Celebrating Leopold Senghor’s birthday with 10 of his greatest quotes

Francis Akhalbey October 09, 2020
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When I’m dead, my friends, place me below Shadowy Joal,

On the hill, by the bank of the Mamanguedy, near the ear of Serpents’ Sanctuary.

But place me between the Lion and ancestral Tening-Ndyae.

When I’m dead, my friends, place me beneath Portuguese Joal.

Of stones from the Fort build my tomb, and cannons will keep quiet.

Two oleanders – white and pink – will perfume the Signare.

Last Edited by:Mildred Europa Taylor Updated: October 9, 2020

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