ObraRivera 07 ‘Ibong Adarna’

Ibong Adarna is an anonymous Filipino epic on the eponymous magical bird.

Ang Ibong Adarna ay isang koridong isinulat ni Jose dela Cruz (na kinilala sa taguring Huseng Sisiw) noong panahon ng Kastila na ngayon ay bahagi na ng Panitikan at Mitolohiyang Pilipino . Noong panahon ng pananakop ng mga Kastila sa Pilipinas, kilala ito sa pamagat na Corrido at Buhay na Pinagdaanan nang Tatlong Principeng Magcacapatid na Anac nang Haring Fernando at nang Reina Valeriana sa Cahariang Berbania. May mala-epikong istilo ng pagkakasalaysay ang Ibong Adarna na tumatalakay sa kabayanihan, pag-ibig at kababalaghan. Nakasentro ang kwento sa Adarna, isang ibon na nagtataglay ng mahiwagang kapangyarihan na nakapagpapagaling ng anumang karamdaman sa sandaling umawit at marinig ang tinig nito. Source

Ibong Adarna, or the “Romance of the Life of the three Brothers Prince, Sons of King Fernando and Queen Valeriana of the Kingdom of Berbania”, is a popular Filipino korido or metrical romance set in octosyllabic quatrains. It contains 1,722 stanzas and is subdivided into five main parts: the search for the Ibong Adarna or Adarna bird, the descent into a well, the rescue of two captive princesses, the hero’s betrayal at the hands his brothers and his search for a fabled kingdom, and, finally, the hero’s restitution to his rightful place in the kingdom of Berbanya/Berbania.

The Ibong Adarna is an original Philippine metrical romance although culled from European, Asian and even African sources. It tells of the adventures and magical powers, the romance and love, the courage and piety, and the treachery and betrayal of highborn characters. Source