- arroz
- Rice; staple grain crop
- inmediatamente
- Immediately, at once, without delay
- asesinada
- Murdered, assassinated; feminine past participle of asesinar
- alzado
- Rebel, insurgent; one who has risen up against authority
- afirma
- Affirms, states, claims; third-person singular of afirmar
- todos
- All, every; adjective indicating the entirety of a group
- tatuados
- Tattooed; people bearing tattoos on their bodies
- enemigos
- Enemies, foes, adversaries in conflict
- venganza
- Vengeance, revenge; retaliation for a perceived wrong
- pérdida
- Loss; the act or result of losing something
- familiares
- Family members, relatives; those related by blood
- convecinos
- Fellow neighbors, people living in the same community
- causa
- Cause, reason; something producing an effect or motive
- poderosa
- Powerful, strong; feminine adjective describing great force
- incursiones
- Raids, incursions; hostile armed attacks into enemy territory
- hostiles
- Hostile, unfriendly; showing aggression or opposition
- viejas
- Old; feminine plural adjective meaning aged or longstanding
- rencillas
- Quarrels, petty feuds, longstanding grudges between people
- pueden
- Can, are able to; third-person plural of poder
- reavivarse
- To be revived, rekindled; come back to life or activity
- mediante
- By means of, through; preposition indicating method
- burlas
- Mockery, taunts, jeers; acts of making fun of someone
- principal
- Main, principal, primary; most important or significant
- incentivo
- Incentive, motivation, inducement to take action
- parece
- Seems, appears; third-person singular of parecer
- deseo
- Desire, wish, longing for something
- renombre
- Renown, fame, reputation; being widely known and respected
- conocido
- Known, recognized; past participle of conocer
- hombre
- Man; adult male human being
- luchar
- To fight, struggle, or battle against opponents
- pueblos
- Towns, villages; small communities or peoples
- guerreros
- Warriors, fighters; those who engage in combat
- veces
- Times, occasions; plural of vez indicating frequency
- grupos
- Groups, teams; collections of people together
- solos
- Alone, by themselves; plural of solo
- generalmente
- Generally, usually, in most cases or circumstances
- parejas
- Pairs, couples; two people or things together
- ocasiones
- Occasions, instances; particular times or opportunities
- tienden
- Tend to, are inclined to; third-person plural of tender
- emboscadas
- Ambushes; surprise attacks from a concealed position
- matan
- Kill; third-person plural present of matar
- jóvenes
- Young people, youths; plural of joven
- agua
- Water; essential liquid resource
- ancianos
- Elderly people, elders; older members of a community
- mujeres
- Women; adult female human beings
- pasan
- Pass by; third-person plural of pasar
- escondite
- Hiding place, hideout; concealed spot for ambush
- salen
- Go out, emerge; third-person plural of salir
- audazmente
- Boldly, audaciously, with daring and confidence
- armados
- Armed; carrying weapons, equipped for combat
- escudo
- Shield; defensive weapon carried to block attacks
- lanza
- Spear, lance; long thrusting weapon used in combat
- hacha
- Axe, hatchet; chopping tool used as weapon
- golpean
- Strike, beat, hit; third-person plural of golpear
- escudos
- Shields; plural of escudo, defensive combat implements
- mientras
- While, as, meanwhile; temporal conjunction
- avanzan
- Advance, move forward; third-person plural of avanzar
- anuncian
- Announce, signal; third-person plural of anunciar
- presencia
- Presence; the fact of being present or nearby
- enemigo
- Enemy, foe; adversary in conflict
- relatos
- Stories, accounts; plural of relato
- héroes
- Heroes; people admired for courage and noble deeds
- desafían
- Challenge, defy; third-person plural of desafiar
- oponentes
- Opponents, adversaries; those who oppose or compete
- luego
- Then, later, afterward; adverb of time sequence
- niegan
- Refuse, deny; third-person plural of negar
- primeros
- First; masculine plural of primero, earliest in order
- usar
- To use, employ; to make use of something
- armas
- Weapons, arms; instruments used in combat
- Solo
- Only, just; adverb restricting to one condition
- cuando
- When; conjunction or adverb of time
- intentado
- Tried, attempted; past participle of intentar
- vano
- Vain, futile; without success or result
- herirles
- To wound them; infinitive of herir with object pronoun
- entran
- Enter, go into; third-person plural of entrar
- combate
- Combat, battle; armed fighting between opponents
- tales
- Such, such as; demonstrative adjective indicating kind
- casos
- Cases, instances; particular situations or examples
- enteros
- Entire, whole; complete, nothing left out
- aniquilados
- Annihilated, wiped out; completely destroyed or killed
- gran
- Great, large; adjective indicating large quantity or size
- número
- Number, quantity; a numerical count or amount
- cabezas
- Heads; plural of cabeza, referring to severed trophy heads
- junto
- Together with, along with; adverb or preposition of accompaniment
- cantidad
- Quantity, amount; a measurable number of things
- vasijas
- Vessels, pottery jars; containers used for storage
- botines
- Loot, booty, spoils; goods seized from defeated enemies
- enviados
- Sent; past participle of enviar, dispatched to a destination
- vuelta
- Return; the act of going back or sending back
- vencedores
- Victors, winners; those who have won a battle
- paz
- Peace; absence of war or conflict between parties
- restaura
- Restores, re-establishes; third-person singular of restaurar
- caso
- Case, instance; a particular situation or circumstance
- pago
- Payment; the act of paying or compensating someone
- serie
- Series, set; a number of things in sequence
- valiosas
- Valuable, precious; feminine plural of valioso
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