Ténéré, can you tell me of anything better
Than to have your friends and your mount,
To find your way by the light
Of the four bright stars of heaven,
To know how to find water in
The unlikeliest of places,
And enlist the momentum of the wind
To help you move forward.
Tell me, Ténéré, how you and I
Can remain united, with no hate for each other.
Ténéré, I can now admit that
I have travelled far through this wide world.
Ténéré, I give you my oath
That as long as I’m alive,
I will always come back to you.
Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni (born 1968) Mali
Translated by Azizi Powell
Source: pancocojams
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