Water wrapped in flesh
Flesh wrapped in bone
Bone wrapped in hair
Hair wrapped in skin.
Original Tagalog:
Tubig na binalot sa laman,
Lamang binalot sa buto,
Butong binalot sa balahibo,
Balahibong binalot sa balat.
Mi traducción:
Agua envuelta en carne
Carne envuelta en hueso
Hueso envuelto en pelo
Pelo envuelto en piel.
Answer ? / Sagot ? / ¿ Respuesta ?
Source: Doreen G. Fernandez, Fruits of the Philippines, Manila: Bookmark, 1997, p. 179. Photo: ibid. Text, p. 82: “Niyog (Coconut), Family PALMACEAE, Cocos nucifera L. / Lubi, Niog (Bisaya), Iniug, Niug, Ongot, (Ibanag), Gira-gira, Ngot-ngot (Sambali), I-ing (Itneg), Ngot-ngot (Pampango), Ponlaing (Subanon, Yakan), Niog (Bikol, Iloko, Tagalog). / Season: Year round.”
4 comments:
Very ingenious and imaginative.
I am from Kerala, India. The word Kerala is derived from "kera", which means the same as the answer to this riddle :)
Very good!
This is very nice; it inspires me.
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