Agyu - Page 3 of 4
(an Ilianon epic)
Bilingual (Tagalog-English) version
Umabot si Tanagyaw sa bayan ng Baklayon at iniligtas ang bayan laban sa mga kaaway. Pinatay niya si Bagili, ang anak ng pinuno ng mga kaaway ng Baklayon. Nais ng datu ng Baklayon na ipakasal ang kanyang anak na si Paniguan kay Tanagyaw ngunit hindi pa ito handa na mag-asawa. At nang bumalik si Tanagyaw sa Tigyangdang ay nagpunta si Paniguan sa Tigyangdang, nagtungo si Paniguan sa kanya. Sinabi nito kay Agyu na nais nitong pakasalan si Tanagyaw. Sumang-ayon si Agyu at ikinasal sina Tanagyaw at Paniguan.
Sa kabilang dako, hindi tumigil ang pag-atake sa sambahayan ni Agyu. Paminsan-minsan ay mayroong mga kaaway na umaatake sa mga pamayanan at pinapatay ang mga tao at mga hayop ni Agyu. Ngunit matanda na upang lumaban si Agyu. Upang kalabanin ang mga kaaway, nagsuot si Tanagyaw ng baluti na kasing-tigas ng metal na sa lakas ay hindi maigalaw ng hangin. Pagkatapos ay kinalaban niya ang mga kaaway at lumabas na panalo. Ngunit hindi pa handang sumuko ang mga kalaban. Sinugod ng anak ng datu si Tanagyaw gamit ang ginintuang espada. Ginamit ni Tanagyaw ang gintong tungkod at nagawang patayin ang anak ng datu at ang kanyang mga kasama at tumakas sa bundok dahil sa takot.
Napanuto na si Agyu. Nalalaman niya na maghahari na ang kapayapaan sa kanilang kaharian. Ngayon ay tatamasain na nila ang magandang buhay na mailap sa kanila noong una. Ang ani ay masagana at ang mga hayop ay dumarami na sa bilang. Isang araw tinawag niya ang anak na si Tanagyaw.
Tanagyaw reached the town of Baklayaon and saved the small town from the enemies. He killed Bagali, the son of the chieftain of the enemies of Baklayaon. The datu of Baklayon wanted Tanagyaw too to marry his daughter Paniguan but Tanagyaw was not yet ready to marry. When Tanagyaw returned to Tigyangdang, Paniguan went with him. She told Agyu that she wanted to marry Tanagyaw, Agyu agreed and Tanagyaw and Paniguan were married.
Meanwhile, the attack on Agyu’s household did not stop. From time to time, a band of enemies would attack the settlement and killed Agyu’s people and animals and burn their crops. But Agyu was too old to put up a fight. To counter the enemies, Tanagyaw wore a shield of hard metal that even a strong wind could not move. Then, he fought the enemies fiercely and came up victorious everytime. But the enemies were not yet ready to give up. The son of the datu confronted Tanagyaw with his spear of golden metal. Tanagyaw used his gold stick and was able to kill the son of the datu. The datu and his men fled to the mountain in fear.
Agyu heaved a sigh of relief. He knew peace would now reign in their land. His people would now enjoy the good life that was very elusive from the start. The harvest was good and their animals had increased in number. One day, he called his son Tanagyaw.