The Intimate

Alliance Between
Religion and
Good Education

REPORTERS
:
Lopez, Mary Franchenne, B.
Oliver, Marc Anthony Ray, A.
Dona Teodora was the first to recognize her son's poetical skill but, it
The Intimate
was Father Francisco de Paula Sanchez who gave Rizal the inspiration
to advance his poetical art Alliance
He wrote this poem during the Summer of April 1876, before entering
Between
Religion and
his fifth year in Ateneo Municipal in June.

This poem reflects the very strong connection between Jesuit education
and faith. It expresses his belief in the importance of religion in the
Good
education of man.
Education
The first text was written in Spanish (Alianza Íntima Entre La Religión Y
La Educación) but was later translated into English and Filipino (Malapit
na Ugnayan ng Relihiyon at Mabuting Edukasyon)
 The Intimate
T EDUCATION Alliance
Between
H RELIGION
Religion and
E POWER
Good
Education
M COMMON GOOD
E
 ALIANZA ÍNTIMA ENTRE LA RELIGIÓN Y LA EDUCACIÓN
Cual hiedra trepadora
Tortuosa camina
Por el olmo empinado,
Siendo entrambos encanto al verde prado,
Y a la par se embelecen
Mientras unidos crecen;
Y si el olmo compasivo faltase,
La hiedraal carecer de su Consuelo
Vería tristemente marchitarse;
Tal la Educación estrecha alianza
Con alma Religión une sincera;
Por ella Educación renombre alcanza;
Y ¡ay! Del ser que ciegao desechando
De santa Religión sabias doctrinas,
De su puro raudal huye nefando.
Si de la vid pomposa
El tallo ufano crece
Y sus dulces racimos nos ofrece,
En tanto que al sarmiento generosa
Alimenta la planta cariñosa;
Si el rocío del cielo
Tal límpidas Corrientes
Vigoriza y sustenta a la pradera,
De célica virtud dan nueva vida
Y por él, en Hermosa primavera,
A Educación cumplida,
Salen las flores a border el suelo;
Guiándola con sus luces refulgentes;
Tal si a la Educación fecundizara
Por ella delicado olar exhale,
Con sus doctrinas Religión piadosa,
Y Sus frutos sabrosos nos regala.
Hacia el bien lacentera caminara
Sin Religión, la Educación humana
Con planta generosa;
Es cual nave del viento combatida
Y dando de virtud lozanas flores
Que pierde su timón en lucha horrible
Esparciera doquiera sus olores.
Al fragoroso impulse y sacudida
Del proceloso Bóreas terrible
Que la combate fiero
Hasta undirla altanero
En los abismos de la mar airada.
MALAPIT NA UGNAYAN NG RELIHIYON AT
MABUTING EDUKASYON
Habang Umaakyat ang baging sa puno
Hirap na gumagapang, kasama ang palamuti
Ng luntiang parang, iginaganyak Kung walang Relihiyon, Edukasyong Pantao Tulad nito’y bangkang
Ang isa’t isa at sabay na lumalago. hinampas ng hangin Na nawalan ng lakas, di malaman ang gagawin
Ngunit sakaling tanggihan ng puno ang tulong Sa nangangalit na alon, nakatatakot ana daluyong Malupit na Boreas,
Ang baging ay maluluoy, magiging inutil. nasa’yo ang lakas At kapangyarihang ipinangangalandakan sa’min
Gayon din ang Edukasyon sa Relihiyon, Dito sa kaibuturan ng iyong nangangalit na dagat.
Pinag-ugnay ng isang dakilang Espiritu.
Sa Relihiyon, Edukasyon ay nakikilala,
At hinagpis sa lapastangang isiping tumatanggi
Sa batayang aralin ng Relihiyon,
Habang ang hamog ng langit ay pagkain ng bulaklak
Itong malinis na isapa’y napapabayaan.
Nagpapalakas sa kayumanging lupa,
Habang ang sinol, umuusbong mula sab aging, Palamuti ng araw ng tagsibol; kaya ganoon din
Buong pagmamalaking nag-aalay ng tamis Kapag ang Relihiyon ang nakalinga
Habang ang magarang kasuotan Sa Edukasyon at mga doktrina nito,
Pianakakain mga ugat nito; gayundin ang tubig Taas-noo siyang maglalakas, masaya
Ng saloobin ng kalangitan ay nagbibigay-buhay Tungo sa kabutihan, at saanma’y
Sa Edukasyong tunay, naghahasik Maamo’y, mapipitas ang mga prutas ng saloobin
Ng liwanag, nagbibigay init; dahil sa kanila
Ang baging ay mabango at prutas nito’y matamis
Kay lungkot, O Hari ng sakalangitan
Nagkatawang-tao’t sa lupa’t tumahan,
Hindi Mo ba ibig na Haring matanghal
Kundi Pastol naming sa kawan Mong mahal?
 As the climbing ivy over lefty elm
Creeps tortuously, together the adornment
Of the verdant plain, embellishing
