The Adarna Bird (A.I Generated English Translation of "Ibong Adarna")

Doña Maria and Don Juan (962 - 1012)

Then, he said to the king,
"My dear father and king,
I wish to wed, with your blessing,
The empress, whom my heart is praising."

Doña Leonora then spoke,
"To your highness, I invoke,
Please listen to my gentle yoke,
As I reveal what's been cloaked."

"Now I shall reveal the secret,
The hidden truth, if you permit,
So you'll know what Don Juan's met,
The trials he faced, with no regret."

"I was taken there, you see,
From the land of Armenia, willingly,
We would be together, Doña Juana and me,
Sisters in bonds, as close as can be."

"Imagine my situation, plight,
In a land far from sight,
Don Juan, the prince, in his might,
Was the one who brought me to light."

"But there was another, too,
A treacherous monarch, it's true,
Who conspired to undo,
His own brothers, in a coup."

"When he returned one day,
With my beloved ring in a sway,
He immediately, without delay,
Bound his own siblings in disarray."

"When there were ten feet of rope,
The one that fell as I elope,
Was cut by the sword's sharp slope,
By Don Pedro, who held no hope."

"When I saw the state,
Of Prince Don Juan's sad fate,
I felt I couldn't wait,
By the pit, I couldn't hesitate."

"I was immediately confronted,
By the ruthless Don Pedro, haunted,
My wolf, in my pouch, I hunted,
And dropped it in the pit, undaunted."

"I entrusted it to the deep,
With a promise to keep,
Even if Don Juan's rest is deep,
'You must heal him', that's my plea."

"This, my dear king, is your decree,
You alone hold the key,
If he should wed, then it must be,
With Doña María, that's our decree."

The king then spoke in return,
"You were the first to discern,"
And Doña Leonora did confirm,
"It's me indeed, no one to adjourn."

"To you belongs the right,
To unite Don Juan in the light,
For you've kept him through the night,
From the pit's dreadful sight."

With the judgment clearly declared,
Who could have ever dared,
Doña María stood prepared,
And immediately spoke, unimpaired.

Here then she did say,
"Oh, great monarch, do I pray,
Listen to all I want to convey,
My little tale without a delay."

The king replied to her plea,
"Tell it now and let it be,
So that I may clearly see,
The judgment you wish to decree."

Doña María then conveyed,
"If you kindly lend your aid,
It's about Don Juan, I'm afraid,
And the journey he bravely made."

"He ventured indeed to the land,
Of the realm of the Crystals so grand,
We were close, hand in hand,
Our bond was truly planned."

"His life was then spent,
Obeying my father's intent,
I followed wherever he went,
Suffering as his obedient."

"If I had to let him go,
Prince Don Juan, you should know,
He wouldn't return, I foresaw,
To that land where he would undergo."

The king pondered deeply,
On this tale quite so steeply,
Then turned to the archbishop, see,
For advice on who should wed truly.

The archbishop did relay,
Who should marry without delay,
The one who led the way,
Prince Don Juan, he would say.

Doña María's words were wise and clear,
"O father of souls, do kindly hear,
A person's worth, do not veer,
Without life, what's purity, I fear?"

The Archbishop then firmly stated,
"Now you see, no path is fated,
Another has already initiated,
Whom the prince must wed, it's slated."

To Doña María's plea, she did confess,
"If there's no way for me, I must acquiesce,"
She then grasped the cherished flask, no less,
With this act, her situation she did address.

Gently she poured the water clear,
From the precious flask, it did appear,
And what followed, without a peer,
The kingdom flooded, people in the rear.

The water did indeed rise high,
Up to the palace's window nigh,
Here, people were soon wading by,
All in the kingdom's watery sigh.

Don Juan then spoke, his voice so clear,
"My dearest love, you're truly here,
I shall now reveal, have no fear,
The absolute truth, my dear."

"O holy pontiff, by Jesus' side,
With these words, in you I confide,
My humble message, now to bide,
Just a moment of time, I've complied."

"Princess Leonora, I did not find,
In any place, in my wandering mind,
Except in the palace, in which confined,
I first saw her, true and kind."

"I do invested my very life,
Against the serpent in strife,
And for Doña Juana, in that strife,
I faced the giant's endless rife."

"So if I've favoured my beloved kin,
With the ring that has been
In her possession, now been seen,
That's where it's always been."

"But now, my dearest princess,
The ring you've truly possessed,
And from it, I do confess,
All my hardships were addressed."

"In my life, I've paid the toll,
For your sake, with heart and soul,
Though you revived me whole,
In exchange for your own role."

And Don Juan then declared his plea,
"I wish to marry, you must agree,
To the princess so dear to me,
In the kingdom of Crystal, it must be."

The monarch replied with wisdom's grace,
"To Don Pedro, marriage you shall embrace,
Not to another, in this royal space,
A true son to us, you'll interlace."

"For no way for you to marry Don Juan,
For he is with the princess he holds upon,
With the wisdom that can't be won,
Of Doña María, the lover of my son."

Leonora replied with gracious tone,
"Oh mighty monarch, on your throne,
You have the power, and it is known,
To make this splendid plan your own."

When they heard her plea so fair,
The king, her father, well aware,
Summoned then the archbishop there,
And made the plan that they would share.

With wisdom and with joined hands tight,
They called on Leonora bright,
And in that moment, pure and right,
They joined in wedded bliss, so light.

A feast of two nine long days,
In the kingdom's joyful blaze,
They celebrated, hearts ablaze,
As Juan received the royal praise.

And when it came to this grand day,
The crowning moment, they'd convey,
The crown to his son Juan, in bright array,
As their love's bond forever lay.

Doña Maria she did then say,
"O mighty monarch, hear my plea,
For just a moment, I do pray,
And understand my words from me!"

"The crown and sceptre, precious, bright,
For Pedro's head shall now alight,
Yet I, with crown of shining light,
In the Kingdon of The Crystals' right."

With these words, so gentle, kind,
From Doña Maria's brilliant mind,
The crown to Pedro was assigned,
In the Berbanian Kingdom, aligned.

But the beautiful lovely queen,
Noble Doña Leonora, so serene,
Bestowed upon her royal sheen,
With the shining diadem's gleam.