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Tant Yaya

Te gen yon ti gramoun yo te rele tant Yaya Li te gen’w bèl lakou. Li te gen’w bèl lakou. Tout timoun nan lari yo renmen tant Yaya Depi yo wè’l pase yo di bonjou tant Yaya. yo di bonjou tant Yaya. yo di bonjou tant Yaya. Yo di, yo di  bonjou tant yaya.                                  English There was an old lady named aunt Yaya. She had a lovely backyard, She had a lovely backyard. All the neighborhood kids really loved aunt Yaya. Every time they meet her they say “Hello Aunt Yaya”. They say “hello Aunt Yaya”. They say “hello Aunt Yaya". They say hello, they say “hello aunt Yaya”. They say hello, they say “hello aunt Yaya”

Au Claire de la Lune...

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Au clair de la lune, mon ami Pierrot Prête-moi ta plume, pour écrire un mot. Ma chandelle est morte, je n'ai plus de feu. Ouvre-moi ta porte, pour l'amour de Dieu. Au clair de la lune, Pierrot répondit : "Je n'ai pas de plume, je suis dans mon lit. Va chez la voisine, je crois qu'elle y est Car dans sa cuisine, on bat le briquet." Au clair de la lune, l'aimable lubin Frappe chez la brune, elle répond soudain "Qui frappe de la sorte ? », il dit à son tour" "Ouvrez votre porte pour le Dieu d'Amour" Au clair de la lune, on n'y voit qu'un peu On chercha la plume, on chercha du feu En cherchant d'la sorte je n'sais c'qu'on trouva Mais je sais qu'la porte sur eux se ferma. "Translation next post"

Tonton Bouki

Tonton Bouki. Tonton Bouki wa’p dòmi. Wa’p dòmi Levé pou bat tanbou (bis) Leve pou bat tanbou ( bis) Boum, boum, boum Uncle Bouki, Uncle Bouki Are you sleeping? Are you sleeping? Wake up and play the drum, (bis) Wake up and play the Drum (bis) Boom, Boom, Boom

Tezin Nan Dlo

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A long time ago, a young woman lived at the outskirts of a small village on the Island of Haiti . On the outside, her family looked every bit as normal as every other family in the village… with one tiny difference. This young woman had a secret that made her uniquely special! Something about her baffled her parents and brothers alike, and on the surface, there appeared to be no logical explanation for her behavior. A mystery they vowed to solve. In Haiti , girls live with their parents until they turn eighteen. At eighteen, a young woman is considered to have be a woman, and is expected to create a home of her own. Our story begins when this young woman was twelve full moons away from her marital age. She lived with her parents and helped with household chores such as water fetching, cooking and cleaning. This young woman was exceptional in many regards. What set her apart was that she could bring “clear and clay free” water home. There lived the mystery! The on...