Eritaj Kreòl

Tonton Bouki eya eya konsa Tonton Bouki eya eya konsa Nap kanpe, nap kanpe konsa Tonton Bouki eya, eya konsa Tonton Bouki eya eya konsa Nap mache, nap mache konsa  Tonton Bouki eya eya konsa Tonton Bouki eya eya konsa Nap kouri nap kou ri konsa Nap vole nor vole konsa etc...

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)  

"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...