Hey Hammadi,
Me dear we need more this for it's not only interesting but educative as
well. Colleagues at Gambia-L read Hammadi's mail and make sure you
understand well. For instance "we were told not to stay in the river for too
long  even the log has not turned into croc".The wollofs said "Banta du
yagga si dokh be supaleku jessit"
Read well.


>From: Hamadi Banna <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: WE WERE TOLD
>Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 13:46:27 PST
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>WE WERE TOLD
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>We were told not
>to sit on crossroads
>in the dark
>for the cardinal points
>of the earth
>converge with
>our carnal desires
>
>and like the sun
>not to look at Magji
>in the eye
>for we may be
>blinded by his wisdom
>
>We were told never
>ever to eat
>with our left hands
>and above all
>never to take money
>with the left
>
>so when Marx died
>we robbed our banks
>washed our hands
>and laughed
>
>And we were told
>not to stay too long
>in the river
>even the log
>has not turned into
>a croc, they said
>
>We were asked
>to stand
>on the roadside
>and wave
>our flags
>and sing hymns
>of nationhood
>
>and soon we picked up
>their refrain:
>“Hurrah, we’re independent!”.
>
>
>
>From “Recollections of a Lost Century” by Hamadi Banna
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