Ibong Adarna

Ibong Adarna Summary and Guide Notes

Dear Ibong Adarna Student,

If you’re struggling with those 1,722 stanzas of “Ang Ibong Adarna”, if you lack time probably because you’re too sleepy from watching too much TV, if you wish you could have more fun with your friends and still get better grades in school, then read on…

It’s easy to get discouraged when plodding through stanza after stanza of hard to understand Tagalog. When I was in high school, I wished there were some guide that would help me get some kind of bird’s eye view or quick summary of Ibong Adarna. It’s a miracle people manage to survive high school.

Now that I’m older, I find myself getting interested once more (or for the first time?) in Philippine literature and those aggravating subjects like Ang Ibong Adarna.

In the coming weeks, I’ll post summaries and study notes which will help you save time so that you can focus not just on your grades, but on having fun with your friends and developing yourself as a well-rounded person.

Have fun!

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5

What does the singing voice of the Ibong Adarna sound like?

Check out the Ibong Adarna 1941 video uploaded by pilipinomovies to YouTube:


That’s the voice of Angela Gayoso, Soprano Coloratura

47 Responses to “Ibong Adarna”

  1. on 16 Dec 2008 at 4:28 pm Janina Denise

    I’m glad to see that I’m not the only one who got baffled by figurative Filipino writing. Thanks for posting this synopsis, it was great.

  2. on 14 Jan 2009 at 5:57 pm werta

    It’s good, but not detailed enough. Are you willing to summarize every stanza? I don’t think so, but if you are, GO AHEAD! :)

  3. on 02 Feb 2009 at 9:49 pm ..dExiE..

    ..wiLl you summarize the topic “Ang MAhiwagang Balon” of ibong adarna..?

  4. on 22 Feb 2009 at 6:00 pm cLaire

    …kaylangan koh poh ng summary ta mga script ng arlin 2 hanggang 12,, nag ibong adarna…

  5. on 24 Feb 2009 at 9:43 pm ms.violet

    …can you make a sCript of its own???pls!!! i need it….

    ..♫ukie..tnx…

  6. on 25 Feb 2009 at 7:17 pm JC

    ..please!!!
    ..i need the tagalog script!!
    ..i’m desperate man!!

    ..please??

  7. on 01 Mar 2009 at 7:39 pm janroz

    wla op ba tagalog?

  8. on 02 Mar 2009 at 5:33 pm PLS PLS PLS PLS

    ei tagalog pde script need ko pls pls pls!!!! ASAP

  9. on 09 Mar 2009 at 9:10 pm LOVELY

    KAILANGAN KO PO NG SCRIPT CMLA FRST HANGGANG ENDING.
    (IYARIDANIMA)

  10. on 16 Mar 2009 at 2:55 pm KHAYE

    dapat may by chapter din pati title!wala ka!paki summarize naman daw poh!now na!ASAP ASAP ASAP ASAP HEHE!

    NGEK NGEK,, TANX PU,,

  11. on 21 Mar 2009 at 12:12 pm anru

    meh site bang na chapter 1 – 47 na summary?
    yun kc ang need o.. thnx

  12. on 23 Mar 2009 at 10:50 am grace

    help me i need the summary of ibong adarna asap tnx

  13. on 18 May 2009 at 10:12 pm nique

    summary!summary!summary needed! ASAP!

    thanks :)

  14. on 18 May 2009 at 10:52 pm Tikoy

    Ibong Adarna summary?
    http://www.viloria.net/ibong-adarna/

  15. on 10 Jun 2009 at 11:03 am Marielle

    i cant read it..the fonts are so small.. no one can read it..

  16. on 20 Jul 2009 at 5:59 pm vanex

    tagalog please…..

  17. on 18 Aug 2009 at 2:15 pm andrew lorzano

    pwede pong makahingi ng summary ng ibon adarna at florante at laura?

    pero po dapat english version …..

    wait ko poh…………………

    thanks poh…………………….

  18. on 18 Aug 2009 at 7:36 pm huhu

    omg, n.o. but, I need to have the PURPOSE of the story. Srry, but ill fail literature.

  19. on 26 Aug 2009 at 6:50 pm franchesca

    sana po may kwento ng ibong adarna at may buod

  20. on 27 Aug 2009 at 7:36 pm jhing

    haizt kakatuwa naman to…

    but please please please…try to have the summary of ibong adarna in tagalog..kadugo ang english..hehehe

  21. on 30 Aug 2009 at 8:06 pm Lara

    wala po ba mas short na summary????

  22. on 30 Oct 2009 at 4:23 pm rjay obispo

    mas short sumary sana kung meron, mas helpful yun.
    yung chapter by chapter at tagalog na buod ng buong ibong adarna.
    thanks a lot, take care.
    God bless all, galingan nyo writer.

