Critical Analysis of “Pahilot ko, Ga by Adonis Durado”

The literary work entitled Pahilot ko, Ga by Adonis Durado was derived from the culture and traditions of the Filipino specifically Cebuano living in the province. The author wrote this poem because he wants to share what practices usually the Cebuano people being performed and the hard work of Cebuano’s.

Pahilot ko, Ga by Adonis Durado speaks about a husband who asked for a massage from his wife. It infers about how he wanted to be cared after drowning himself in so much work.

The first stanza means that the persona was asking for a massage to his wife because he had body pain. Then he talked about how early he started his work for him to feed the cow which caused him to not feel well maybe because of the coldness of the atmosphere every morning. Most Filipinos, especially those who are entitled indigent, need to wake up as early as possible to start their daily routine- for more works to be done and more time to rest at the end of the day. Most of the Cebuano people have taken good care of their animals because animals are considered treasures. 

In the second stanza, the word Pahilot Ko, Ga was repeated because he needs massage due to another cause of his body pain. He expressed how his muscles hurt so much for it was forced to gather around their dozen of goats to feed them in the grass field. In addition, the Cebuano attitude in terms of work against weather was presented- Cebuano do not care much about the weather as long as they consumed the day wisely- of the things, they want to finish.

In the third stanza, repetition of the word Pahilot Ko, Ga was still present. The speaker stated how his patience was tested in times when he waits for the Carabao in the lake to finish soaking, and how his energy was drained due to what he had done.

In the latter part, the speaker guessed that maybe he had a fever because of his strenuous work for the entire day.

The poem says a lot about how hardworking Filipino is. It shows how peaceful and simple the life of Filipino before. It also entails that no matter how vigorous the work, the endearment, and intimacy in every relationship should not be gone. Also, this entails how demanding in a good way, caring and romantic Filipino people particularly the Cebuano’s.