Miyayaliwang biru o kalokoan a akalap ku kareng palele-lele, at saka ko Kepampangan… makatula la pa rin kaya?

Lawen tala.

E maluglug
Lalaki: “O joe, malyari mo potang mamipi ka, pakaluglugan mu ing imalan!”
Babai: (mimwa ya) “Aba! Sikan mu lub magsalita! Pakaluglugan ku yan a! Nung makatatlo mu luluglugan ku yan!”
Lalaki: “Ika naman joe, paglaraman mu ku pa”
Babai: “O’t sinabi mu naman maglaram ku?!”
Lalaki: “Makanano napun pauli ku, mirasnan ku uran keng dalan… binula ya ing imalan ku anyang mebasa ku king uran!”
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“Maki’sawa ya pa kanyan!” nga’rang misisitsitan
Emu ning mapilan nune kerakalan
Dipane! Kanyaman dang panyapingilan!
Kasalukuyan kang manangis, o’t nanu ing karelang isipan!

Atin pa pin mengahas ing kanaku mengamanu
“Maki’sawa ka ‘tong, anak ka pa rugu,
panabilin ku mu at pakasiguraduan mu
enala panasakitan deting kanakung apu”
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Pangarakalan, patse minaus ka telepono kareng opisina o nanu mang tindahan o negosyo keti Angeles, ing pakibat da keka - “Good morning! How may I help you?” Dakal la pa kayabe yan, ana nang sabyan ne pa ing lagyu ning kumpanya da, sabyan ne ing lagyu ning makibat, pasamalat ya keng pamanaus mu, ampo nung nanu-nanu pa. Miyayaliwa la istayl balang opisina ana pin.

Pero nanu man ing karelang pang-amanuan o sabyan dang miyayaliwa kareng karelang pakibat, sigurado mung English ya ing karelang salita. Pauli na ning mimulat kekatamu na ing English yapin ing ‘universal language’ at iya naman kanu ing ‘language of business’. Anya pin king pamakirungut kareng taong kanegosyo tamu, kliyente ya man o adyang ing kapakobra mu mu, lalu na nung amo me… aru! singkasiyas dila king pamag-English. Uling istung mag-English ka, propesyonal ka datang.
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Kalambat ku palang mulala, antimong tupang mawawala
Pilit keng kakaulan, ing dila da reng banyaga
Kanta, tula ampong sanese, keng english ko tatalete
Na ku pa mo kapagmaragul, ing batal ku eme abakle

Minsan a aldo, anti ku mong mitakid… misubub
Bala mo migising king malambat a pangatudtud
Kantang Kapampangan, kakung apakiramdaman
Poesia ampong sanese, mekapamasa ku naman
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Kapilan mu ku paniwalan? Enaku man malaram
Gisan ku na ing nasi, meragul na ku atyan
Pati aslam yu, inaldok ku na ngan
Gewa ku na ing buri mu, e mu ku pa rin papansinan
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