Maria Clara was described as Mother of Philippines and heroine in Noli Me Tangere. A novel written by Jose Rizal, the national hero of the Philippines. In the plot, Maria Clara is the illegitimate daughter of Father Damaso, a Spanish friar and Dona Pia Alba. Dona Alba is the wife of Kapitan Tiyago, who are both native Filipinos.
In the novel, Marica Clara is represented as the most beautiful and widely celebrated lady in the town of San Diego. Maria Clara is the personification of virtue and blessed with beauty, grace and charm that was promoted by Rizal as the “ideal image” of a Filipino woman who are honored by Filipino male.
Maria Clara gown is a typical dress for the Filipino woman in Philippines and its connected to Maria Clara’s character as delicate, feminine, self-assured, and with a sense of identity.
Song of Maria Clara
Sweet the hours in the native country,
where friendly shines the sun above!
Life is the breeze that sweeps the meadows;
tranquil is death; most tender, love.
Warm kisses on the lips are playing
as we awake to mother's face:
the arms are seeking to embrace her,
the eyes are smiling as they gaze.
How sweet to die for the native country,
where friendly shines the sun above!
Death is the breeze for him who has
no country, no mother, and no love!
1 comment:
Your post encourages me to finish one I'm working on regarding "marianismo" - I will add a link to your post! Looking good, Edel.
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