The poem entitled Sa Aking Mga Kabata was written by the Philippines national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal. The reactions to this poem include faith in the youth and how they are empowered as well as encouraged to change their country for a better future.
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Sa Aking Mga Kabata by Jose Rizal has 6 stanzas of 3 to 4 lines each. Here is a stanza-by-stanza interpretation or paraphrase.
First stanza: When a country loves God and its God-given language, it also wants to attain freedom--freedom like that of a bird flying in the sky.
Second stanza: By its language, a nation is judged or assessed.
Third stanza: Anyone who does not love his native tongue is worse than an animal and stinks like a dead fish.
Fourth stanza: This is why a native tongue or language has to be cultivated.
Fifth stanza: The Tagalog language is like any other language--Latin, English, and Spanish.
Sixth stanza: Tagalog has its own alphabet.