Voltando a citar Pinker: «A aversão à modernidade é uma das grandes constantes da crítica social contemporânea. Quer seja a nostalgia pela intimidade das cidades pequenas, pela sustentabilidade  ecológica, pela solidariedade comunitária, pelos valores familiares, pela fé religiosa, pelo comunismo primitivo ou pela harmonia com os ritmos naturais, todos querem que o relógio retroceda. O que a tecnologia nos deu, questionam eles, excepto a alienação, a espoliação, a patologia social, a perda de sentido e o consumismo que está a destruir o planeta para nos dar McMansions, utilitários desportivos e reality shows na televisão? 

Os defensores da modernidade, por outro lado, sublinham as dificuldades diárias anteriores às sociedades sedentárias, e como os nossos antepassados «viviam infestados de piolhos e parasitas em caves atulhadas com as suas próprias fezes (...) Mas não era apenas o mais elementar conforto que faltava aos nossos antepassados. Eram também as coisas mais elevadas e nobres da existência, como conhecimento, beleza e contacto humano. Até há pouco tempo, a maior parte das pessoas não viajava mais do que alguns quilómetros para lá do seu lugar de nascimento

Afonso Cruz_ O macaco bêbedo foi à ópera - Da embriaguez à civilização (2019)
Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos e Afonso Cruz (2019)

Uyo Meyo (English translation)
Artist: Teni (Nigeria) (Teniola Apata)

Let's Rejoice


Let's dance always, let's always rejoice
The joy I have expressed for others shall be my portion too
I rejoiced with you, I rejoiced with you
I rejoiced with you and now it is my time to rejoice
I rejoiced with you, I rejoiced with you
The joy I have expressed for others shall be my portion too

Everybody's born a winner, yeh yeeh
If only you just believe, yea eh yeh eh
Close your eyes and come and see, nah yea eh yeh eh
Don't you worry about a thing, nah

Cause if you work hard
You can get it if you work
If you strive hard
You can be just what you want
If you work hard
You can climb the mountain tall
Cause nothing is too small
And nothing is too big

I rejoiced with you, I rejoiced with you
The way I celebrate and rejoice with other people, it is my turn to be celebrated
I rejoiced with you, I rejoiced with you
The joy I have expressed for others shall be my portion too
Eh yeh

What my eyes have seen, eyeh
What my eyes have seen, ye yeh
Don't let them tell you "you can't"
And they won't help you, just so you know
Just keep on pushing oh oh uh oh

The heights my father was not able to attain
I will attain that height and surpass it
The heights my mother was not able to attain
I will attain that height and surpass it
May my Ori bring me wealth
May my Ori bring me wealth
Do not sleep, my Ori!

I rejoiced with you, I rejoiced with you
The way I celebrate and rejoice with other people, it is my turn to be celebrated
I rejoiced with you, I rejoiced with you
The joy I have expressed for others shall be my portion too

Here are my hands, they are clean and pure
I’ll progress confidently or I’ll go higher with confidence
Teni, I'm a true born, I am Apata's daughter
I'm resolute, I stand unshakable on my feet
They thought I was finished
But God had other plans
They thought it was over,
But God said it’s not over yet!
Children's are one's clothing in this life
Olaosebikan, you must not sleep (in heaven)!
May you stand by me everyday
Don’t let my enemies collide with my Ori (destiny), please!
Wherever you are, I know you are proud of me
Because I'm an achiever, I'm a success in my life!
Because I'm a bold conqueror

I am fortunate in life, I'm an achiever
I've done well in life.

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