Benigno Zamora

SHORT BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION IN ENGLISH

Benigno Zamora was once chief of the section on Secondary Instruction and Supervision in Pilipino of the Department of City Schools. Former member of the Institute of National Language. Published his first short story at the age of eighteen. Wrote plays, zarzuelas, essays and lyrical poetry on themes that were popular yet charming (love, faith, and nostalgia for home). The last is found in “Ang Aking Tahanan,” composed while the poet worked as a spy against the Japanese during the Second World War II.

 



TAGALOG TRANSLATION OF BIOGRAPHY

Si Benigno Zamora ay dating puno ng seksiyon sa Pilipino ng Kagawaran ng mga Paaralang Lungsod. Dating kagawad ng Surian ng Wikang Pambansa. Nakapagpalimbag ng kanyang unang kuwento sa gulang na labingwalo. Nagsulat ng mga dula, sarsuela, sanaysay, at mga tulang liriko tungkol sa mga paksang palasak man ay lagi nang may halina (pag-ibig, pananalig, at kasabikan sa tahanan). Itong huli ay matatagpuan sa kanyang “Ang Aking Tahanan,” na isinulat nang siya’y nag-espiya laban sa mga Hapon noong Ikalawang Digmaang Pandaigdig.

 



Pasko Na! (Christmas Already!) is a short Tagalog Christmas poem by Benigno Zamora.