Evian, Allow me to join you in dedicating Suntou's poem to deserving Ramparts - Galleh, Karamba, President Obama, Tiger Woods, Dukureh, Kukeh, Jabou, Ma Yero, Musa Sana, Abdoukarim Sanneh, FJManneh, JDAM, Nyamorkno, Kaybehtoh, Laye, Ballero, Hon. Kemeseng, Mams, Bilal, Suntouni himself, and your good self. These are our ramparts. Thank goodness all the Nyanchos are not gone yet. Haruna. -----Original Message----- From: bailo jallow <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Sun, Jul 5, 2009 9:08 pm Subject: Re: The Remnants of the Nyanchos Suntou, It is a great poem. You started with the perfect characterisation of a typical Nyancho: balanas (Resistant Warriors) who never subdue to domination or subjugation. A modern day nyancho cannot be greater than Abdoukarim Sanneh, positive action-oriented, universal freedom fighter. With your permission, I dedicated this poem to him and all the authentic nyanchos who happen to read this poem. Certainly, any nyancho who is on the deen shall never worship none other than the One true God, only worthy of worship. Finally, I would be grateful if you could find the time at your convenience to help some among us who are not fluent or versed enough in Mandinka to understand or better appreciate those aspects of your poem, I have underlined as follows: Well done and cheers, Bailo Kabunka balanas Men choosing death over disgrace The parody of bravery and willingness Where are the remnants of kabunka kewlus Are they here or have the y demised Yet changing lanes in modern society Men can be men if kept in-line with good teachings Fear of God and respect of fellow man Where are the Kabunka balanas Today is today, yesterday is gone Fan kun fan kun is the order Don’t let them catch you, my kabunka friends The trow is still here but the spirit is gone Stick with truth now and remain in God’s lane Tipu korto and majah doloh Kumaa baa foo and Jamun dIma Sidoyaa anin laban tiinya Where are the remnants of the nyanchos? Muu nyo mann nyon-soto Suturo maan nyon soto Nka nko kumo lefo aliyee Taa moo kana ale badalindi Kubaa bee laban, kun din Saya wote baye lah Nyancholi tubita Allah yee tuboli mutale Be on the deen nyanchos That is the final verdict. --- On Mon, 6/7/09, SUNTOU TOURAY <[log in to unmask]> wrote: From: SUNTOU TOURAY <[log in to unmask]> Subject: The Remnants of the Nyanchos To: [log in to unmask] Date: Monday, 6 July, 2009, 1:01 AM Sunday, 5 July 2009 The Remnants Of The Nyanchos Kabunka balanas Men choosing death over disgrace The parody of bravery and willingness Where are the remnants of kabunka kewlus Are they here or have they demised Yet changing lanes in modern society Men can be men if kept in-line with good teachings Fear of God and respect of fellow man Where are the Kabunka balanas Today is today, yesterday is gone Fan kun fan kun is the order Don’t let them catch you, my kabunka friends The trow is st ill here but the spirit is gone Stick with truth now and remain in God’s lane Tipu korto and majah doloh Kumaa baa foo and Jamun dIma Sidoyaa anin laban tiinya Where are the remnants of the nyanchos? Muu nyo mann nyon-soto Suturo maan nyon soto Nka nko kumo lefo aliyee Taa moo kana ale badalindi Kubaa bee laban, kun din Saya wote baye lah Nyancholi tubita Allah yee tuboli mutale Be on the deen nyanchos That is the final verdict. ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS. EXE?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