And cut off his head, yes, took his head from his shoulders.
Dankun had only said that the Bambaras
Could not pause in sacrifices already begun.[4]
I sing of Donga Jaribata,[5]
The vulture of four wings,
A mighty bird, whose talons
Can tear up the soil of the earth;
A bird who if he will
Can dig a well with his claws.
You can just imagine the sensation when, after the negress had finished her chant, the phonograph repeated it without anybody’s help.