Each other and together growing,
But should the kindly elm refuse its aid
The ivy would impotent and friendless wither
So is Education to Religion
By spiritual alliance bound
Through Religion, Education gains reknown, and
Woe to the impious mind that blindly spurning
The sapient teachings of religion, this
Unpolluted fountain-head forsakes.
As the sprout, growing from the pompous vine,
Proudly offers us its honeyed clusters
While the generous and loving garment
Feeds its roots; so the fresh’ning waters
Of celestial virtue give new life
To Education true, shedding
On it warmth and light; because of them
The vine smells sweet and gives delicious fruit
 Without Religion, Human Education
Is like unto a vessel struck by winds
Which, sore beset, is of its helm deprived
By the roaring blows and buffets of the dread
Tempestuous Boreas, who fiercely wields
His power until he proudly send her down
Into the deep abysses of then angered sea.
As the heaven’s dew the meadow feeds and strengthen
So that blooming flowers all the earth
Embrioder in the days of spring; so also
If Religion holy nourishes
Education with its doctrine, she
Shall walk in joy and generosity
Toward the good, and everywhere bestrew
The fragrant and luxuriant fruits of virtue
 THE INTIMATE
ALLIANCE BETWEEN
RELIGION AND GOOD
EDUCATION
 ivy as religion
elms as education
1st STANZA symbols used:
As the climbing ivy over lefty elm ivy & elms
Creeps tortuously, together the adornment
Of the verdant plain, embellishing
Each other and together growing,
But should the kindly elm
elmrefuse its aid
The ivy would impotent and friendless wither
So is Education to Religion
By spiritual alliance bound
Through Religion, Education gains reknown, and
Woe to the impious mind that blindly spurning
The sapient teachings of religion, this
Unpolluted fountain-head forsakes.
 ivy as religion
elms as education
1st STANZA symbols used:
As the climbing ivy over lefty elm ivy & elms
Creeps tortuously, together the adornment
Of the verdant plain, embellishing
Each other and together growing,
But should the kindly elm
elmrefuse its aid the existence of one is essential to the other
The ivy would impotent and friendless wither
So is Education to Religion
By spiritual alliance bound
Through Religion, Education gains reknown, and
Woe to the impious mind that blindly spurning
The sapient teachings of religion, this
Unpolluted fountain-head forsakes.
 sprout as the child
vine as the adult
fruit as success
2nd STANZA symbols used:
sprout, vine & fruit
sprout
As the vine
sprout, growing from the pompous vine,
Proudly offers us its honeyed clusters
While the generous and loving garment "The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is
Feeds its roots; so the fresh’ning waters sweet" - Aristotle
Of celestial virtue give new life
To Education true, shedding
On it warmth and light; because of them
The vine smells sweet and gives delicious fruit
fruit
 vessels as Education
wind as Obstacles
angered sea as death
3rd STANZA symbols used:
vessels, wind, & angered sea

Without Religion, Human Education

Is like unto a vessel struck by winds
winds
Which, sore beset, is of its helm deprived without Religion, Education is just a
By the roaring blows and buffets of the dread
boat in a stormy sea
Tempestuous Boreas, who fiercely wields
His power until he proudly send her down
angeredsea.
Into the deep abysses of then angered sea
 dew as blessings

4th STANZA symbols used:

dew

As the heaven’sdew
dew the meadow feeds and strengthen
So that blooming flowers all the earth
Embrioder in the days of spring; so also
religion can act as a guide, then
If Religion holy nourishes education can be used for the common
Education with its doctrine, she
Shall walk in joy and generosity
good
Toward the good, and everywhere bestrew
The fragrant and luxuriant fruits of virtue
Education is guided and nourished by religion, and
when education is accompanied by religion, it leads
to not just Intellectual development, but also Moral
and Spiritual enlightenment.

CONCLUSION