Storm, Sky, etc.

337

Daluang dahon nang pinda-pinda, sing lalapad sing gaganda.

(Tag.) Langit at lupa

Two leaves of pinda-pinda equal in width and beauty.

Sky and earth

338

Quinosicus a barraas; no maib-agam cucuanac.

(Iloc.) Quimat

Twisted like a barraas; tell it and I am yours.

Lightning

The word barraas is local. Perhaps the name of some vine.

339

Baston ni San Josep indi ma isip.

(Bis.) Ulan

Saint Joseph's canes cannot be counted.

Rain

Drops of rain in a tropical storm may well suggest rods or staves.

340

Buhoc ni Adan, hindi mabilang.

(Tag.) Ulan

Adam's hair cannot be counted.

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341

Isbu ti guelang-guelang di mabilang.

(Iloc.) Todo

Guelang-guelang's piss, you cannot count.

Rain

342

Vaca co sa Maynila, hangang ditoi, dinig ang unga.

(Tag.) Culog

My cow in Manila, whose mooing is heard here.

Thunder

343

Aniat magna a saan a maquita?

(Iloc.) Angin

What walks that cannot be seen?

Wind

344

Etuna-etuna hindi mo pa naqui-quita.

(Tag.) Hangin

Here it comes, yet you do not see it.

Wind

345

Picabaluan de ding malda alang maca ibic uaga.

(Pamp.) Angin

He is known everywhere but no one can explain what he is.

Wind