'Let me listen in the smoky hut where there comes a glimpse of the friendly spirits
My head on your bosom warm like a dang smoking from the fire'.

The dang in the verse from 'Nuit de Sine' refers to

• A.wheels of spining cotton into yarn
• B.sea weed, full of salt
• C.a wolof word for granulated flour meal, known also as couscous
• D.a Northern Uganda local brew, usually strong and meant for men
• E.a kind of narcotic or stimulant.