BAGBAGTU is the story of a woman who went to the forest to look for something to eat. Their village has been experiencing drought such that food was scarce then. In the forest, she heard chanting, which she later discovered as the snails. She chanted with the snails though she doesn’t understand the chant but she know it was a chant for the rain to come. She recited the chant then hurried to the village to tell the story. The villagers recited the chant Bagbagtu then the rain finally came. “Bagbagto Bagbagtullambed Tullambed Tullambawwekan Bawwekan Bawwekallanay Kallanay Kallanaponay Naponay Napunayagta… Nayagta Nayagtakempa Nakempa Nakempayya-aw Payya-aw Payya-attembaw Attembaw Attemballanggaw Ballanggaw Ballanggawwistan Gawwistan Gawwistannabogga-ey Bogga-ey Bogga-allipey Allipey allipappayos Pappayos Pappayos teg-ey Nateg-ey Nateg-ayyabas Eyyabas Eyyabastoyong Bastuyong Bastuyong kug-ong Nakug-ong pay si Anong Pinumlatok ad guilong Sinallungan ni Kollong Intuk-og met ni Atong Dinengdeng met ni Anton Sindada ken ni Apyong Daida ken ni Payyong Kinattawaan Pag-ong…!
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