Kote moun yo
Belo Lyrics

Kote moun yo oo m pa we moun yo ooo
I don't see the people who used to be here

Mwen sonje lontan lè m gen vakans 3 mwa
I remember the past when I had 3 months of vacation

Son plezi pou mwen desann kay grann tiya
My pleasure was to go down to my grandmother's house

Poum al manje mango, al benyen nan gro dlo
To go eat mangoes and bathe in the big water

Mwen sonje sa kom si se jodia, mwen menm ak tout ti zanmi sou katye a
I remember it as if it was today, me and all the friends in the neighborhood

Lè n tap fè jwèt lago, jwe football ak boyo
When we played marbles, football with a ball made of socks

Men kounye a bagay yo chanje
But now things have changed

Mwen pa wè timoun jwe mab, ni jwe oslè, yo pa sote kòd, monte kap
I don't see children playing hopscotch, or climbing coconut trees anymore

Nou meleeee, nou meleeeee
We're mixed up, we're mixed up

Refren Kote moun yo oooooooo Mwen pa wè moun yo Kote moun ki konn jwe football avè m M pa wè timoun kite grandi avè m Kote moun yo oooooooo Mwen pa wè moun yo Kote moun kite enpòtan nan kèm M pa wè timoun kite grandi avè m
Chorus: Where are the people? I don't see them. The people who used to play football with me, who grew up with me, who were important to me, I don't see them.

Jan sa konn bèl chak swa, lè n chita nan lakou a
It used to be beautiful every evening, when we sat in the courtyard

Tout timoun nan pye granpa, kap rakonte bèl istwa
All the children at the feet of their grandfather, telling beautiful stories

Jan sa konn bèl, lè nou desann nan jaden
It used to be beautiful when we went down to the garden

Al manje kachiman sou pye, bwè kokoye ole
To eat cashew fruit from the tree, to drink coconut water

Nou fè lavironn dede
We made rafts of bamboo

Men kounye a, bagay yo chanjeeeeeee
But now, things have changed

Timoun yo pito manje, manje kachte, Bagay ki sot a letranje
Children would rather eat junk food, things that are foreign

Nou meleeee, nou meleeeee
We're mixed up, we're mixed up

Refren 2 Kote moun yo oooooooo Mwen pa wè moun yo Kote moun ki konn al lekòl avè m M pa wè moun ki konn kite grandi avè m Kote moun yo oooooooo Mwen pa wè moun yo Kote moun kite enpòtan nan kèm M pa wè timoun kite grandi ave m
Chorus 2: Where are the people? I don't see them. The people who used to go to school with me, who grew up with me, who were important to me, I don't see them.

Bridge Chachem chache yo Gen sa ki egzile Chache m pa wè yo Gen sa ki depòte Chache m chache yo Gen sak kal jwenn bondye Chache m pa wè yo Jou yo pat ko rive
Bridge: I look for them, they are in exile. They look for me, some are deported. I search for them, there are things that only God can find. I look for them, but they never arrive.

Belo Gen sa ki toujou la Ki gen lespwa, ca va changer ya delivre Tout bon vre, tout bon vre
BélO: There are those who are still here and have hope, it will change and they will be delivered. It's all true, it's all true.

Refren Kote moun yo oooooooo Mwen pa wè moun yo Kote moun ki konn al lekòl avè m M pa wè timoun kite grandi ave m Kote moun yo oooooooo Mwen pa wè moun yo Moun petion ville yo Kote moun yo oooooooo Mwen pa wè moun yo Kote moun ki konn jwe football avè m M pa wè moun ki konn al lekòl avè m Kote moun yo oooooooo Mwen pa wè moun yo
Chorus: Where are the people? I don't see them. The people who once went to school with me, who grew up with me, who are from Pétion-Ville, who played football with me, I don't see them.