Tanaga is a type of Philippine poetry, traditionally in the Tagalog language, consisting of four lines with seven syllables each.
"Katitibay kang tulos Sakaling datnan ng agos!
Most are handed down by oral history, and contain proverbial forms, moral lessons, and ethics.
Unlike the Ambahan whose length is indefinite, the Tanaga is a seven-syllable quatrain.
The modern Tanaga still uses the 7777 syllable count, but rhymes range from dual rhyme forms: AABB, ABAB, ABBA; to freestyle forms such as AAAB, BAAA, or ABCD.