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MARIANG ~~KILING
by
Jose Rizal In my town thQ"e is
i.:)

eserved a legend. the b

the 1

nd of ,riang

I- lUling.

was a
5

iden who inhabited

utitul

mountain which s parates t h r residence the.

I'

th

prov1ne

guna. and Tayab Bt! It is sup

sed t

w s
tune to

n v r

t a fixed looatine tar

t

Those who,- 105 ' In'.th- .f r' at.'rh r ng

e unter h .
t been

an

r mu h ti

VEl

n t b en a bl ~

turn. have
r in

bl

f nd th

road

are not in agre

5

ent as to the 1 cation 8.e brilliant as a

its r

de aription~ >hile som g1v lt lquary

0

a beautiful
d be utiful

go

II

round
miser bl hut with

r s.
of

er

declar wali(wQven

tha.t th with flat b Ii But it

s strip

only

tehed r adloUon

t and all

f bambc )e Similar con h

y give p.l .ce to th s the

0

tb t th Y manto on gr-ace ully y Is be th t

rll

true.

g ha

two d\'lelilngs

11k

many wealthy

persons
Ace rdi

g to

ye-litn

tanf

a young g 10 Her r nd light

large rown s 11

Ion
ging- (li s to
G

ga og

nh
f the raTs of the

ession of a f nt
t

r fac

She's

c or

ur
in th

f n

'. half sylpho b rn a gu t for

t

mo n of t

Phi ipptn

my tery of it

ts a

th

lulla.by of the murmurs of the neighboring lake. Aooordin and contrary

t

th

1'e

tati

ttrib

to th

n~

sand

es

r1ang Maki11ng is presel'ved pir1t d

always a virg151. slender and mysterious as the nciant servant, wh m w

hay _

th

aunt ine ag 1nst th

an amaz
on

wh

ended h r ho

Iftulisanes"

(b nd1ts) and kill

with a thrust at
t dist

of a lance - assured me that iucher';chllciho n easing a v th l'kogr.malee'; (gr

S6

ai1'7 tht the night

not even the flexible blnd. 8 of grass wet' ,bent of H ~y rrida1~ when the hunters

They

SAy

t.~t the

on

light bon;N..r&Bt.o attract

with the odor of 'tile

sh'ea to whieh, theY. are $0 'ad.d1oted.o they diecel'!:lfPl het

at a ,: ~stanoe,iWll.obi~(i at t.hE) brj,rJ( of the most dan~erou abye es, lGQv1ng hE)r hair :to float in the wind all inundated by the light or the ay also that at t.im (iiex' oneously.passedil For' the' est
queoti 1 n n h
$ Q01\

lhay

Sl;l. has deigned to' app:t'O&ch B,nd. disappeared

f .'

them; th n h

sal~edl
~$GS.

in -th&sh,ddowo! the adjaocmt

aU 11keda~ ,tallow bel'

'Q%'"

rev,.red her~ and, n~. ~ne dafQd at; ny time t ,

s'W b en . on he~:.; She .ha ,.,
$ .~
.

~lso

Se

teC1 torslow
v-,

hQUl"s n a

r ok

t the banK

t a nv,

r'

as though contemplating th
8S'$erts -, 1<jh~

COUl"S'

f the waters., 'fuere 1s 'not lacking an old hunt r Who atmidnig;ht.

.

that he

has seen her bathing',tn' 5oltU'~ h1~defi 6~1ng

:i, "

th~ Qr:1ckot .
dist.iU"bs the

sleep0
r,

t'lnell the moon f th~

't

reigns in. the midst of silenco,

(.'
"

and n thing

pell

solltttd.o. In these same hQUl"s., aM'1n the midst of th

. ...

oiroUFlstanc(:ls. is when also ~the sound 8 h(4' h rp e n be heard. mystexoious

and melancholy Those whohearr 1t< are stop~d bee distance and is ext>inguishCil4

U! c

it is l'cm.eved to a'

when an 8.ttetl'1p~ is mado \0 bunt tor :1t&, .

Her

verite walk '.",.. ,was, a$ they say; after the, ~tQ~; attha~ .
straightened

time ane

eal.m. the trees

their 'bent ,tt'unks; tho riVers 'Were lOCked: 1n

'wet'e, ~b11t~at$i
0;1"
"

their Channels and the t,1"llcks' of the ~unchained el~nts

When. he poor rustics'
Of

of tbe. SlQPes ot, MakU1ng- ne.ed.,a. oloth.ing

,. .'
f

.
'.

