Chango coco jambo
everywhere that I go
underneath the mango
blow wind blow
I hear a canto
coming from the Congo
almost like a tango
pain and woe
thunder and light show
tropical commando
banging on a bongo
this I know
red and white mojo
rooted deep in Togo
far away and long ago
storm clouds grow
the Alafin of Oyo
Caribbean afterglow
black as a river crow
let me go
Chango Chango Chango
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Reminiscent of Vachel Lindsay (The Congo) but different in its reference to the African god of thunder and lightning as
co-opted by people of the Caribbean.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem