Eritaj Kreòl

Anatol moute sou tol la'l keyi korosol gep panyol mode'l nan dyol li paka pale kreyol Anatol climbed on thin roof to pick a soursop A wasp bit his upper lips He can no longer speak  creole.

La ren soley leve O Bondeye voye'l ale La ren soley leve O Bondeye voye'l ale Timoun nan you kriye O "Timoun nan yo rele "Le lapli tombe na plante pwa" "O nap plante pwa" My queen the sun is up The lord made it So My queen the sun is up The lord made it So Or children cried Our children wailed "When  it rains" "We will grown bean" "Oh we will grow beans"

Papa Abraham Gen anpil pitit Papa Abraham gen anpil piti Mwen se youn ladann e ou menm tou An nou louwe Bondye Men dwat Men dwat, men goch Men dwat, men goch, pye dwat Men dwat, men goch, pye dwat, pye goch, Men dwat, men goch, pye dwat, pye goch, Menton anlè Men dwat, men goch, pye dwat, pye goch, menton anlè, vire Men dwat, men goch, pye dwat, pye goch, menton anlè, vire ron , chita! Father Abraham had many sons Many sons had father Abraham I am one of them and so are you So let’s just praise the Lord Right arm Right arm, left arm Right arm, left arm, right foot, Right arm, left arm, right foot, left foot Right arm, left arm, right foot, left foot, chin up Right arm, left arm, right foot, left foot, chin up, turn around Right arm, left arm, right foot, left foot, chin up, turn around, sit down!

Mwen genyen jwa, jwa,jwa, jwa anndan ké mwen, Anndan ké mwen, Anndan ké mwen, Mwen genyen jwa, jwa,jwa, jwa anndan ké mwen, Anndan ke mwen toujou. English I have the joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart, Down in my heart, Down in my heart, I have the joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart, Down in my heart to stay.

Au bors de l'eau un bal fut annoncé (bis) Helene demande a sa mere pour y aller (bis) Non, non ma fille au bal tu n'iras pas (bis) C'est tu dansé le ballet sur le talon...clap clap Le premier rond le plancher fut secoué   (bis) Le deuxième rond le plancher c'est effondré (bis) Helene tomba dan l'eau (bis) English Translation Down by the lake a ball was announced (repeat) Helene requested her mother permission to go (Repeat) No, my daughter to the ball you shall not go (repeat) Have ever seen a ballet dancer pirouetted upon her heels?   (Repeat) ... clap clap During Helene first dance the floor quavered, (repeat) Through her second dance the floor completely caved in (repeat) Helene fell into the water (repeat)  

Mwen soti la ville Jacmel mwen prale Lavale an arivan lavil Aux Cayes panama mwen tonbe refrain panama mwen tonbe  panama mwen tonbe  panama mwen tonbe sa-ki-deye, ranmase li pou mwen Mwen soti la vil Aux Cape mwen prale Potoprins an arivan   nan TiGinen panama mwen tonbe mwen soti la vil Ocap map antre Potoprins an ariva Croix Des Missions panama mwen tonbe English translation: I left Jacmel And went to LaValay When I arrived at the crossroads of Aux-cayes My hat fell off! Chorus My hat fell off! My hat fell off! My hat fell off! Whoever is in behind me Please pick it up for me.  I left the Cape Haitian and went to Port Au Prince When I arrived at TiGinen My hat fell off! I left the Cape Haitian to go to Port Au Prince When I arrived to Croix Des Missions My hat fell off!    background 

"Panama mwen tonbe " is  an Haitian  folk song which talked about the death of  ex-Haitian President Florvil Hyppolite on March 24, 1896.  Florvil Hyppolite whom at the time was president of the Haiti republic, mounted his horse leaving Les Cayes, and was heading to Lavallee, experienced intense fear when his hat flew off his head hit  the ground with a soft plump on a perfectly still day. He knew then the he was doomed to die. As every Haitian know when one's hat flew off one's head and hit the ground on a perfectly still day is sign of bad omen. As in death is near, circling above, preying on a soul.  Well, Hypolite should have picked up his hat put back it on, dismounted the hose, and stayed home. Nope! The President sighed,  blatantly ignored the bad omen. He mounted his horse and left   Jacmel . Jacmel, as history told us was the only region in Haiti that was not under Hypolite direct supervision and was ho...