Chèché
Patrick Saint-Eloi Lyrics

Cho!
Let's go!

Difé ka pri an pay
Fire is expensive in the country

Lanmè ka raché kay
Sea is taking away houses

Ou pa bizwen étoné'w sé lavi ka woulé
Do not be surprised that life is burning

Jòdi ou kontan pas i tini lajan éh
Today you are happy because you have money

Dèmen pa rété ankò sé la ou santi'w ka mò
Tomorrow do not stay here, or you'll feel like dying

Ou savé byen sé kon sa lavi-la yé
You know very well how life is

Si'w fè sanblan chèché ou pé ké jen touvé
If you pretend to search you may not find

Tanpi pou sa ki kouri dèyè lapwisans éh
Too bad for those who chase illusions

Sé nou mèm, nou mèm ka ba lavi-la an sans
It's us, we are the ones who give meaning to life

(Hé hé hé hé hé hé)

Ho ho ho ho

Mandé manman, mandé papa si ou vlé konprann
Ask your mother and father if you want to understand

Fè atansyon non, ka tann gran moun palé
Pay attention, listen to the elders

Fè atansyon lè'w ka tann dé gran moun palé
Pay attention when you hear the elders speak

Ouvè zorèy
Open your ears

Ouvè zorèy pou vou kouté
Open your ears to listen

Chèché
Search

Tchum a la tchum
Hip to hip

(Chwa baby)

Hum baby

Ho baby

Man fè'w sou latè
I put you on the ground

Sé sa mènm nou vwè
This is what we see

Allez-y mésié
Let's go, sir

I ja lè pou nou monté
It's time for us to go up

Allez-y mesdames
Let's go, ladies

Ni lontan sa ka chofé
It won't be long until it heats up

Sé sé pa yon pwoblèm
That's not a problem

Si yo vlé pa dansé kolé
If they don't want to dance close together

Gadé an négrès kolé (Kolé, kolé)
Look at a black man dancing close (Kolé, kolé)

Gadé an chabin kolé (Ha kolé, kolé)
Look at a light-skinned person dancing close (Ha kolé, kolé)

On malbarès kolé (Kolé, kolé)
An Indian dancing close (Kolé, kolé)

On ti kafrin kolé (Ha kolé, kolé)
A very young girl dancing close (Ha kolé, kolé)

On ti endyèn kolé (Kolé, kolé)
A small Native person dancing close (Kolé, kolé)

On ti kaprès kolé (Ha kolé, kolé)
A goat kid dancing close (Ha kolé, kolé)

Devant devant devant
In front, in front, in front

On milatrès kolé (Kolé, kolé)
A mixed-race woman dancing close (Kolé, kolé)

Gadé on chabin kolé (Kolé, kolé)
Look at a Martinican person dancing close (Kolé, kolé)

On négrès kolé (Ha kolé, kolé)
A black woman dancing close (Ha kolé, kolé)

On ti endyèn kolé (Kolé, kolé)
A small Native person dancing close (Kolé, kolé)

Allez-y mésié
Let's go, sir

Allez-y mesdames
Let's go, ladies

Gadé yo tout kolé
Look at them all dancing close