IBONG ADARNA The Ibong Adarna continues to fire up our imagination from each generation and has been a staple piece for various media entertainment. Welcome to this post about Ibong Adarna! This corrido is another Spanish period contribution to our Philippine literary pieces. We will study this literary masterpiece again and in the process, rekindle our interest, imagination and pride to have this unique masterpiece to be called truly our own. A true testament to the richness and diversity of our Philippine literary pieces. So, hang on, and let us enjoy the beauty of Ibong Adarna once again! Historical background Ibong Adarna is an epic about a legendary bird which is said to be found in Mt. Tabor, where it perches on the shimmering Piedras Platas at night (Piedras Platas is Spanish for silver stones). During the daytime, the bird goes off somewhere but it comes back at night to rest, and it sings beautifully before it sleeps. The Ibong Adarna is a narrative poem with the full title, “Corrido at Buhay na Pinagdaanan nang Tatlong Principeng Magcacapatid na Anac nang Haring Fernando at nang Reina Valeriana sa Cahariang Berbania.” (Corrido and the Life of Three Princes, sons of King Fernando and Queen Valeria from the kingdom of Berbania). The poem has no exact date of origin and its author remains unknown. However, it is believed that the poem was composed by “Huseng Sisiw,” pseudonym of Jose Corazon de la Cruz, dubbed as the “King of Tagalog Poets.”