| Méssié et dame raproché zot
| Messiah and lady approached zot
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| Si zo' vlé mwen raconté zot
| If you want, I'll tell you
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| Histoi a missié Robey épi manmzel Charlotte
| This is Miss Robey and Charlotte
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| Missé Robey té ni on vingtaine cabrit' et 15 ti bèf maré
| Miss Robey had about twenty goats and 15 tied cows
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| Manmzel Charlotte cétè on bel ti fi on jèn' fi a mayé
| Mrs. Charlotte is a beautiful young girl
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| Mi bab' lè missié Robey rivé en caz a fanmi a Charlotte
| I was shocked when Mr. Robey arrived at Charlotte's family hunt
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| Y ja palé pou lé paren toute bitin rangé c mayé kay faite
| Y ja palé pou lé paren toute bitin rangé c mayé kay faite
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| Woy yo achté bel robe
| Wow they bought beautiful dresses
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| Woy yo yo organisé bel fête way ay ay
| Woy yo yo organizé bel fête way ay ay
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| Toute fanmi convié pou félicité le et la mariée
| All families are invited to congratulate the bride and groom
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| Mais ne voila t’il pas
| But here you are
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| Ké rivé en caz la
| What happened to the case
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| Missié Robey ka fè gwo colè
| Miss Robey can be very angry
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| Ka lévé main la si ti fi la
| Can raise her hand if the girl
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| Woy Charlotte pa fè ni yon ni dé
| Alas Charlotte does not make one or two
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| Y fè valiz et y tracé
| They packed and traced
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| A lè Robey ka rigrété
| When Robey regrets it
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| C conconb' san graine y rété
| C conconb 'san graine y rété
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| Fo sav lévé la main
| Fo sav raised his hand
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| Y pa bon nan nan
| Y is not good at
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| Ou fai ti fi la soufè
| You make the girl suffer
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| En lèw y foukan
| En lèw y foukan
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| A lè ou ka pléré peine aw
| At the same time you may have cried out
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| Mé ou ja pèd fil aw
| But you have lost your thread
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| Sa ou té ni en main aw
| That you had in your hand
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| Ou pa bay valè ay mi y tracé chimin ay (x2)
| You do not specify the value of the path (x2)
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| Sa ki rivé Robey pé rivéw oci
| What happened to Robey happened
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| Si ou joué lé gro bra évè la chéri
| If you play the big arm with the darling
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| Fo ou traitéy bien en tan ke mari
| Fo or traitéy bien en tan ke mari
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| Sav sa gran bonè si ou ni on piti
| Know this early if you are a child
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| Sav ké fanm sé chataigne é ke nhonm c fri a pain
| Sav ké fanm sé chataigne é ke nhonm c fri a pain
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| Si lè ou té évey ou ka fe-y la peine lè y ké pati y péké rouvin'
| If when you were awake you might feel sorry for them when they left the church.
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| Mé lévé la main
| He raised his hand to me
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| Y pa bon nan nan
| Y is not good at
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| Ou fai ti fi la soufè
| You make the girl suffer
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| En lèw y foukan
| En lèw y foukan
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| A lè ou ka pléré peine aw
| At the same time you may have cried out
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| Mé ou ja pèd fil aw
| But you have lost your thread
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| Sa ou té ni en main aw
| That you had in your hand
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| Ou pa bay valè ay mi y tracé chimin ay (x2)
| You do not specify the value of the path (x2)
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| (tambour)
| (drum)
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| Sa madam aw ka mandew
| That madam aw ka mandew
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| Sé ke ou inmé-y
| I know you're right
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| Et ke ou traitéy bien
| And that you are treated well
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| Si ou lévé la main si-y
| If or raised the hand if-y
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| Ou pé certain ké sa pé ké ay loin
| You can be sure that it will be far away
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| Montréw encô pli genti
| Show more genti
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| Si zo' mété timoun asi la tè
| If the bone puts the child on the ground
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| Pli ou chiré pli chien chiréw
| The more you tore the more the dog tore
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| Métew bien pou linge aw fè bien
| Put your clothes in the right place
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| Épi lévé la main
| And he raised his hand
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| Y pa bon nan nan
| Y is not good at
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| Ou fai ti fi la soufè
| You make the girl suffer
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| En lèw y foukan
| En lèw y foukan
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| A lè ou ka pléré peine aw
| At the same time you may have cried out
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| Mé ou ja pèd fil aw
| But you have lost your thread
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| Sa ou té ni en main aw
| That you had in your hand
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| Ou pa bay valè ay mi y tracé chimin ay (x2)
| You do not specify the value of the path (x2)
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| Lévé main!
| Raise your hand!
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| Bay la vwa!!!
| Give it a voice !!!
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| Fanm sé chataigne
| Women are chestnuts
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| Nhonm c fri a pain (x7) | Nhonm c fri a pain (x7) |