The wind vane
Faustin YAVO 1961 (Casamance)
I am the weather vane of the winds,
I have no control over time.
I am the weathervane of the winds.
I have no control over my time.
I will. I turn and I run out of breath,
Beaten by the winds and the breath.
Disjointed puppet; puppet man;
Clown for some; for others, weathervane.
Do you hear me, O You who leads the winds?
Do you hear me, O You who leads our time?
Majesty!
O Celestial among the celestials!
Amen ! Amen ! Amen !
I have an air that comes from the belly of the earth,
O Majesty!
Which comes from the beginnings,
from the pains of humanity,
Transported by the force of the earthly winds;
Accompanied and punctuated by the chants
which elevate and glorify our epics.
My tune is a hymn to freedom!
My tune is a song of humanity!
O Celestial among the celestials!
Majesty!
Amen ! Amen ! Amen !
Do you hear it, O You who leads time?
O Celestial among the celestials!
Majesty!
Do you hear it, O You who leads our time?
My song is a hymn to freedom!
My song is a song of humanity!
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Written on January 10, 2024
Submitted by faustinyavo7 on January 14, 2024
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | abab ccdd abEAFxexeaxxge AEFbAEbge |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,115 |
Words | 223 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 14, 9 |
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