At Dapitan, the sandy shore
And rocks aloft on mountain crest
Form thy throne, O refuge blest,
That we from childhood days have known.
In your vales that flowers adorn
And your fruitful leafy shade,
Our thinking power are being made,
And soul with body being grown.
We are youth not long on earth
But our souls are free from sorrow;
Calm, strong men we'll be tomorrow,
Who can guard our families' right.
Lads are we whom naught can frighten,
Whether thunder, waves, or rain
Swift of arm, serene of mien
In peril, shall we wage our fights.
With our games we churn the sand,
Through the caves and crags we roam,
On the rocks we make our home,
Everywhere our arms can reach.
Neither dark nor night obscure
Cause us fear, nor fierce torment
That even Satan can invent
Life or death? We must face each!
"Talisayans", people call us!
Mighty souls in bodies small
O'er Dapitan's district all
No Talisay like this towers.
None can march our reservoir.
Our diving pool the sea profound!
No rowing boat the world around
For the moment can pass ours.
We study science exact;
The history of our motherland;
Three languages or four command;
Bring faith and reason in accord.
Our hands can manage at one time
The sail and working spade and pen,
The mason's maul - for virile men
Companions - and the gun and sword.
Live, live, O leafy green Talisay!
Our voices sing thy praise in chorus
Clear star, precious treasure for us.
Our childhood's wisdom and its balm.
In fights that wait for every man,
In sorrow and adversity,
Thy memory a charm will be,
And in the tomb, thy name, thy calm.
CHORUS
Hail, O Talisay!
Firm and untiring
Ever aspiring,
Stately thy gait.
Things, everywhere
In sea, land and air
Shalt thou dominate.
Mula pa ng kanyang kabataan, nasapuso na ni Dr. Jose Rizal ang kahalagahan ng edukasyon sa buhay ng bawat indibidual lalo na ang mga bata. Ng siya'y tinalsik at ikinulong sa Dapitan ay nahanap niya ang opurtunidad na makapagbahagi ng kanyang kaalaman sa mga bata bilang kanilang edukasyon. Nagtayo sa siya ng kanyang sariling paaralan sa Talisay, Dapitan. Nagumpisa muna ang kanyang paaralan na may 3 mag-aaral subalit sa pagdaloy ng oras ay dumami sa 16 at dumagdag ng dumagdag hanggang sa umabot ng 21. Ang nakakaiba sa paaralang ito ay hindi na ikinailangan ng mga bata na magbayad ngtuition. Imbis ay pinatrabaho ni Jose Rizal sila sa kanyang garden, fields at pati na rin sa mga construction projects ng pamamayan.
Tinuro niya sa kanyang mga estudyante na magbasa at magsulat ng Ingles at Español, Geography, History, Matematiko, Industial Work, Nature Study, Morals at Gymnastics. Dito na rin niya isinulat ang tulang Himno ng Talisay sa wikang Español bilang isang akda para sa kanyang mga estudyante. Ginamit ito sa kanyang court trial at naging isa sa maraming dahilan ng kanyang kamatayan sa kamay ng mge Español. Minamaliit raw kasi ng tulang ito ang pamumuno ng Español sa Pilipinas.
"Himno Para Sa Talisay"
At Dapitan, the sandy shore
And rocks aloft on mountain crest
Form thy throne, O refuge blest,
That we from childhood days have known.
In your vales that flowers adorn
And your fruitful leafy shade,
Our thinking power are being made,
And soul with body being grown.
We are youth not long on earth
But our souls are free from sorrow;
Calm, strong men we'll be tomorrow,
Who can guard our families' right.
Lads are we whom naught can frighten,
Whether thunder, waves, or rain
Swift of arm, serene of mien
In peril, shall we wage our fights.
With our games we churn the sand,
Through the caves and crags we roam,
On the rocks we make our home,
Everywhere our arms can reach.
Neither dark nor night obscure
Cause us fear, nor fierce torment
That even Satan can invent
Life or death? We must face each!
"Talisayans", people call us!
Mighty souls in bodies small
O'er Dapitan's district all
No Talisay like this towers.
None can march our reservoir.
Our diving pool the sea profound!
No rowing boat the world around
For the moment can pass ours.
We study science exact;
The history of our motherland;
Three languages or four command;
Bring faith and reason in accord.
Our hands can manage at one time
The sail and working spade and pen,
The mason's maul - for virile men
Companions - and the gun and sword.
Live, live, O leafy green Talisay!
Our voices sing thy praise in chorus
Clear star, precious treasure for us.
Our childhood's wisdom and its balm.
In fights that wait for every man,
In sorrow and adversity,
Thy memory a charm will be,
And in the tomb, thy name, thy calm.
CHORUS
Hail, O Talisay!
Firm and untiring
Ever aspiring,
Stately thy gait.
Things, everywhere
In sea, land and air
Shalt thou dominate.
Tinuro niya sa kanyang mga estudyante na magbasa at magsulat ng Ingles at Español, Geography, History, Matematiko, Industial Work, Nature Study, Morals at Gymnastics. Dito na rin niya isinulat ang tulang Himno ng Talisay sa wikang Español bilang isang akda para sa kanyang mga estudyante. Ginamit ito sa kanyang court trial at naging isa sa maraming dahilan ng kanyang kamatayan sa kamay ng mge Español. Minamaliit raw kasi ng tulang ito ang pamumuno ng Español sa Pilipinas.
SOURCES: http://dapitan.com/rizal%20sa%20dapitan2.htm
http://www.filipiniana.net/ArtifactView.do?artifactID=R00000000126&query=Philippine%20poetry%20%28English%29
http://kapitbisig.com/philippines/hymn-talisay-tree-dr-jose-rizal-english-version-himno-talisay.545
http://kapitbisig.com/philippines/himno-talisay-por-jose-rizal-original-text-spanish.544