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Rouge et Bleu
The Haitian flag's colors, representing the artist's pride in his heritage

tout kote nou pase yape di rouge et bleu
Everywhere the artist goes, people acknowledge the Haitian flag's colors

gen sa ki panike yape rele pompie
If there is an emergency, people call the firefighters

man pa gen pompie ki ka eten du feu sa
The artist doesn't have firefighters who can put out such a fire

nan tanpete, eclair, l'orage
During a storm, thunder and lightning

ti moun'yo nou pa bezoin fe sovage
The children don't need to act savagely

negre ki te vole tenis pou mamwe yo se domage
The people who stole sneakers to sell them are doing damage

yon lot negre vole'l nan pre'l
Another person steals them from him

li tire'l ak gro sa'm
He shoots him with a big gun

(wo'y) yon vendredi apres midi
One Friday afternoon

nan yon tv on avion pase
On TV, an airplane flies by

li lage yon malet blan
He releases a white suitcase

manman panse se farine
Mother thinks it is flour

lal lakay pou'l fe labouwi
It is taken home to make bread

ti moun yo mange'l yo mouri
Children eat it and die

gende le mwen krie pou rouge et blue
When I yell for red and blue

gen sa ki pran bato bato'a maque rouge et blue
Some take boats and mark them red and blue

yo rive Miami yo voye yo tounin
They arrive in Miami and send them back

pou kisa yo pas voye Cubain tounin
Why don't they send Cubans back?

se pase noumen nouse pitit Toussaint, Jean Jacques Dessalines Boukman
It's because we're the descendants of Toussaint, Jean Jacques Dessalines and Boukman

(wo'y) gade li leve gram' matin
Look at him, he wakes up early in the morning

poukisa? poul lal kondi taxi
Why? To drive a taxi

kikote? nan New York city
Where? In New York City

pou li fe on ti lajan poul voye ba noun Jeremie
So he can make a little money and send it to Jeremie

pendan lap kondi li tande sti-kow
While driving, he hears a car alarm

le'l rive li we se yon oldo-w
When he arrives, he sees it's an old car

(woy) negre yo tire zam'm, chanse pouli la sante
(Whoop) The men shoot at him, luckily he's safe

bulletproof misie rele mesi Jesus
The bulletproof person calls to Jesus for help

zange ki te proteje'l la te abiye en rouge et bleu
The angel who protected him was dressed in red and blue

s'il vous plait ti moun sispan'n tire
Please children, stop shooting

pou rouge et bleu trop sang koule
Because too much blood is being shed for red and blue

Haiti, Paris, Montreal, New york city
Haiti, Paris, Montreal, New York City

tout le monde entier si'n represente
Everybody around the world, if they represent

leve drapo nou chante
Raise our flag and sing

depi'm mwen paret ya pedi sak pase
Since I left, I lost what happened

yodi Wyclef nou konmin nou se rouge et bleu
Jodi Wyclef reminds us that we are red and blue

mayo football mwen se rouge et bleu
My football jersey is red and blue

men'm le'm domi dra mwen kouvri ave'l nan rouge et bleu
Even when I sleep, my sheet covers me in red and blue

si nou we'm mouri nou pa bezoin krie pou rouge et bleu
If we die, we won't need to cry out for red and blue

gade ciel la li pa bleu li rouge et blue
Look at the sky, it's not blue, it's red and blue

ye-ee e e ee ee eee e
(Singing)

yele 3x
(Scream) 3 times

le profete yo pale fok nou koute tande
The prophets speak, we must listen and understand

ye-e eeee e eee eee e
(Singing)

ban route pou mwen pase, mwen we tete promese devan'm, fok mwen alle
On the road I'm on, I see totems of promises in front of me, I must go

ye-ee e e e eeee e e e
(Singing)

la pli tombe nou pa mouye Gloire a Dieu
When it rains, we don't get wet, glory to God

apres 200 zan benediksion wan rive
After 200 years, blessings will come

seleksion national la pa blie nou rouge et bleu
The national team doesn't forget we are red and blue

depi mwen paret brooklyn bridge lan bloke
Since I left, the Brooklyn Bridge is blocked

passe New York city nou se rouge et bleu
We pass by New York City, we are red and blue

respe a Montreal nou konnin nou se rouge et bleu
Respect to Montreal, we know we are red and blue

Aux-Antilles moun Boston nou konnin nou se rouge et bleu
In the Antilles, people in Boston know we are red and blue

moun Washington nou konnin nou se rouge et bleu
People in Washington know we are red and blue

Haiti New Jersey mwen pap jam' blie nou
Haiti, New Jersey, I will never forget you

Haitien'm yo nan Paris nan Afrique
My Haitians are in Paris, in Africa

Haitien'm yo nan batey kap koupe kan'n rouge et bleu
My Haitians are in the bateyes cutting red and blue cane

pa jam bliwe kote nou soti
Never forget where we come from

It's about time I play that electric guitar
The artist is ready to play his electric guitar