On se retrouve au centre de quelques huttes, maison de quelques familles, fermiers et cultivateurs, qui nous accueillent. Sans parler anglais, ils nous montrent les feves qu'ils cultivent et comment les travailler. Ils nous font griller des arachides, c'est une marque d'hospitalite, et franchement ils n'ont pas grand chose. On accepte avec plaisir :) On ne parle pas, on sourit beaucoup. Les poulets se promenent partout, les poussins courant derriere. Le soleil se couche entre les huttes. Sans cadeaux a offrir en echange de leur hospitalite, je me mets a chanter pour essayer de faire plaisir. Frere Jacques et Alouette!! Dans un pays fou du karaoke, je me retrouve bientot avec des fans partout autour de moi. Jamais j'aurais pense que "Sonnez les matines, Ding Dang Dong" aurait autant de succes que Shakira :)
On frappe les feves cueillies avec des batons |
On ramasse un tas de feves et leur dechets (tiges et feuilles) |
On separe le tout en brassant le panier, les feves lourdes tombent, les feuilles volent au vent. |
We ended up in the middle of a bundle of huts, house of a few families growing some sort of beans. Not much English spoken, a word here and there, lots of silences and shy smiles. They showed us what they were growing and how they were working it. They even roasted some peanuts for us. Chicken and chicks were running around, a few cows were grazing a little further. The sun was setting and it was the perfect picture time. Left alone with the families, having no gift to give them, I started to sing for them. Frere Jacques et Alouette! This is another country crazy about karaoke, and I soon found myself surrounded by fans :) Who would have guessed that "Sonnez les matines, Ding Dang Dong" would be as cool as a Shakira song?
After this, who cares about the sightseeing? C'etait tellement mieux de partager ce temps avec ces gens :)
You have a lovely voice, Magali! It is no wonder you soon had a crowd, even for a simple song.You also have a lovely heart, choosing to share beauty with these people when you could have simply gone sight-seeing.
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