Alpha, THANKS soooooooooo much! That was wonderful. May I suggest that you try to get one of our musicians to put music to your words. It would be make them, I hope, even more sweet. Please let me know if you'd like to explore the suggestion further, because I have some ideas. Again, jaajef! Katim ----- Original Message ----- From: Alpha Robinson <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2000 3:42 PM Subject: Metit - a Poem in Wollof > After listening to Pa Dacosta's cassette on the April massacre, I felt > inspired > by his ability to express himself with eloquence and in a poetic manner. > Again, > Pa Dacosta reminded me of how little interest we show in developing the > ability > to communicate in our various, rich mother tongues; to discuss abstract > ideas and > science without recourse to our "great" command of her majesty's mother ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------