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Maya Angelou
Langue: anglais


Maya Angelou

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Versi della grande poetessa, scrittrice ed attivista per i diritti civili afroamericana.‎
Musica del compositore e pianista Jake Heggie, dal ‎ciclo intitolato “A Great Hope Fell: Songs From Civil War” (2001)‎
Testo trovato su Song of America



Una poesia che credo risalga ai primi anni 60, quando la Angelou si trasferì ad Accra, in Ghana, ‎dove divenne amica e collaboratrice di Malcolm X che proprio lì aveva fondato la sua Organization ‎of Afro-American Unity (OAAU)…
Thus she had lain
sugar cane sweet
deserts her hair
golden her feet
mountains her breasts
two Niles her tears
Thus she had lain
Black through the years.‎

Over the white seas
rime white and cold
brigands ungentled
icicle bold
took her young daughters
sold her strong sons
churched her with Jesus
bled her with guns.
Thus she had lain.‎

Now she is rising
remember her pain
remember her losses
her screams loud and vain
remember her riches
her history slain
now she is striding
although she had lain. ‎

envoyé par Dead End - 13/7/2012 - 09:46




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