Lyrics
La Kay bezwen nou ©
Yo Antre
Harry Ayizan Sanon ©
Kale jenn pou nou ka gade
sa kap pase
anndan lakou lakay.
Yo vin ede, anyen pa bouje.
Fòn kesyone.
Moun yo entre.
Yo vin bote tou sa-n genyen.
Pi devan watande
se yo kap lonje men ba nou.
Fòk nou leve reveye.
Pou nou pa di si-n te konnen,
toujou dèyè.
Fòk nou kanpe pou premye fwa
pou defann peyi-n.
Fo-n ka sonje sak te pase
nan tan penmbo.
Se pat lanmou yo te pot pou nou.
Men, se listwa ki repete jounen jodi.
Moun yo entre.
Yo vin bote tou sa-n genyen.
Pi devan watande
se yo kap lonje men ba nou.
Kayla mande woumble!
Fò-n rele moun yo pou-n rasanble yo.
Lakay bezwen nou.
Rele yo, rele yo pou-n rasanble.
Lakay bezwen nou.
Rele yo, rele yo pou rasanble.
Lakay bezwen nou.
Rele yo, rele fanmi yo pounn mete men.
Lakay bezwen nou.
Moun yo entre.
Yo vin bote tou sa-n genyen.
Pi devan watande
se yo kap lonje men ba nou.
Fòk nou leve reveye
Pou nou pa di si-n te konnen
Toujou dèyè.
Fòk nou kanpe pou premye fwa
pou nou defann peyi-n.
Moun yo entre.
Yo vin bote tou sa-n genyen.
Pi devan watande
se yo kap lonje men ba nou.
Fòk nou leve reveye
Pou nou pa di si-n te konnen
Toujou dèyè.
Fòk nou kanpe pou premye fwa
pou nou defann peyi-n.
Yo vin bote tou sa nou genyen.
Se yo kap lonje men ba nou.
People Come In
Harry Ayizan Sanon ©
Let’s open our eyes to see
what’s going on
inside our country.
They came to help, nothing happened.
We have to question.
People come in.
They take over everything we have.
Later you hear
that they will extend their hand in help.
We must wake up.
Because we don’t talk about what we knew,
we’re always behind.
We must stand up for the first time
to defend our country.
We must remember what happened
way back a long time ago.
It wasn’t love that they brought to us.
History is repeating itself today.
People come in.
They take over everything we have.
Later you hear
that they will extend their hand in help.
Our house calls us to clean up!
We must gather our people together.
Our country needs us.
Call them, call them to gather.
Our country needs us.
Call them, call them to gather.
Our country needs us.
Call them, call the family so we can put our hands together.
Our country needs us.
People come in.
They take over everything we have.
Later you hear
that they will extend their hand in help.
Get up and wake up!
Because we don’t talk about what we knew,
we’re always behind.
We must stand up for the first time
to defend our country.
People come in.
They take over everything we have.
Later you hear
that they will extend their hand in help.
We must wake up.
Because we don’t talk about what we knew,
we’re always behind.
We must stand up for the first time
to defend our country.
They take over everything we have.
It's them that will extend their hand in help.
Rèl Harry Ayizan Sanon ©
Peyi-n woule, 2x
se yon verite.
Tout moun ki la yo sin kole
sa va chanje.
Nou resi renkontre
devan yon reyalite
ki frape limanite.
Wi ayisyen, frè-m yo, leve!
Vin rasanble
fò nou mete tet ansanm...
poun-n met peyi lakay kanpe.
Peyi-n woule, 2x
se yon verite.
Tout moun ki la yo sin kole
sa va chanje.
Nou te yon koloni
ki tap ponn ekonomi.
Nou pat janm gen otonomi.
Nou vin tounen yon peyi
ravaje,
drechire,
maltrete.
Ya ya kò nou souke kò nou!
Peyi-n woule, 2x
se yon verite.
Tout moun ki la yo sin kole
sa va chanje.
N-ap di nou yon fanmi
men nou pa janm ka ini.
An nou fè-l jounen jodi-a!
Men nou la.
Shiving, to keep on rising.
Nothing can stop our climbing.
No rock slides up the mountain.
We are one,
we feel the sun,
and tribulation has always made us strong.
Peyi-n woule, 2x
se yon verite.
Tout moun ki la yo sin kole
sa va chanje.
The Call Harry Ayizan Sanon ©
Our country is rolling,
it’s true.
If all people here
are not together,
nothing will change.
We meet
in front of a reality
that hammers humanity.
Yes, my Haitian brothers, get up!
Gather
to put our heads together…
to put the country on its feet.
Our country is rolling,
it’s true.
If all people here
are not together,
nothing will change.
We were a colony
with a thriving economy.
We never had our autonomy.
We became a country
ravaged
torn
mistreated.
Move it, shake it!
Ya shake ya body body
Our country is rolling,
it’s true.
If all people here
are not together,
nothing will change.
We say we’re a family
but we’re never unified.
Let’s do it today!
We’re here!
