THE COUNCIL OF THE GODS "We gods and goddesses, met on Mount Olympus, find that the greatest three authors in the world's history are of equal merit. So in justice equal respect must be paid them. To Homer we award fame's trumpet, to Vergil the lyre of glory, and to Cervantes the laurel wreath of immortal honor." TO THE PHILIPPINE YOUTH "Hold high the brow serene, O youth, where now you stand; Let the bright sheen, Of your grace be seen, Fair hope of my Fatherland!" First verse of the winning poem, won by Rizal at the age of 17 in a public competition open to "Indians and Mestizos". By these two names, the Spaniard called, and divided, the Filipinos. MY LAST THOUGHT "Farewell, beloved Fatherland, thou sunny clime of ours, Pearl of the Orient Ocean, our lost Paradise! For thee my life I give, nor mourn its saddened hours; And were't more bright, strewn less with thorns and more with flowers, For thee I still would give it, a welcome sacrifice." RIZAL'S "HYMN TO LABOR" Words by José Rizal (Arranged from Chas. Derbyshire's translation; lines in different order.) Tune of "The Wearing of the Green" RIZAL'S "MARIA CLARA'S LULLABY" Words by José Rizal (Chas. Derbyshire's translation) Music by Juan Hernandez PHILIPPINE NATIONAL HYMN Written in Spanish by José Palma Music by I. Felipe (The versifier of the English translation prefers not to have his name appear.) HAIL, PHILIPPINES! Words by L. H. Theobald Music arranged from the Toreador's song in the opera "CARMEN" End of Project Gutenberg's Rizal's own story of his life, by Jose Rizal