Ilonggo Beauty: MatMat

“MatMat”

Walay may makatupong pa

Sa gilas kag abilidad sini nga bata

Bal-an may sinundan

Iya nanay amo si Ann.

No one can compare

To this boy’s skills and abilities

No wonder he follows after

Ann, who is his mother.

Ilongga Beauties: “Bude and Ara”

Bude and Ara

“Bude”

Ilongga Beauty: “Ara”

“Ara”

“Ara, ikaw prinsesa;

ang katahum mo bugal sang mga Ilonggo;

Kon ikaw sa luwas magkadto;

Magkaladusmo ang mga gringo

sang lagas sa imo.”

“Ara, you are a princess;

your beauty is the pride of the Ilonggo;

If you go to other lands,

foreign  men will fall over you.”

Ilonggo Beauties

“Panampisaw sa Suba”

(Dipping in the River)

Ang kagayon sang mga Ilonggo/a

Indi matupongan sa America

Mga inday kag toto Ina inyo huna-huna-a

Kon kamo  ang mangasawa o kon mamana.

The beauty of the Ilonngo and Ilongga

None can compare in America.

Boys and girls, that’s a thought worth contemplating

If a spouse you are seeking.

Ilongga Beauty: “Bude”

“Bude”

“Mata mo kag buhok naga-idlak sa adlaw, madamo nga mga soltero ang nasilaw.”

“Your golden hair and eyes    glow  in the sun and dazzle the  lads.”

Ilongga Beauty: Ira

“Ira”

“Dalaginding nga magayon, buhok na makulong-kulong, nagapaminsaron”

“Bonnie lass with lovely  hair in curls, lost in thought…”

Ilonggo Beauty: “Nonoie”

“Nonoie”

“Mga mata nga intsik-intsikon, kon manulok masinunlogon, apang indi pag gamuhon, kay mabangis pa kaysa leon.”

“Chinky eyes that laugh and tease, but  can be fiery (as a lion’s) when  not pleased.”

Ilonggo Beauty: “Jed”

“Jed”

“May nawong nga maaya-aya, kag matam-is nga yuhum…, nagapaligo sa hulog-taktak”

“With a countenance so pleasing and a smile so sweet…bathing in the falls…”

Ilongga Beauty: “Mona”

“Mona”

“Babaye nga magirum-girum, sa lomboy ginpanamkon;

Pila ka tagipuso-on,  ang imo nabu-ong?”

“Lady with the golden brown skin; your mother conceived you from the lomboy; how many hearts have you broken?”

Lomboy is a dark purple, grape-like fruit.