They lie there stretched out by the captive roads, along the
………..roads of disaster
The lean poplars, the statues of the dark gods
………..draped in their long gold coats
Senegalese prisoners miserably lying
………..on the French land.
In vain they cut your laughter, in vain the blacker the flower, the
………..blacker your flesh.
You are the flower of beauty among the first absence
………..nude flowers
Black flower blossom and its somber smile, diamond of a time
………..immemorial.
You are the mud and plasma of the world’s leafy
………..spring
From the primitive couple, you are the flesh of the womb, the
………..belly fertilizing milt
You are the sacred profusion of bright, blissful gardens
And the sovereign forest, victorious of fire and lightning
The vast song of your blood will defeat machines and canons
Your speech throbbing deceptions and lies
No hate in your soul, you are not hateful, no cunning
………..soul without cunning.
O Black Martyrs, immortal race, let me say the
………..words that forgive.