Ki Jan Ké Fè
Patrick Saint-Eloi Lyrics
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Limiè pa ka rentré enco
Jou la sa, nou té palé pli fo
Sa paté janmin rivé nou
Yen é lot'
nou fè sa nou té pé
Pou nou pa viv kon égaré
Es ce ke cé pass ou pli jenn' ki mwen
Ki jan ké fè aïe
Ki jan ké fè
Cé prézence a 'w
Ki ka met en grand joi
adan vi en mwin
Ki jan ké fè aïe
Ki jan ké fè
Cé absence arw
Ki ka met en gran tou
adan vi en mwin in
Lérw ou vlé sové
en lov impossib
Forw cintin, ke tchè a'w lib
Sirw tripé si sa mwin ka dirw là mmm
ou ké vwe nou ja inmé
Ki jan ké fè aïe
Ki jan ké fè
Cé absence arw
Ki ka met en gran tou
adan vi en mwin in
Ki jan ké fè aïe
Ki jan ké fè
Cé prézence arw
Ki met en grand joi
adan vi en mwin
Viens bébé, viens
Ki jan an pé fè
Ki jan
Ki jan pou mwen fè
Di mwin (BIS)
Si nou pé wou appren aprécié
Ki sa ké cé an vi bel
Inmin ja ou yé é
An min mwin ja anyin oci
Nou téké suiv meme chimin là
Aidé la destiné
Pou nou pa pèd ayin oh oh oh
Ki jan man ké fè
Ki jan
Ki jan pou mwen ké fè
Di mwin (BIS)
Tou sa ki simple
toujou pli bel
Nou té ja compren'n sa
Ou anmin pa ni laj
Et cé sa laventaje oci
Ou pé pa fè anyin cont' saa
Si cè la destiné
alo'w ki jan ké fè
ki jan pou fè oh oh oh
Ki jan an pé fè
Ki jan
Ki jan pou man fè
Di mwin (BIS)
lanmou pa ni laj o
The lyrics of Ki Jan Ké Fè by Patrick Saint-Eloi are about love and the complexities of relationships. The first verse talks about the fading flower in a home, where even the light cannot enter. The singer then mentions a conversation they had where they were lying, and things that were never supposed to happen, happened. Despite everything, they did what they could to avoid losing their way and becoming lost in the relationship. The chorus of the song is about the presence or absence of a loved one, and how it affects the singer’s life. The singer describes the grand joy their loved one brings and the great hole their absence leaves. The second verse is about the impossibility of saving love that is dying, and despite how hard the other person is trying, it may be best to let go. The bridge and subsequent verses argue for simplicity and following destiny to avoid being lost in love.
The song is generally interpreted as a personal take on the complexities of relationship dynamics, with the chorus providing a poignant expression of the influence of the loved one in the singer's life. Saint-Eloi's angelic voice provides a soft and mellow sound to the song, providing emotional depth to the lyrics.
Line by Line Meaning
Cé flè la fané adan kaz la
The flowers have wilted in the house
Limiè pa ka rentré enco
The light hasn't come on yet
Jou la sa, nou té palé pli fo
That day, we spoke too much
Sa paté janmin rivé nou
That never happened to us
Yen é lot' nou fè sa nou té pé
We did what we could
Pou nou pa viv kon égaré
So we don't live lost
Es ce ke cé pass ou pli jenn' ki mwen
Is what happened to you younger than me?
Ke nou pani dwoi inmin
That we don't have the right to love each other?
Ki jan ké fè aïe
What am I supposed to do?
Cé prézence a 'w
It's your presence
Ki ka met en grand joi
That brings great joy
adan vi en mwin
In my life
Cé absence arw
It's your absence
Ki ka met en gran tou
That causes a big pain
Lérw ou vlé sové
If you want to be saved
en lov impossib
From an impossible love
Forw cintin, ke tchè a'w lib
Forward, despite your free heart
Sirw tripé si sa mwin ka dirw là mmm
Just listen to what I'm saying
ou ké vwe nou ja inmé
You'll see we're already in love
Viens bébé, viens
Come baby, come
Ki jan an pé fè
What can I do?
Ki jan pou mwen fè
What should I do?
Di mwin (BIS)
Tell me
Si nou pé wou appren aprécié
If we can learn to appreciate
Ki sa ké cé an vi bel
What life has to offer
Inmin ja ou yé é
Love is already here
An min mwin ja anyin oci
But in me, there's nothing else
Nou téké suiv meme chimin là
We were following the same path
Aidé la destiné
Helping destiny
Pou nou pa pèd ayin oh oh oh
So we don't lose anything
Ki jan man ké fè
What am I going to do?
Ki jan pou mwen ké fè
What should I do?
Di mwin (BIS)
Tell me
Tou sa ki simple
All that is simple
toujou pli bel
Is always more beautiful
Nou té ja compren'n sa
We already understood that
Ou anmin pa ni laj
You don't have any age
Et cé sa laventaje oci
That's also an advantage
Ou pé pa fè anyin cont' saa
You can't do anything against that
Si cè la destiné
If that's destiny
alo'w ki jan ké fè
Then what should we do?
ki jan pou fè oh oh oh
What should we do?
Ki jan an pé fè
What can I do?
Ki jan
What
Ki jan pou man fè
What should I do?
Di mwin (BIS)
Tell me
lanmou pa ni laj o
Love has no age
Contributed by Micah O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@fabiennecajuste2849
Ceux qui écoutent en 2023 comme moi pointez du doigt.
@rosalindadivine7229
TRES BELLE MUSIQUE.BRAVO PATRICK.REPOSE EN PAIX❤❤❤❤❤
@jessicabivard2785
Je l’écoute tout le temps parce que cette voix est incroyable merci Patrick Saint Eloi
@sirish_509
depi lavi di...se chante mwen toujou koute....kijanw ke fe ....beaucoup de love St Eli depuis Haiti
@ejjp24
L’un des meilleurs chanteur du monde. 🇭🇹🇭🇹
@franckborgia8079
Patrick t'a pas vécu inutilement tes oeuvres le prouve . Repose en paix frère
@patricklecorps3484
Je n’arrive toujours pas à croire qu’il est parti aussi jeune pour le grand voyage je souhaite que cette voix soit réincarnée afin de redonner le sens à mon ouïe 😢RIP❤
@nmnm8925
Nous sommes en 2020,
merci beaucoup Patrick,
RIP 🙏
@soilihisaadi5249
Tu. Reste. Inoubliable sa cesure
@steffL001
Indémodable!