Ibong Adarna

Ibong Adarna is a 16th-century Filipino epic poem. It is about an eponymous magical bird. The longer form of the story's title during the Spanish era was "Korido at Buhay na Pinagdaanan ng Tatlong Prinsipeng Magkakapatid na anak ni Haring Fernando at ni Reyna Valeriana sa Kahariang Berbanya" (English for "Corrido and Life Lived by the Three Princes, children of King Fernando and Queen Valeriana in the Kingdom of Berbanya"), and is believed by some researchers to have been based on similar European stories.

Ibong Adarna
AuthorJose dela Cruz
Original titleKorido at Buhay na Pinagdaanan ng Tatlong Prinsipeng Magkakapatid na anak ng Haring Fernando at ng Reyna Valeriana sa Kahariang Berbania
CountryPhilippines
LanguageTagalog
GenreFantasy, Folk-tale

The story revolves around the life of King Fernando, Queen Valeriana and their three sons, Princes Pedro, Diego, and Juan. The three princes vie for the throne and kingship, and are trained in sword fighting and combat. The most courageous would inherit the throne. The story is commonly attributed to the Tagalog poet José de la Cruz or "Huseng Sisiw";[1] however, he has not been proven to be the actual author. The poem forms part of the curriculum for Junior High School students as well as those in Grade 7 in the Philippines.

Film and Media

The story of Ibong Adarna is known all over the Philippines and has been told in different languages and media.

(The now defunct) LVN Studios produced the first two commercial "Ibong Adarna" films. The first one, made in 1941, starred Mila del Sol, Fred Cortes, and Ester Magalona. It had a magical sequence which showed the singing of the bird. That used a painstakingly hand-painted process called "Varicolor." That pre-war version was directed by Vicente Salumbides and "Technical direction by Manuel Conde." Fifteen years later, in 1956, LVN produced a second version, this time under the full direction of an older Manuel Conde, and starred Nida Blanca, Nestor de Villa and Carlos Salazar. The 1956 film was the first Filipino commercial film shot and shown in its entirety in Eastman Color.

Roda Film Productions produced 2 movies: "Ibong Adarna" (1972) and its sequel "Ang Hiwaga ng Ibong Adarna" (1973) starring Philippine Comedy King Dolphy as the lead Prince Adolfo and comedians Panchito Alba as Prince Alfonso, Babalu as Prince Albano and Rosanna Ortiz as the Ibong Adarna.

Tagalog Pictures, Inc. produced the movie "Si Prinsipe Abante At Ang Lihim ng Ibong Adarna" in 1990 starring comedian Rene Requestas as the lead Prince Abante, Paquito Diaz as Prinsipe Atras, Joaquin Fajardo as Prinsipe Urong-Sulong and Monica Herrera as Princess Luningning/the Ibong Adarna.

In 1996 Star Cinema produced the movie "Ang TV Movie: The Adarna Adventure". Jolina Magdangal played the Ibong Adarna. In 2013, GMA Network produced Adarna, a contemporary television series adaptation starring Kylie Padilla in the title role.

Art and Literature

During the mid-1970s, the Nutrition Center of the Philippines (NCP) found itself in need of a series of storybooks to supplement their mental feeding program.[3] They approached Virgilio S. Almario, a well-known poet and literary critic of that time, to spearhead the production of this series. He then recruited authors, editors, illustrators, and researchers for the series, which he would call Aklat Adarna. The Adarna bird is a fictional creature which had the ability to cure any sickness with its song so the name was chosen to evoke the healing power of education and knowledge against the struggle of the Filipino against poverty-causing ignorance.[4] When NCP concluded the storybook program, Almario carried on with the project through the Children's Communication Center.[5] Soon enough, with its increasing number of publications, CCC needed a distributor and publisher and a decision was made to found Adarna Book Services, later renamed to Adarna House, Inc.

Local publisher Vibal Foundation brings the Philippines' first interactive e-book, Ibong Adarna, which aims to relive classic Filipino stories through full-color illustrations, animations and high-quality sound. The e-book was launched at Apple iBookstore.[6] Project Gutenberg also has a version of the epic in its library.[7]

References
  1. "Ibong Adarna Summary (English & Tagalog)". Owlcation. 22 February 2018.
  2. Jaykez (2010-07-24). "Jayke Story Collection: IBONG ADARNA STORY (English Version)". Jayke Story Collection. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
  3. Neni Sta. Romana-Cruz (February 16, 2004). "Door to the World of Reading Must Be Unlocked for All Children". Archived from the original on May 4, 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  4. The Adarna House (2008-02-13). "Ang Alamat ng Aklat Adarna | The Adarna House Blog". Adarnahouse.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20100523225621/http://www.entrepreneur.com.ph/starterkit/article/part-2-of-businesses-aimed-at-kids. Archived from the original on May 23, 2010. Retrieved January 11, 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-02-15. Retrieved 2013-01-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Ibong Adarna by Anonymous". Project Gutenberg. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
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