Manje bliye
Beethova Obas Lyrics

M'ouvri radyo'm pou'm kon'n sakap pase
I turn on my radio to find out what's happening

lib tribun yon peyizan tap pale
A peasant was speaking freely on the radio

wi mesye se vre
Yes, it's true

m'pa yon saveuu
I'm not a wise person

s'on peyizan mwen ye
But I'm a peasant like him

m'gen dwa di sa'm panse
I have the right to say what I think

m'pat al lekøl
I didn't go to school

m'pa kon'n paleu franseuu
I don't know how to speak French

men pitit mwen pap pase
But my child won't have the same fate

sa'm andire
What I'm hearing

se sak fè' m'pa jan'm pè brave danje
That's why I'm never afraid to face danger

lekøl nan bouk la se sa'm vin'n mande
I only ask for education in my book

Dechoukay pran'm nan lari 7 janvye
I was caught up in the Dechoukay rebellion on January 7th

Matisan m'rankontre yon ban'n dechoukè
In Matisan I met a group of rebels

manchèt baton galèt
Machetes, sticks, and rocks

pèp sa pap jwe
This people don't play around

fètatansyon monchè
Be cautious my friend

gad jan Tipyè pase
Watch how Tipyè goes by

moun kouvri machin sa fø'n fouye'l
People surround the car that's digging (to barricade)

m'soti tèt mwen pou'm mande sak pase
I stick my head out to ask what's going on

g'en nèg ki di mesye pa gen danje
There are people who say they are not in danger

se Beethova lage'l
Beethova let them go

nou mèt kite'l aleeee
We can let them go

An'n sispan'n manje
Let's stop eating

manje bliye
Forget about food

an'n sispan'n pran kou nan men sanzave
Let's stop taking blows from the oppressors

bay kou bliye
Give blows to forget

men pote mak sonje
But carry the scars to remember

sonje sak fèt jodi
Remember what happened today

ran'n demen'n san danje
Face tomorrow without fear

ya sispan'n fè'n pran dakou pou swa
We should stop agreeing to bad things

fè'n bay lapire san'n pa manje pwa
Instead, let's give peace without having to eat beans

sonje ekri sa nan papye listwa
Remember to write this down in history books

Vous les écrivains analysez ca pour moi
Writers, analyze this for me

(Di'm kisa'w pral ekri di'm kisa'w pap ekri peyi'm nan pa kon'n li yo fè lekøl twø chè pou li)
(Tell me what you will write, Tell me what you won't write, My country doesn't know how to read, They make schools too expensive)

2fwa
2 times

Reto filozofi plen lekøl malatchwong
Philosophy is full of Malatchwong (a legendary figure)

(Di'm kisa'w pral ekri di'm kisa'w pap ekri peyi'm nan pa kon'n li yo fè lekøl twø chè pou li reto filizofi lekøl bolèt yo anmweee woooooo woooooo woooo ecole primaire secondaire adultère)
(Tell me what you will write, Tell me what you won't write, My country doesn't know how to read, They make schools too expensive, Philosophy is turned upside down, The schools are a joke, They make me scream, Primary school, Secondary school, Adulthood)

kilès ki bay moun sa yo lisans pou fè lekøl adultère primaire secondaire wooooooo woooooo wooooooo
Who gave them the license to create these schools? Adulthood, primary school, secondary school. Wooooo, woooo, wooooo.

(Di'm kisa'w pral ekri di'm kisa'w pap ekri peyi'm nan pa kon'n li yo fè lekøl twø chè pou li reto filozofi lekøl bølèt yo woooo)
(Tell me what you will write, Tell me what you won't write, My country doesn't know how to read, They make schools too expensive, Philosophy is full of Malatchwong, The schools are a joke, Wooooo)