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Alain Mabanckou

un jour la lune a porté plainte

les ténèbres ont écouté

mais le jour a effacé les griefs de la lune

depuis

nous avons perdu la mémoire

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translated by Nancy Naomi Carlson

one day the moon lodged a complaint

it was heard by the darkness

but the day erased the grievance of the moon

ever since

we have lost our memory

 

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