Test Your Knowledge of Traditional Poetry and Music in the Philippines!

Study Notes

Amanung sisuan is an indigenous language with its own script called Kulitan.
Basulto, Pang-obra, Panyinta, Pamuri, Sapatya, Goso, Polosa, Tumaila, Karagatan, Diparan/Kasebian, Duplo, Bulaklakan/Talubangan, Dalit, Pasyun, Kuriru, Crissotan, Kawatas, Kumidya, Zarzuela, and Amlat are different forms of traditional poetry and music in the Philippines.
Basulto is a song with 6 syllables per line and 8 lines per stanza, often containing hidden meanings.
Pang-obra is a song of labor, Panyinta is a song for loved ones, and Pamuri is a song for romantic love.
Sapatya is a debate performed through poetical singing accompanied by a dance.
Goso is a singing tradition performed on All Soul's Day.
Polosa is a song with 12 syllables per line and 4 lines per stanza, based on observations of the performer from the audience and surroundings.
Karagatan is a literary game played during wakes, where suitors try to find a lost ring through poetical conversation.
Dalit is a song to praise gods and goddesses, while Pasyun is sung during Holy Week to commemorate the passion of Christ.
Kumidya is a theatrical musical performance that depicts the fight of the Christians against the Moros, while Zarzuela is a more recent work composed of dialogues and performed like an opera.