Note.—The verses of twelve syllables are really verses of six, the odd verses not being rhymed.
Combinations. As seen in the preceding examples the combinations are the following:
The verses of six syllables are grouped in four verses, the even verses being rhymed.
The verses of eight syllables are grouped also in four verses all rhymed.
The verses of twelve syllables are also grouped in four rhymed verses.
COLLECTION OF SOME BISAYAN SONGS
NOTE—In transcribing the following songs, we shall use, the orthography proposed in the note of the first page of this book using only three vowels: a, i, o.
MORAL POETRY
Si nanay, si tatay di ko babayuán