SA IYONG PAGBABALIK...

When a minor character in the Israeli film Jellyfish, ended her own life, she left a note that for her would aptly conveys what she felt at that time. It was a Hebrew poem Meduzot, by Shera Geffen, and succesfully incorporated to the outline of the film's message. Her poetry borders on surrealism like the magical scenes on the film itself. I hereby translated it here.

But to translate jellyfish* in Tagalog gives me head-ache and I'm stumped. Does anybody know the meaning of it in Tagalog?

Sa loob ng bote, ang bapor ay di lumulubog at ginagabok,
Kay gandang malasin ng kanyang paglutang
Walang sinumang maliit ang maaring sumakay
'Pagkat di nito batid kung saan patungo ang hangganan
Di ma-ihipan ng hangin sa labas
'Pagkat walang layag kundi kap'rasong trapo la'ang
At sa laylaya'y, puno ng igad*, nanga-uuhaw;
Nanunuyo ang mga labi gayung nasa tubig-karagatan,
Umiinom siya sa bunganga sa kanyang mga matang di kumukurap.
At walang makapapansin kung siya'y may bawian ng buhay
Hindi aanurin sa may batuhan, (sa dalampasigan'y)
Mananatiling mataas at marayag.
Nakalimutan mo mang siya'y halikan sa iyong paglisan
Giliw...pakiusap
Sa 'yong pagababalik...siya'y hagkan!

JELLYFISH (MEDUZOT)

This film is a rich imaginative portrait of different women emotionally adrift in Tel Aviv. It explores Israelis frame of mind in unique fashion. It garnered Camera D' Or at 2007 Cannes Film Festival.

I find the movie very lyrical. But the most surprising to me is the minor story and appearance of certain, Ma. Nenita Dela Torre who played the role as a migrant worker trying to support his son oceans away.

Co-directed by husband and wife, Edgar Keret and Shira Geffen, Jellyfish, is a witty and warm reflection on making connections and confronting destiny in a deconstructed urban settings.