Eritaj Kreòl

Un petit bonhomme pas plus gros qu'un rat a battu sa femme comme un scélérat en disant madame ça vous apprendra à voler mes pommes quand je n'suis pas là A “Little person” no bigger than a rat Beat up his wife like a degenerate He said to his wife that that should teach you Not to steal my apples when I am not home

"A La Kanzou" manman, A’l la Kanzou. E ya. A “ La Kanzou manman, A’l la Kanzou. E ya. A la Kanzou dance compa e ya A la Kanzou  fe tivironn. Eya. “A La Kanzou manman, A’l la Kanzou. Eya. Al la Kanzou manman, A'l la Kanzou. Eya. Al la Kanzou  danse marenge. Eya! A la Kanzou an danse Cha-Cha Cha. A la Kanzou fe vole anle e ya a la Kanzou  fe interesant eya "A la Kanzou" mother , A’l la Kanzou. He yeah!  "A la Kanzou" mother , A’l la Kanzou. He yeah!  "A la Kanzou," do it like so. He yeah!  "A la Kanzou," spin around. He yeah! A la Kanzou mother, A’l la Kanzou. He yeah!  A la Kanzou do the Meringue. He yeah!  A la Kanzou let’s  do the Cha cha cha. He yeah! Eya A la Kanzou Jump A’l la Kanzou show off  bit He yeah....

Une pomme, deux pommes, trois pommes pour aller en France , Pour manger du pain béni par la grâce de Jésus - Christ crême au sirop à la chandelle, ho! Café anmè chocolat san dous                               Qui est -ce qui est dehors                               Penmpenzoup qui est dehors English An apple , two apples, three apples we will go to go to France , We will eat blessed bread by the grace of Jesus Christ Cream with syrup by candlelight, ho! Bitter coffee, unsweetened   chocolate Who ’ s outside? Penmpenzoup was kicked out.

Twa Fwa Se Mambo by Fedia Bean   Twa fwa, twa fwa se mambo, Twa fwa se mambo, Daline Chwasi yo dam mezami pou danse ave'l Daline chwazi yon dam mezami pou dase ave’l. English Tree times, tree steps quick-quick-slow You’re doing the mambo (twos Lines repeat) Daline chose a girl “oh Dear” to dance with her Daline chose a girl “oh Dear” to dance with her

Pour Le Pays, Pour Les Ancetres by Fedia Bean Pour le Pays, pour les Ancêtres Marchons unis, marchons unis Dans nos rangs point de traîtres Du sol soyons seuls maîtres Marchons unis, marchons unis Pour le Pays, pour les Ancêtres Marchons, marchons, marchons unis Pour le Pays, pour les Ancêtres II Pour les Aïeux, pour la Patrie Béchons joyeux, béchons joyeux Quand le champ fructifie L'âme se fortifie Béchons joyeux, béchons joyeux Pour les Aïeux, pour la Patrie Béchons, béchons, bêchons joyeux Pour les Aïeux, pour la Patrie III Pour le Pays et pour nos Pères Formons des Fils, formons des Fils Libres, forts et prospères Toujours nous serons frères Formons des Fils, formons des Fils Pour le Pays et pour nos Pères Formons, formons, formons des Fils Pour le Pays et pour nos Pères IV Pour les Aïeux, pour la Patrie O Dieu des Preux, O Dieu des Preux Sous ta garde infinie Prends nos droits, notre vie O Dieu des Preux, O Dieu des P...

In the song , the woman, Angelique, is told, “If you don’t know how to cook, wash, and iron, you need to go home to your parents.”  In the early 1900’s, if a wife did not fit his standards a Haitian husband had the right to send her back to her parents.  Back then, people did not divorce; husbands simply returned wives they no longer wanted or fancied, and this practice was widely accepted. In my mother’s village in 1954, a man named Neva returned his first wife to her parents after a year of marriage.  He claimed, “She was a frumpy dresser” and that she looked like his house cleaner, not a “decent” wife.  Two weeks after returning his first wife, Neva remarried a woman named Vévé.  He had eighteen children altogether, eight of whom were with Veve. Shockingly, even to this day many a Haitian woman stays with her husband whether he is “decent” or not; believing her security, welfare and social status are dependent the husband.  These beliefs a...