Fanm' fo
Jeux De Dames Lyrics

Han han han han (x6)
Repetition of sound, no meaning

Woa
Exclamation of excitement or surprise

Lè sé an fanm poutji yo pa lé jen lé ba'w menm rèsponsabilté ki an nonm
When it comes to women, why don't they want to give you the same responsibility as men?

Si nou ka rivé tjenbé kay-la
If we manage to own the house

Sé kè nou sé fanm ki doubout pou travay
It is us, women, who must stand up to work

Lèskavaj fini
When the bad behavior/injustice is over

Droit de cuissage ka sévi
The right of the first night is used

Poutji sa an péyi-a
Why is it happening in the country?

Ni dé fanm ki ka soufè
There are women who are suffering

Han han han han (x4)
Repetition of sound, no meaning

Fo pa janmen éséyé pyégé an nonm
Never try to trap a man

Surtou si ou sav ki sé wou ka an to
Especially if you know you're in the wrong

Mé ni dé fanm ki pa inosan
But there are women who are not innocent

Sa yo té ka chèché ya, yo trouvé'y
What they were looking for, they found it

Pou yo rèspèkté'w
In order for them to respect you

Fok ou menm ou rèspèktab
You yourself must be respectable

Tou sa ou té simen yan
Everything you plant, you will harvest

Sé sa menm ou ka rékolté
That's what you will reap

Han han han han (x2)
Repetition of sound, no meaning

Tan ka défilé, fanm fanm
Time passes, woman woman

Sé toujou fanm-la ka trimé, fanm fanm
It's always the woman working, woman woman

Lè-a ka vansé, fanm fanm
As time goes by, woman woman

Nou té ké lé tou sa chanjé, fanm fanm
We wanted all of that to change, woman woman

(x2)
Repetition of sound, no meaning

La beauté sé pa sa ki pli enpotan, fanm fanm
Beauty is not the most important thing, woman woman

Sé sa ou ni an tèt ou ka konté, fanm fanm
It's what you have inside that counts, woman woman

Poupou sa péyi-tala vansé nou bizwen fanm, fanm fanm
For this country to advance we need women, woman woman

Toujou solid kon tout manman kréyol
Always united like all Creole mothers

La vulgarité sé pa on bon ègzanp, fanm fanm
Vulgarity is not a good example, woman woman

Pou sé jenn fi-ya ki ka gadé'w, fanm fanm
For the young girls who are looking up to you, woman woman

Valè an fanm sé asou fos épi kouraj, fanm fanm
The value of a woman is based on strength and courage, woman woman

I ka lité pou élivé ich li
She struggles to elevate herself

Tan ka défilé
Time passes

Sé toujou fanm-la ka trimé
It's always the woman working

Lè-a ka vansé
As time goes by

Nou té ké lé tou sa chanjé
We wanted all of that to change

(x2)
Repetition of sound, no meaning

Tan ka défilé, fanm fanm
Time passes, woman woman

Sé toujou fanm-la ka trimé
It's always the woman working, woman woman

Lè-a ka vansé
As time goes by

Nou té ké lé tou sa chanjé
We wanted all of that to change

(x2)
Repetition of sound, no meaning

Tan ka défilé/ tan ka defilé, fanm fanm
Time passes, woman woman

Sé toujou fanm-la ka trimé/ fok sa chanjé, fanm fanm
It's always the woman working/ that needs to change, woman woman

Lè-a ka vansé/ lè-a ka vansé, fanm fanm
As time goes by, woman woman

Nou té ké lé tou sa chanjé/ fok sa chanjé, fanm fanm
We wanted all of that to change/ that needs to change, woman woman

Tan ka défilé, fanm fanm
Time passes, woman woman

Sé toujou fanm-la ka trimé/ fok sa chanjé, fanm fanm
It's always the woman working/ that needs to change, woman woman

Lè-a ka vansé
As time goes by

Nou té ké lé tou sa changé/ fok sa chanjé, fanm fanm
We wanted all of that to change/ that needs to change, woman woman