Question

what is the message of our folksong "magtanim ay di biro"​

Answer 1

Answer:

Wait what??

The Battle of the Hydaspes was fought in 326 BC between Alexander the Great and King Porus of the Paurava kingdom on the banks of the Jhelum River in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent. The battle resulted in a Greek victory and the surrender of Porus.

Answer 2

Magtanim ay di biro translates to farming is not a joke.

• The song is a popular Filipino folk song written and sung in Tagalog. The song was composed by Felipe de Leon. The song talks about the struggles and hardships that farmers go through in order to produce great crops.
• The song starts with a verse that showcases the farmers at a rice farm. He describes the farmers as they are bent over all afternoon unable to stand or sit or even stretch all in order to plant the perfect crops.
• The next stanza talks about the pain that is caused to the farmers physically from the pain in the arms, the waist, and the legs, all while being soaked in water.
• The poet is able to sympathize with the farmers being born into hardship but still being able to produce some of the best crops in the world and how without them none of us would survive.
• The message of the poem is simply to respect those who work hard to keep us fed and keep us alive. Because without them life would be difficult.

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