Sama

dHi-D Palapar

Mary Jerica E. Pelaez

Jullessa CuribaMary Joy Molina

Venus Dianne Bay

STORY ANALYSIS

literally means “wound”

compared to the pain felt by the persona

the persona was not hurt physically but

spiritually/emotionally hurt

The term “SAMAD” is used because it’s a

fact that when a wound is healed

there’s always be a scar left behind

similar to what the persona is feeling.

“SAMAD”

FIRST STANZAAng dugo nga mitulo sa samad sa akon kasingkasingPuwang tinta nga milama sa panit sa akong pagbati,Ug dugayng’ mapapa bisan hugasan pa kini nimoSa imong lawayUg pahiran pa kiniSa imong palad.

The blood that drops from the wound of my heartLooks like an ink that stained the skin of my emotionsAnd takes a long time to vanish even if you wash itWith your salivaAnd wipe itWith your palm

The statement “Ang dugo nga mitulo sa samad sa akon kasingkasing” means that persona heart is bleeding and/or aching. She is broken-hearted.“Puwang tinta nga milama sa panit sa akong pagbati”, the persona compared the pain she felt to an ink/tint. For instance, when an ink stained your dress, it’s hard for you to erase it just like what the persona has been through.

“Ug dugayng’ mapapa bisan hugasan pa kini nimo sa imong laway ug pahiran pa kini sa imong palad”, means that even the one who hurt and betrayed her gave effort to restore their love/relationship and ask for forgiveness, she couldn’t accept what happened and would never forget what her loved one did to her.

Second STANZADugay miundang ang pagdugo sa maong samadBisa’g gisampongan ko kini og dahon sa paglaum,Gihiktan og taas nga panapton sa panahon,Ug human tambali sa mertayoletSa kalagot, gitabunan sa gapasUg plaster sa kalimot.

It took a long time to stop the bleeding of this woundEven if I covered it with a leaf of hopeTied up with a long cloth of timeAnd after cured with merthiolateOf anger, covered with cottonAnd plaster of forgetting/forgetfulness.

“Dugay miundang ang pagdugo sa maong samadBisa’g gisampongan ko kini og dahon sa paglaum”, means that she’s been hoping for a long time to heal the pain of her heart and that someday she could move on and just forget the past but unfortunately, she couldn’t.“Gihiktan og taas nga panapton sa panahon, Ug human tambali sa mertayolet sa kalagot, gitabunan sa gapas ug plaster sa kalimot.” means that many years passed she’s been trying to forget the pain and her anger to the one who left her.

Third STANZAKaron, ang samad, kay samad man kini, sa iyaha ra misira,Mikugan ug miuwat, apan ang kangutngot sa imongPagbudhi ug pagbiya kanako motumawSa kabugnaw tunga-tunga sa kagabhion,Ug walay sipyat nga motandogSa akong kabukogan.

Now, the wound, because this is a

wound, it closed by itself

Scabbed and scarred but the stinging pain of your betrayal and

abandoning me arise/emerge/appearIn the middle of the

cold nightAnd will not miss to

touchMy bones

“Karon, ang samad, kay samad man kini, sa iyaha ra misira, Mikugan ug miuwat,” means that the pain she felt healed just like a wound (a wound naturally heals and leaves a scar) but it left a scar, a scar that reminds her to her past.“ apan ang kangutngot sa imong pagbudhi ug pagbiya kanako motumaw”, - even the pain healed, there are times perhaps that the sad memories would just flash in her mind without intention/unconsciously.

“Sa kabugnaw tunga-tunga sa kagabhion, ug walay sipyat nga motandog sa akong kabukogan.”- means she could remember the time when she was betrayed and left behind clearly (flashback) in the middle of the cold night.

GeneralizationThe persona was left behind by her

loved one and was really hurt of what

happened. Though many years had

passed and a lot of new things came into

her life, the pain she felt on that day she

was betrayed and left behind by her loved

one is also the same pain she feels in the

present.

It is hard for her to move on

and accept the incident, perhaps,

that guy is her first love and/or

she loves him so much indeed.

END.Thank you