Serges Kamga: Pains, Pleasures, and Pathways

(I) – Aríkúyẹrí

On a cold morning, a tender heart

watched Jericho fall again

with scars that wouldn’t fade,

reminding him of the memory of loss

When sorrow dwells in the body of a man,

life becomes a dice, but after a decade of plight,

a man learns how to find answers

to his miseries in the darkest nights

(II) – Alààyè

Your optimism showed us the path of healing,

and despite the horrors of the past,

you have become a custodian of memory

teaching us how to ease the weight of pain

Though your eyes remember the agony of the past,

Your heart is filled with love, a beacon in the night

You are the hope,

You are the tomorrow,

You are the hope of our tomorrow.

(III) – Ọpé

Your vision and scholarship illuminate the earth

You inspire growth and preach excellence

Your dedication and passion have inspired all and sundry

I regard and appreciate you

From the innermost corners of my heart

You who have printed your footprint

on the sacred pages of our history

To Professor Kamga, the trailblazer

I will join the remaining of the earth

When they sing of your legacies

I will lead an assembly of thankful individuals

To sing of your praise.

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