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49 That life so strong Office and street robbery Mental and physical corruption Positive Nos and negative Yeses With conscience or with none For money – for the self We are singing, playing and marching To the bandit song Fonkeng E.f. Ebamu of the Hills She came from the hills every morning And she came red as unripe plums I saw her when she well could carry a kenja* And saw she was a bright as the sun Ebamu came every morning with the sun And every eye that saw her gave a sigh As she came down from the hills Oh! Ebamu of the tall hills of Ngientu From hill to hill and from valley to valley From hut to hut and from compound to compound The name Ebamu was mentioned by all The melting Ebamu of the green hill of Ngientu If it was work, Ebamu was smart If a dance, her shoulders quivered As if there was not a bone in her 50 Ah! Ebamu was a child, a child Everyone and everything loved Ebamu Oh Ebamu! The red Ebamu of the hills The melting Ebamu of the tall green Hills Everything loved her and…the Leopard too Down, downhill at sunrise that day A sharp cry rang through the valley Everyone and everything came to seek Ebamu But woe! They found the red blood of Ebamu For seven days they searched and searched For seven full days they moaned and moaned For seven full days they drummed and danced And for seven full days Ebamu was not seen Oh, the melting Ebamu of the green hill Ah, the sunny Ebamu of the tall hill Weh, the beloved Ebamu of Ngientu Ugh, the red Ebamu of the Leopard Fombin P.F. ...

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