Bugtong / Riddles

Nang bata ay nagsaya,
at naghubo nang dalaga.

(When a child she wore a skirt,
when grown up she stripped)

Sa init sumasaya
Sa lamig ay nalanta

(It is happy when it is hot,
it wilts when it is cold)

Nang maalaala'y naiwan
Nadala nang malimutan.

(When remembered it was left behind;
when forgotten it was carried)

Nang maliit ay ulam
Nang lumaki'y kasangkapan

(When young a vegetable;
when mature, it is made into a furniture)

Tabla magkabila
Alulod ang gitna

(Wooden boards on either side,
a canal in the middle)

Putukan ng putukan
hindi magkarinigan

(It pops open
but no sound can you hear)

(There's plenty of shouting
but they can't hear each other)

Nagsaing si Ingkong
Sumusulak ay wala namang gatong

(Here comes Ingkong
boiling although there's no fire underneath)