~
'.,

.f-

~
,',

jewel

tor the $1 n\1lities

"

of Ute
t.

sbe loaned .~~

&

~pon C , , t10n ot

returning th
laid
&

an

g1vf' g in addi ti n

whl, te h n that
,

h.a
,

hi th

.. Q
and had

gg

w.lat'Qlls they sa.y. riang Makiling was ~r, Y chari tabl

ld.nd he rt" H<F.4 mnny times has 'shjl 'not., in tho 'fOrt! of a -impl. poor old ,Qpl ',who want to,.th

),>iUlt1c.

a1dl tb'

r~e

t}oX' f~r~

00.

to geth.'

IANG HAKIL w1ld fruits.

- J -

nag to them grains Of gold, money r

wild boar across th - gratis 1 nd eta hut
160

A hun~er who n day

t! th rny b sh s

nd tbr - gh

f th

ared unexpectedly a tel' a short

a hut wh e
b

an1~1

as hiddens From t oalmly:

merg

lltitul don harm

no
'n-

aid to hi

"Th ,wild boar belong: to,

t t you are very fat1.
e

and you h that ur

It.

g it- but I s bi ode 'lb

rms and legs

ntera th

ore: eat -00 late:r an

pursue '!I ur

a:1

man!! oontus

surpri

ed aooo1n addition,! all t'~ t she

G

oinat tored h the

by' the b
II

ty

enterede ate mea weall)" boin ble t s k a sinijle gingw" raoo worde Bet

wi hout

re

hi

rture

1den oave him

som plea
UQ

EH'ld1ngthat he give them t inth ba t ( r: ""CW'1 )

0

hi-a mother for h r

'Ih hunter

ut th.

his sala gt (

h.

1- )

00. ft.er At the h h hi

,:i~r1 thanks,

e w1t~dr . I, l"osigned to his loss

It

th

wild boars

all of th rem ad

urneYe feeling that the pieces

ala Qt" ( and thr

day hi

h\""I ) burdened
t e."
lIaye

ny of t,

gin

61'

Bu und

h t
t

surFrl-se and grief

wh n on the following

mother

what th y b

1 ved to be ginger Was solid

gold, r81ucent a

t
t

r1a.ng
W 8

l<:Uing w s no

'$I

ys b untif'ul

and e

eea.bl
07:

wi t.h tb

hunt rs;sh$
The maiden

alGO r vegeful/l th

although her ven snccs ne t nder h~rt of a woman .

were oruel.

way - pl' serV'

ft rno

n de e nded tlt
durin th

Mountain, d y. They an

c l'l"yi
et th rt n old
0

wild bar
W

deer whioh t
t

had hunt e

g1v her a pi ce of th _ meat

ayin , at which

that th

he 'Would go to hunter" se

rt to th

oman Who own~d th

eni
th y h s ~ it h

o
t

MARIANG HAKILING ot the mountain.

1he ory s strange and said: "Huyal Huyo. answered,
It

And anoth r ory, still That cry surpr1sed it; their dogs"
11

mora distant,

"flu aa Ruy

It

both hunters;

they, did not know to "hat to attrib their ears, growled l1ttl and

t.

on

~ing

it, raised

approached tn.

hunters~ ssed , the am cry resounded. aain. but this

tt r so a minutes h d
time in th

skirt of tho mountain" Upon h$aring it th~ dogs.pat tail

betwe.n
for

legs and drew I)los. to thermasters their their so tar rt

a' thougll seeking Proteot1on@ 'l'hes8, ning wit.h

looked aet Dished urt without saying a w rd. q estt that those Wholaunoh that

gae l they were surprised 1n

0

cry had traveled

sh rt a time.

ow'1n the plain 01 light rand

Q

tl}e sinister

cry resounded a a n

but t..~1 t m

tin t that both instinct!

t . dlso6l"ned

v J.y turned the hea:de Then by the two

001088

of the

on

t a distano

to

$'

str most

nge.

descending th intrepid"

mountain with

11 l"apid1ty&

e of the bunterst

th rested

s ug t to s op thetn and to' load his firM also s ugbt. t run with the oelerity
8

but.

by the

\her

which the

el.fP1t wbioh b. oarried footsteps

w uld permit..
So that. th

t the strang

wer

approach1n~. their

nnounced.
removed

having reaobed limb tri g

s tree.

1ng whih is called and fro ther

Bukal. the hunters e arri

r burd n

a sited

41 of 'the in the meant e. turned t.o nee

Monst rs" th

s of their fir

s raised . 'lh' r dogs full of a panic terror a ngl barks

upon s ein
in th dir

that th y Were de~ rted. t10n

the town witho t uttering

'lhe monsters arrived of the hunters hunter h

t

and t eir appear nee fro~e the blo to m this

adV'l.mtUl"e,

in th

veins

H who related th

ne'

tAl

of on. of the whlob

did not describe

fom of the strangers

The only detail ot th

gav me wer

the fange which glistened

in the'light

moon.. It 16

ILING

- 51'0

an

that b

rei

his unole.