  23. on 04 Nov 2009 at 7:00 pm laila

    hindi guh pedeng tgalog…. bk8 ang hilig nio sa english??

    haha,,,,,

  24. on 04 Nov 2009 at 7:05 pm laila

    ed guh na pakidala din o sakin nung pong summary story about o dun sa “ANG BUNGA NG KATAKSILAN NG MGA NAKATATANDANG KAPATID” tagalog poh… kelangan ko na o kase eh…. Asap

  25. on 04 Nov 2009 at 11:46 pm HIrapnAhIrap

    NIce.. buT uNTIl chaP 5 LanG ba Yan??
    pero nice.. sanA tagALoG versIoN Yan…

  26. on 06 Nov 2009 at 6:52 am Viloria.net

    @laila – Ginagawa pa ung buod ng Ibong Adarna Tagalog/Filipino version.

    @HirapNaHirap – Hanggang Part 5, so covered ang lahat ng chapters.

  27. on 11 Nov 2009 at 5:54 pm pranchoi

    CAN U MAKE IT IN TAGALOG

    TAGALOG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  28. on 12 Dec 2009 at 4:57 pm _karol_

    ei…wala po bng tgalog???tsk!!

  29. on 14 Dec 2009 at 3:12 pm Ezekiel

    ei mga mam at sir

    meron b tyong tagalog version ng buod???
    ung bawat episodes po sana
    kng meron po sana
    pki share nman poh…tnx

  30. on 12 Jan 2010 at 8:24 am Yuiri

    Ibong Adarna in Filipino is so much better than English because you can really feel the situation happening in the story. Still it is helpful to post the English because there might be foreigners interested and pupils not really adept in the local version. Thanks cos this helped me very much in knowing the meaning of “suplina” (its a stick i knew it), but in my opinion, I think its better to read the Filipino like I do.
    Regards!
    CIC-CEBU FRESHMAN

  31. on 14 Jan 2010 at 5:34 pm joseph hardil

    Chapter 8 plss.plsss. At pwde tagalog

  32. on 23 Jan 2010 at 8:36 pm sakura_dream

    tagalog pls…….

    and pwde a shorter one… :) )

    thnx…

  33. on 24 Jan 2010 at 5:23 pm jefrey

    pls make me a tagalog script for ibong adarna plz…………………..

  34. on 24 Jan 2010 at 7:13 pm Viloria.net

    The script that you need… good for how many minutes?

  35. on 31 Jan 2010 at 6:09 pm jackie

    pwd po b humingi ng script ng ibong adarna in english po.. good for 10-20 mins po … pls thank you po…

  36. on 04 Feb 2010 at 8:38 pm geronimo D portugal

    Ma aari ho po bang,gumawa kayo ng tagalog ho na script ng Ibong adarna,kailangang kailangan po kasi namin,

  37. on 07 Feb 2010 at 5:24 pm Angel Cookies

    i need to make my own ending for ibong adarna.. i don’t have any idea what will it be !! help .. can anyone make it for me .. :D :D :D

  38. on 08 Feb 2010 at 3:42 pm rhonith talabucon

    wala bang tagalog; i need it kasi eh! d me kayang tagalugin 2!!! hanap nalang ako baka may makita akong tagalog swertehin pa me bay!!!!!!!!!!!

  39. on 08 Feb 2010 at 3:53 pm rhonith talabucon

    pwede po ba gawa po kau ng tagalog. kasi po tagalog po yung pinasusulat samin d po english !!!!!!!!!!!! ineed right now plssssss!!!

  40. on 09 Feb 2010 at 5:40 pm bhea cajurao

    can u please translate that english script to tagalog because we are in need of tagalog script not english.our play is on march and we have’nt practiced yet ’cause we have no script.we have a book but its full of ibong adarna poems.please translate it to tagalog.thanks!!

  41. on 11 Feb 2010 at 6:52 pm xennnnnnnn

    baket hanggang part five lan????????????????? kelangan q part 7 e!!!!

  42. on 12 Feb 2010 at 11:29 pm bhea cajurao

    viloria,i need the tagalog version because in march 5 were gonna perform na..pls gawa ka ng tagalog version

  43. on 20 Feb 2010 at 7:33 pm hana

    plis make me a tagalog version script for this play…
    im dying in need of help!!
    the play is due on february 24&25.. T_T

    i need it so badly… :( (

    [From the Admin] How many minutes should the play run?

  44. on 23 Feb 2010 at 7:59 pm james ray

    sana may pics naman I need pics eh
    sayang talaga at sana may buod naman

    thanks! ^_^

  45. on 26 Feb 2010 at 6:37 pm kadesh

    ..hmm..galing naman po ng naisip nyo,
    but pwede po ba mag patulong sa script ng ibong adarna until monday.?? ang hirap po kasi eh, ito nga po pala mail add ko.: [email hidden due to privacy issues], sana po matulungan niyo kame. Maraming salamat po.

  46. on 02 Mar 2010 at 3:41 pm fLory

    eLow p0h?
    tNx p0h sa vide0 !
    sNa p0h may bu0d p0h!
    kaiLangan lng p0h sa axz ee
    sna p0h may fLorante’t Laura for the nxt yeAr!
    tnx!^^

  47. on 05 Mar 2010 at 7:47 pm christian

    hai po sana lumabas na ang scipt ng ibong adarna?

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