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Ke 18.01.- 22.03.2023 klo 17:45 - 20:15
Opettaja: Jose Luis Rico

Listen closely to Omou Sangaré’s song “Saa Magni,”1 available on YouTube.

You probably don’t know what language the lyrics are in. It doesn’t matter. Pay
attention to the voice’s tone, intonation, inflexions, emotion. Listen to it twice
or thrice.
Imagine this song talks about something you have experienced. Make up new
lyrics for this song, avoiding any of the words used in sentimental songs: heart,
pain, sadness, tears, joy, etc.
Below you’ll find three verses from a literal translation of the lyrics. They are,
as you see, heavily redacted. You may use them as a starting point, but it’s not
mandatory. A word bank is also available below, to help you diversify the
semantic fields in your text.

Cues (redacted segments of the original lyrics):

It is hard to break the links of ___________

And when I go to____________ I will not see ______________ again 

__________ crouches at a bend in the path

1
Note: Oumou Sangaré (1968) is a Grammy Award-winning Malian Wassoulou musician. Wassoulou is a historical
region south of the Niger River, where the music descends from age-old traditional song, often accompanied by a
calabash.
 Vocabulary suggestions
lips, skyscrapers, eyelashes, Zamboni, polyester, cirrus, ford, escape,
cockroach, axe, home, flirt, dim, grunt, colonnade, sidewalk, motte, pink,
icebreaker, bamboozle, hunter, ward, illusion, robot, uncle, underpass, soaking,
antique, clout, abroad, neon, cusp, sting, frown, loop, anoint, coffin, microchip,
denim, sorrow, concrete, fox, splinter, carpetbagger, frown, nebula, dismantle,
brick, gem, cushion, dork, flinch, knuckle, atmosphere, guard, cell, asbestos,
plinth, drill, fracas, quaint, squabble, lilacs, nervures, brunt, marine, silly,
femur, martini, canyon, wrench, shard, faltering, willow, extort, howitzer, slick,
bump, putrid.