MEANING OF THE POEM They Ask Me for Verses- By DR.

JOSE RIZAL
This is, I think, a poem written when Jose Rizal was in the depths of depression. Partly home-sickness for his country, but married also with love-sickness for his lost love, Leonor Rivera. She was his sweetheart for 11 years, and had perhaps the greatest influence in keeping him from falling in love with other women during his travels. Unfortunately, Leonor's mother disapproved of her daughter's relationship with Rizal, who was then a known 'filibustero'. She hid all his letters from Leonor who, believing that Rizal had already forgotten her, sadly consented to marry her mother's choice of husband, an Englishman by the name of Henry Kipping. I think this poem is dedicated by Jose Rizal to Leonor Rivera. Am I right? Rizal was so depressed that Leonor Rivera is getting married to another man. As Marcuse once said: Its not the poem on life eternal but the life of the poet whose wisdom is in the knowing of the feint at heart that go not into the well of inspiration."

Signifance conclusion in sight learning kapag ikaw bigo sa pag-ibig huwag kang mawalan nang pag-asa, maniwala sa sarili.. Wag kang magmukmok sa isang tabi just move-on...Kung mahal ninyo pa ang isat isa ipaglaban ninyo.. hindi naman iyan nakikita sa estado nang buhay nang tao.. kahit siya ay masama sa tingin nang iba kung mahal mo siya ipagtanggol mo siya sa ngalan nang pagmamahal mo at pagmamahal nya... At huwag kang maniniwala at mapag papa-apekto sa ibang tao na walang tamang ma-idudulot sainyo Walang makakapagpigil sa dalawang pusong nagmamahalan kundi kayo lamang. You translate in English

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Bibliography & Reference:

Jose Rizal: life works and writings of genius, writer, scientist, and national hero-second edition by gregorio zaide, ph.d & Sonia M. Zaide, Ph.d- Chapter 6 In Sunny Spain pp.57-77