Thursday, May 17, 2012

Ernesto Constantino's ISINAY TEXTS AND TRANSLATIONS (Part 1)

In case I would not be able to finish (before my 'expiry date' comes) the Isinay-English and English-Isinay dictionaries that I have been working on since 2008, and someone or some concerned group more able and hardworking would continue the 'Isinay revitalization thru dictionaries' mission I have committed myself to, I strongly recommend that he/she/they get a copy of UP Professor Constantino's Isinay book. It is not only a pure mother lode of Isinay vocabularies from Aritao, Bambang, and Dupax -- it is also a paradise of folktales, songs, documents, and historical bits that has yet to be fully explored and enjoyed by those who care for Isinay country and its culture.

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THE ABOVE OPENING may be a mouthful, I know, but it might as well sum up what I wanted to say about Dr. Ernesto Constantino's Isinay Texts and Translations, a 561-page book published in December 1982 by the Institute for the Study of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, with office at Kita-ku, Tokyo, Japan.

A photo capture of the cover page of the book, along with some of Isinay Bird's paraphernalia in attempting to compile Isinay words en route to what may yet be the first comprehensive Isinay-English dictionary.

I first came to know of the existence of the book in 2008 when I Google-searched for any material about Isinay available in the Internet. The internet hits I got showed a greenish and unadorned cover of the book and said it is available in this library and that.

I found no book review whatsoever was made of the book, and the sites that allowed a sneak preview of its pages did not go beyond its table of contents and a snippet here and there of the inside materials.

For contents, here's what I found in http://www.dibrary.net/ --


ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS =

Chapter
  
. INTRODUCTION = 1
  
. ISINAY STORIES = 13
    A. From Aritao = 14
      1) Tale of the Turtle and the Monkey = 14
      2) Prince Juan of Two Spans = 22
      3) The Deer and the Snail = 40
      4) Beautiful and the Beast = 46
      5) Juan the Oracle = 64
      6) The Salt Springs in Salinas = 76
      7) The Princess of the River Marange = 82
      8) The Mermaid in the River = 88
      9) Origin of the Name Aritao = 92
      10) Story of the Isinays in the Town of Aritao = 94
    B. From Dupax = 102
      11) Tale of the Turtle and the Monkey = 102
      12) The Bird Called Sippayut = 110
      13) Three Bachelor Friends = 112
      14) Little Pedro and Big Pedro = 118
      15) The Legend of Ping­ao = 120
      16) The Story of the Ghost in Abannatan = 122
      17) The Story of a Ghost = 126
      18) The Princess of the Dampol Bridge = 126
      19) Secret Story of Saint Vicente Ferrer = 128
      20) Saint Vicente Ferrer = 132
      21) The Name of the Town of Dupax = 134
      22) Barrio Banila = 134
    C. From Bambang = 138
      23) Mr. Snail, Mr. Bumblebee and Mr. Dragonfly = 138
      24) Juan the Pitch­Coin Player = 140
      25) The Dog That Knew How to Talk = 146
      26) The Town of Bambang = 154
      27) The Name of the Town of Bambang = 156
      28) Story of the Town of Bambang = 158
      29) Story of the Town of Bambang = 162
      30) A Short History of the Town of Bambang = 170
      31) Origin of the Magat River = 172
  
. ISINAY RIDDLES AND PROVERBS = 175
    A. Riddles = 176
      a. "Let's Tell Riddles" = 176
      b. The Riddles = 178
    B. Proverbs = 190
      a. "Listen to What I'm Going to Tell You" = 190
      b. The Proverbs = 192
      c. Proverbs from the Comedia ­Estoque­ Isinay, Life of Don Juan Pugut of the Kingdom of Escocia = 200
  