In a few seconds th ground.;

mons er8 at

wild

bo r and dear which they found on th to the Elotain Only th n did th

oonducting th

s. ves afterward

hunters

recover

tbemselv s, and the brav6r

aimed" but tho shot did not go out and the monsto1"s disappeared. _t is not known that ~ clan M30 br the or relative I appearsimilar sona s71n no.ture,lik tho stones whioh' thcTagaJ.ogs ~a.ll p e.rl.Nor is her tru
WaS

name kn wn; eh is called s en to enter th town, no

1a in order to take

to giv

her a name Sh ceremony.

rt in any roUg1ous

sn

remained always tho same, and the five or ::;1,x genera.tions

-h knew har saw

her always young

But it 1s no

gs.1~lender and eh sta.

ny y
'rB

that

her presenoe

has n t b en noted on JlJS.k1l1ngl d$e. v llys,nor

ifl

vaporous sillio

the water

doe
6

not go through t,

cross to

11s in ,th

ron, moonlight nights;

no" on

not lcv.

ermitte4
iiJ

h
wi

r the mal neh ly aee

out r ee1v1

.or
avoid

mysterious j e1

harp, a
gift

1"8

rn1

from her 8ith t least

or

dis p aredt or

tr1 ndly contact onh natives of car in village who the

y

e pIlt the b am for this not only ~etus gifts loan that riang killn to give th cl 1s

c stolJW.ry white hen but al 0 d1d not return that h y reject each acous tion and

r it i

tf nded. because tb
by appropriating

Doudn:1oan tria.r tb half' of tb ,.ount in; but

de poil them

ot

thei

property

an old woodcutter

who spent sixty tiv

the seventy y seoular

rs that he lived

in the for ats ot

another version

ldling cutUng down the mor

trees, has given m.e

t it it is not well known b s at 1e

at

gr_ter

appearanoe

ot probability.
At the waterfall au! t1v t10 rent
It

of the mountain 11v

a youth dedioated

to th

or
genteel.

nd he was the support of bis

Id and infirm ,a noble and

W 1 found.

robust

and a workera he p

S8ess

simp! heart oonlflold

d
'0

although

he was somewhattaoiturn

and unOQmmu.nic t1ve.

s
4111' Mt

bee. e the - at beautitul and b st cut v ted. the 10 Gte n

seemed to respect the , the drouth d1

nded upon ,them. the tylhoons

pa:t'ch the
n boring

nor did the

tiel
e

rot when th

torrential

runs

i . :.dated the and it s 1

Never d d t (;p;1.Qgue decimate his cattl

tho dy 10 t
invi 1ble h. d e nduct,

~t would ret'tU'n saf

i . Su.ohgo

at nig' t

fortun'i ecmo ~ttr1but

to oort in

p ar1s and h th upon ap ar1n

ets, ~thers to the protect! n of a sa! t, and others an rewa

8

to

the

ven which protects

yeu
ll.

tho go

sons. Nev rthel

of 101 . s
aldn

s
h

tho

COnQUGt

ot

ys

erious enougn~his short ti

ted be id
130m

'tain

torrent,.

at

1l\1GS

lone or

to li ten to strange voices.

enter

HeanwhUethe t $lG
rm.ye God knows how youth
TTlU

rived t: /th
youths feared

drawing of lot5 for s rVio 1t

and the

in th

h th

oth r3 abov all: tatton.

horne. family, good f

gilt y

11n,

lnt of honoz-, a d ometiu); s r

goodbye '!he seven or

r-s of li' of the b.tu.rack ns

bruta.llz1ng and
millry des tis

v101ou , in Which th$ ooa%'$6 1nt rjeoti

raphr$.se th
t.10 1

armed never hef e

yo th s a long i

vith the whip, ar. whioh parche

5

presented t

~~natin of th

nigJlt

the most 0
n 'is
St

his lifeb

Which

on

s wi

ft'l'"I'1I.!Ul1S

hOl"r1bl

n1ghtmar in order to awaken old, it has be n mili

1'7

<om th t many cut c;

ott

to

t1ng$r~ t.. exempt out their

Ii)

