A BOOK REVIEW: A DEAFENING SILENCE?: THE MUTE ECHOING BACK

Dr.Judith Balares Salamat (is an Associate Professor at the Camarines Sur State Agricultural College (CSSAC), Pili, Camarines Sur, Philippines, teaching Literature, English, and Journalism. Her avocation is writing poetry and creative nonfiction.er Master's Degree in Inst)

Celt: A Journal of Culture, English Language Teaching & Literature
Vol 9, No 1: July 2009

"Batang-bata ka pa at marami ka panglKailangang malaman at intindihin sa mundo/Van ang totoolNagkakamali ka kung akala rno nalAng buhay ay isangmumunting paraiso lamang." Translation: You're still too young and you have a lot of things / to know and understand (about) the worldlfhis is the truthlYou're mistaken when you thinklLife is but a small paradise.) Thus runs a Filipino song entitled, "Batang-BatakaPa" (You're TooYoung"), sung by a famous '70s trio. Adults tell young ones that they have a lot to learn about the world and they are still too young to mind all the cares in the world. They're too young to know that unlike what they think, life is not a paradise