. ISINAY SONGS = 203
    1) Song of the Suitor = 204
    2) Who Owns This House? = 204
    3) Before You Stood Up = 206
    4) Here is My Humble Self = 208
    5) Farewell = 216
    6) Like the Light of a Candle = 218
    7) Oh Star! = 220
    8) Where are You? = 220
    9) Pity My Heart = 222
    10) Beloved Rosing = 224
    11) My Promise = 224
    12) The Happiness on Earth = 226
    13) We Who are Merciful = 228
    14) Lullaby: My Child will Go to Sleep Now = 228
    15) Baliwaway: Neneng, Just Go to Sleep Please = 230
    16) We are Three Women = 232
    17) We Who are Here Suffering = 232
    18) God is in You = 236
    19) Hymn to Our Mother Saint Catalina Virgin and Martyr = 236
    20) The Angels = 244
    21) Lovely Night = 246
  
. ISINAY PERSONAL NARRATIVES = 249
    A. "My Life" = 250
      1) Eufracio Toje = 250
      2) Juan Mallo = 250
      3) Magdalena Larosa­ Aliaga = 254
      4) Ambrosio Pating y Umamos = 262
      5) Carlina Liquigan Felix = 272
      6) Anastacio Acosta = 274
      7) Narcisa TungPalan = 276
    B. "My Experiences During the Japanese Period" = 278
      8) Juan Mallo = 278
      9) Magdalena Larosa­Aliaga = 286
      10) Gavino Madumi = 292
  
. ISINAY CUSTOMS ABOUT MARRIAGE AND DEATH = 299
    A. Old Customs of the Isinays Concerning Marriage = 300
      1) Eufronio Larosa, Sr. = 330
      2) Edgar L. Daniel = 320
    B. Old Customs of the Isinays Concerning Death = 330
      1) Eufronio Larosa, Sr. = 330
      2) Edgar L. Daniel = 336
    C. Documents = 344
      a. The Patayav for Eufronio Larosa, Jr.(1934) = 344
      b. The Testament of Margarita Larosa. Granada(1925) = 352
  
. ISINAY DIARIES
    1) First Isinay Diary
: Diary of the Quiangan Troop This Present Year Which is One Thousand Eight Hundred and Ten = 362
    2) Second Isinay Diary
: The Things Which the Alferez Did Which We Did not Like = 400
    3) Third Isinay Diary:
Diary Which Records the Things Done by the Troop Sent by the Lord Commander Don Juan Mallo from the town of Bagabag on Order of the Lord Mayor and on Order also of the Superior = 414
  
. AN ISINAY DRAMA: LIFE OF DON JUAN PUGUT OF THE KINGDOM OF ESCOCIA = 433
  
. ISINAY PRAYERS FROM THE CATECISMO DE LA DOCTRINA CRISTIANA DE LA LENGUA DE ISINAY O INMEAS = 523
    Making the Sign of the Cross = 524
    Our Father = 524
    Hail Mary = 526
    I Believe = 528
    The Salutation = 530
    Commandments of God = 532
    Commandments of Our Mother Holy Church = 534
    Sacraments of Our Mother Holy Church = 536
    Articles = 536
    The Sins from Which the Other Sins Originate are Seven = 540
    The Virtues Which Oppose the Seven Sins are Seven = 542
    The Acts of Mercy = 542
    Blessings of the People = 544
    The Powers of the Soul are Three = 546
    The Senses of the Body are Five = 548
    The Enemies of the Soul are Three = 548
    The Virtues Which are Called Theological are Three = 548
    The Virtues Which are Called Cardinal are Four = 548
    The Destinations of Us People are Four = 550
    The Gifts of the Holy Spirit are Seven = 550
    The Fruits of the Holy Spirit are Twelve = 550
    The Gifts of the Body of People Shared from God are Four = 552
    The Whips of God on People on This Earth are Three = 552
    The Acts Which are Done in Payment Sins are Three = 554
    The Sins Which Clamor for Retribution from God are Four = 554
    The Sins Which are Clearly Opposed to God the Holy Spirit are Four = 554
    The Sacramental Acts Which Can Cause the Forgiveness of Small Sins are Nine = 556
    The Confession = 558
    Manner of Repentance = 558


 (CONTINUED ON PART 2)

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