Iv :s trom
1n which. t

or
801'y

was n ce
beeo

others have pul_ 'a to hi the ,~trldge;

to

t.h

in th

time

others h ve fled to the

h 'Ie ommi t..ted suio1d
s

ng hi. w ymen; and not a f

hw

thelsas

th

best pr

autin

nst th1

misfortune has been DJE.rriage, and th

hand.sOl!1<

rents

or

our yQuth det hded

to

rry him to a .maiden,

MARIA G MAKILING who lived not very dis nt on the s with

.- 1 .,
ountain" Tho ,-utb
uch' o. sale aCCGpted it. nav and in
I)

did

not appE)4l"very enthu.s1astio,

first,in andonhis

oro,$l' to .rre~ 1tnse1f from the mili tnry draf't

01 parent. 51 ce ther
it S

er not to
1 we.

no obstacl

to the

qu1ok1y arranGed Nv became roo and when h tbele

nd. the day :fertbe So in propQl:'tion

wedding was fixed. said y he di proaohed th for ma. y hours, and many tim. wedding appeared h

as th

taciturn
rfiJturned

an

less

co .un1cative;

they

aw h1l!1 to be out hime

ot

breath

did not
t wh

r ply whe' they

ue ticn

evening bat ore th 'ti)er

t n1

he Was rl;;lturnin,g to the bouse. of hi$ betrothed,

-to h1m.a

n ot xtraordi
flI presenUy

ry bea ty
do not wish to' cease to' and oom ssian; your brid ee you
It

she said to him in sweet

tones mingled with regret the 01 thee and the j you . eeause I con ecrated aw that

--- "but I come to' bring ypu JrlY' gift, " I have protected y and h ve 1 v to' have you
0'1,

als to

you Wel'"est}"ong and a worker and I d -air love is necessary tor

to' m " Got Alt ough an earthly to contr

althou

you have n t had the val r either liberty

8.1though

nt your hard security

W 0'

f te or t

dete

and t

ma. e yourself

ind.ependent inth in me I l'va

of th Sa mo tains. Y
'1

you h v

not had eontidenc

b v

nd

ur

parents) c n."

Go I deliver

you to your tate;

and stru

t is $ud

th

iden

s removed to a distance

and w s lost. 1at

1"

the shSddQWSe H was left thre bundl brid ate fo ow he.r

lmmobile and as if petr1fied; but she had disap.

t his

he t ek

k t 0 or

red. feet

He 811 ntl

wbiob the mal en had depos1t4d n ther

and enter
It

hip heu 1nc~ then.

t. on th
h p.p

olothsnor r no r

used the jewel to the rustics.

nd

'lAna.ng Mkilin

The woodcutter

who recounted

this

history tome

did no :wish

MA

J~

,~KILING

=hero, on Warren's typewriter the "O"" appears almost as a "C" !; 8 _

I.

.:I

what h.er hero was called. Wheth$r this 1s true or not, I do not know. Various times I have wandered to the skirts kUlin of lI.akiling and, instead of dedioating myself to in the high r-anches
f

the poor pigeons who oount their

friendships

the trees,

.reminding myself of what &J'iang 11akll1nghas in eked, I have in e sile ce of the forest, to peroeive th harmonies
f

listened,a.ttentive

her melancholy inatrUlJ1ent; and to see if I can discern her ideal figure

fl ating in the air,

half ill

nsd by a ray of the moonwhioh filtered

to surprise me at night. Nothing have

through the th ok fQ11 ge, I have loft

seen. Nothin Latel'

have

Ih

ar lit of the mountain (in that i'amous be that

.r

climbed to ti e sa e attewted t

ascension which the friars t e ca

00

ot

a freebooter,

notwithstanding

ng with us of an 91'fi(:ial and a soldier

of the oivil

guard in the

c' ty of tOUl-istS) and we sa~' d lightf\l1. places,

c arming places, worthy and mossy

to be inhabited trunks,

by gods and goddess s. Tall trees with straight

V

amongwhose branches t ie Qet rar

nss weavo. most b~aut1.fU1laces embroidered plants from the thr gigant~ 0 fern, sym trical 1 ika form palms of all vas in spao suspending

'Hi th nowers.

and varied parasitic the split

to the toothed broad leaf. kinds, tall as and gr~ceful,

or ciroular their
Ya

w eh distribute th s and more

endid pluril8.g : all

have seen and admired. ecstatic; but neit

o ' ma ch at val' ous ties

in order to tarry

er the to be sen.

nehant.ed place nor the humble hut oftariang

l"iakiling were left

( Transla.ted into English b:Y9 Arno d H. i~arren from a manusoript typewritten in ""panish. The rr.anusoript was ty waterma.rkedWOROr OCO BO D l~l. brown pa r. The titl itten on white pa. r,

8" x 13",
of

bound with a ribbon betl'lsen tlo she t with pen and il'lk oA the bre rn

is written

"per as
lIIB.y

folllTnu MARIANO

LX G POl' Jose Rizal. The brown paper 1s brittle;

be

much ... .ider than the typeWritten sheets.)