In the mountainous regions of Northern Luzon, a hudhud is a long tale
sung during special occasions. This particular long tale is sung during
harvest. A favorite topic of the hudhud is a folk hero named Aliguyon, a
brave warrior.
Once upon a time, in a village called Hannanga,
a boy was born to the couple named Amtalao and Dumulao. He was called
Aliguyon. He was an intelligent, eager young man who wanted to learn
many things, and indeed, he learned many useful things, from the stories
and teachings of his father. He learned how to fight well and chant a
few magic spells. Even as a child, he was a leader, for the other
children of his village looked up to him with awe.
Upon leaving
childhood, Aliguyon betook himself to gather forces to fight against
his father's enemy, who was Pangaiwan of the village of Daligdigan. But
his challenge was not answered personally by Pangaiwan. Instead, he
faced Pangaiwan's fierce son, Pumbakhayon. Pumbakhayon was just as
skilled in the arts of war and magic as Aliguyon. The two of them
battled each other for three years, and neither of them showed signs of
defeat.
Their battle was a tedious one, and it has been
said that they both used only one spear! Aliguyon had thrown a spear to
his opponent at the start of their match, but the fair Pumbakhayon had
caught it deftly with one hand. And then Pumbakhayon threw the spear
back to Aliguyon, who picked it just as neatly from the air.
At length Aliguyon and Pumbakhayon came to respect each other, and then
eventually they came to admire each other talents. Their
fighting stopped suddenly. Between the two of them they drafted a peace
treaty between Hannanga and Daligdigan, which their peoples readily
agreed to. It was fine to behold two majestic warriors finally side by
side.
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