Milans
Jocelyne Béroard Lyrics

jacob-
Introducing the song

Iyé
Syllabic vocalization

(iyé)
Continuation of syllabic vocalization

Tou sa ki vé sòti dan a yo a lablani
Everything that comes from their mouths is like nonsense

Vini pou zòt kouté, makrélaj ké tonbé
Come and listen to them, the lies will fall

Sòti dan fon, vini pou kouté an son
Come from the back, come and listen to the sound

Milan dèyé lisin avé manzé Hoslin
The Milan bird is behind the lichen with Hoslin to eat

Mwen di si paraza fanm-la ka bay lavwa
I say if the woman is giving her opinion

Anlé démélé aw, fè kon si sé pa ta'w
Untangle yourself and act as if it's not yours

Pa jen faché, pa chouboulé
Don't be upset or confused

Pas lé tout présyon-la ka monté
Because all the pressure is mounting

Sé wou sèl ki ka tonbé
And you alone will fall

Kouté, perlenpenpew
Listen carefully

(Wa)
Syllabic vocalization

Mè non,
But no,

(wi)
Affirmative vocalization

An an
In the meantime

Man pa lé ri di sa, (a)
I don't want to laugh about it

Ki rivé Alberta, (a
What happened in Alberta,

Mé i ka two pwan kòy pou an fanm desekede
But they take advantage of a vulnerable woman

Lot jou-a nou alé adan "garden party" yo a
Another day we went to their garden party

Té ni an lo bèl moun, i mété pli bèl wob, ay ay ayayay
There were so many nice-looking people, he was wearing the nicest clothes, ay ay ayayay

Mé tou moun lan savé ki adan joli piti péyi nou an
But everyone knew that in our beautiful little country

soley-la ka kléré mé lapli-ya ka fè zafey
The sun shines but the rain causes trouble

Rob li té long kon an jou san pen
Her dress was as long as a day without bread

E lé kouri vini i volplané dan jaden-an
And when she ran, she was gliding in the garden

Yépa, krakrakra
Vocals

Man pa lé rakonté sa ki té rivé Kolino
I don't want to tell you what happened in Kolino

Mé i ka bay lavwa lè sé an lòt ki ka pwan fè
But they give credit to someone else when a different person did the work

Lòtjou i ba fanm li an ti sisi pou mijoté
The other day he gave her a little kiss to cook

Lè i rivé a tab mandé si fanm-la ka fè grèv
When he arrived at the table, he asked if the woman was on strike

Madanm li déklaré : "Kolino, sisi sa piti
His wife said, "Kolino, that's a little kiss

E lé mwen dépwélé'y i vini ankò pli piti
And when I told him to stop, he did it even smaller

Lè i té ka woti, dé zyé mwen wè'y rétrési
When he was voting, I saw him retract it with his eyes

Epi lè mwen gouté'y i pa té rété pou nou manjé"
And when I tasted it, he didn't stay to eat with us"

Yépa, Yépa
Vocals

kè-
Chorus

Ba nou milan, tou sa ou sav an lé yo
Give us the Milan bird, everything you know about it

Ba nou anko, nou pé ké jen las amizé
Give us more, we can never have enough fun

Mé wi
But yes

(non)
Negative vocalization

Ou ja wè'y
You've already seen it

Fifin sé an ti fi (wi)
Fifin is a little girl (yes)

Ki ni an ti fidji (wi)
Who has a little sister (yes)

Mé Bondyé bay an kò, menm fanm ka gadé
But God gave her a body, and even women are looking at her

I toujou ka sapé, ou pé ké jen apwann li karé
She always dresses up, you can never catch her off guard

Lé non manzél anlé, latè pa ka pòté'y han han rayayay
Her husband's name is Anle, the earth can't bear it han han rayayay

An jou i té mété an djin pou tout moun konstaté
One day she wore a dress to show everyone

Sa i kriyé kapital sé pa ti zafè, sé pa jwé
What she calls capital is not a little thing, it's not a game

Mi an papyé tonbé i té oblijé ramasé'y
Money was falling, she was forced to pick it up

Djin-la pa rézisté é kapital vin libéré, yépa !
The spirit couldn't resist, and the capital was set free, yépa!

Kouté, perlenpenpew
Listen carefully

(Wa)
Syllabic vocalization

Kra kra kra
Vocals