Eritaj Kreòl

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...