Shiving, to keep on rising.
Nothing can stop our climbing.
No rock slides up the mountain.
We are one,
we feel the sun,
and tribulation has always made us strong.
Our country is rolling,
it’s true.
If all people here
are not together,
nothing will change.
Gon Pawòl Kap Pale
Harry Ayizan Sanon ©
Gon pawòl kap pale.
Gon yon mizik kap jwe.
Mizik sa toujou jwe.
Pawòl sa toujou pale.
Fò nou leve kanpe
ak anpil atansyon.
San joure, san frappe,
pou konn sa kap manni ganse.
Sa fè yon bout tan
depi yo mete nou agenou.
Bra nou toujou ouvè.
Je nou toujou fèmen.
Palen-n desperans
pou yo kenben-n nan inyorans.
Jou nou va kale jen-n,
anyen pap ka kenben-n
na sòti-l nan sal ye ya.
Ayiti tounen o lo loy.
Yo fò-n lòbèy sou li.
Lè n-ale nan Jakmèl – yo monte drapo.
Lè voye jenn pòtoprens
nou wè tout bèt ata menm èg.
Ayiti tounen o lo loy.
Yo fò-n lòbèy sou li.
Lè n-ale nan Jakmèl – yo monte drapo.
Lè voye jenn pòtoprens,
nou wè tout bèt ata menm èg.
O O O kote nou prale?
O O O riches nou prale.
O O O diyite-n menase.
O O O kote nap rive?
Jou nou va pran konsyans
konnen nou se yon nanchon,
na tanmen reflechi
kouman pounn sòti-l la.
Ayiti tounen o lo loy.
Yo fò-n lòbèy sou li.
Lè n-ale nan Jakmèl – yo monte drapo.
Lè voye jenn pòtoprens
nou wè tout bèt ata menm èg.
Some Words Must Be Said
Harry Ayizan Sanon ©
There are words speaking.
There is music playing.
The music is always playing.
Words are always speaking.
We have to stand up
with lots of attention.
No yelling, no hitting,
to know what is going on.
It’s been a while
since they put us on our knees.
Our arms always open.
Our eyes always closed.
They talk to us of hope
to keep us in ignorance.
The day we open our eyes
nothing can stop us
from digging ourselves out.
Haiti has been
scandalously disordered.
When we go to Jacmel – they raise the flag.
When we look at Port au Prince,
we see all the beasts even eagles.
Haiti has been
scandalously disordered.
When we go to Jacmel – they raise the flag.
When we look at Port au Prince,
we see all the beasts even eagles.
Oh oh oh where are we going?
Oh oh oh all the resources will be gone.
Oh oh oh our dignity is menaced.
Oh oh oh where have we come to?
The day we take conscience
to know we are a nation,
we will begin to calmly reflect upon
how we will get ourselves out of this.
Haiti has been
scandalously disordered.
When we go to Jacmel – they raise the flag.
When we look at Port au Prince,
we see all the beasts even eagles.
Ayiti Ka Anfòm
Harry Ayizan Sanon ©
Gade-m
Harry Ayizan Sanon ©
Tande vwa yo kap gwonde
kriye, veye, rele.
Pa gen dlo ki pou lave-l.
An-n antre nan demanbre
na wè jouk la wouke.
Se la la louvri jen-n.
Na mande koten-n ye
Gade-m, gade-m, gade-m.
Gade-m, gade-m, gade-m.
Pa memn koupe kout je,
mwen we yap menen yo
nan sibawo.
Gade-m, gade-m, gade-m.
Gade-m, gade-m, gade-m.
Pa memn koupe kout je,
mwen we yap menen yo
nan gran chimen.
Je yo bouche,
men yap mache
yo pa konn kote yo prale.
Kob debouche,
fèt komanse.
Genyen ki di
bagay la fet.
Jantibwa yo manyen,
Jantibwa yo manyen,
Jantibwa yo manyen kongo. 3x
Se se, se se di.
Bagay la fet.
Se se, se se di.
Li deja fet.
Si se pou eksperyans lavi
yo fè-l....
Men si se pou lòt rezon-an...
Look at Me
Harry Ayizan Sanon ©
Hear their voices so loud
crying, watching, yelling.
There is no water with which to wash.
Let’s go back to the roots
where we see the day rise.
It’s that which will open our eyes
We ask – where are we?
I look, I look, I look.
I look, I look, I look
I wasn’t really looking,
but I see they are leading them
to Sibawo*.
I look, I look, I look.
I look, I look, I look
I wasn’t really looking,
but I see they are leading them
on the big path.
Their eyes are closed
but they are walking.
They don’t know where they go.
Money gets results,
the party begins.
There are those who say
it’s all set.
Jantibwa they touch,
Jantibwa they touch,
Jantibwa they touch Congo. 3x
It’s, it’s so hard.
It’s done.
It’s, it’s so hard.
It’s already done.
If it’s for life experience that
they do it....
But if it's for another reason...
*Sibawo – a town in what is now the Dominican Republic.