Lines by José Rizal
José Rizal
Filipino writer and physician · 1861–1896
José Rizal was an eye doctor, novelist and reformer whose novels criticised Spanish colonial rule. He wrote his farewell poem in the days before his execution in Manila.
Farewell, beloved homeland, dear land of the sun, pearl of the Eastern sea, our lost Eden!
¡Adiós, Patria adorada, región del sol querida, / Perla del Mar de Oriente, nuestro perdido Edén!
Mi último adiós, lines 1–2
Planet-X translation, 2026 · Source (opens the digitised edition in a new tab)