2020 was the year Welshy evolved enjoying a phenomenal reaction to his breakthrough track ‘Haiti’ (15 million streams, huge radio and streaming support, and certified PLATINUM in Ireland), Welshy’s follow-up ‘All For You’ picked up where Haiti left off.
Then followed the radio smash hit 'All Day' featuring Nonô (15 million streams, huge radio and streaming support, Irish Shazam Number 1 and certified PLATINUM in Ireland) and following 'All Day' came 2 more big singles
'Paranoid' and 'Used To Be'.
The Irishman has since moved to London where he is making a name for himself as one of the UK's most in demand music producers collaborating with the best in the business.
Haïti
welshy Lyrics
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Sa map di lakay
Lé ma rive
Mezamni, mezamni
Sa map di lakay
Lé ma rive
Woy
Lé ma rive
Woy
Sa map di lakay
Lé ma rive
Mezamni, mezamni
Sa map di lakay
Lé ma rive
Woy
Sa map di lakay
Lé ma rive
Woy
Sa map di lakay
Lé ma rive
Mezamni, mezamni
Sa map di lakay
Lé ma rive
Woy
Sa map di lakay
Lé ma rive
Woy
Sa map di lakay
Lé ma rive
Mezamni, mezamni
Sa map di lakay
Lé ma rive
Woy
Sa map di lakay
Lé ma rive
Woy
Sa map di lakay
Lé ma rive
Mezamni, mezamni
Sa map di lakay
Lé ma rive
Woy
Sa map di lakay
Lé ma rive
Manman m voye m peze kafe woy
An arivan mwen sou potay
Yon jandam arete mwen
Manman m voye m peze kafe woy
An arivan mwen sou potay
Yon jandam arete mwen
Woy
Sa map di lakay
Lé ma rive
Mezamni, mezamni
Sa map di lakay
Lé ma rive
Woy
Sa map di lakay
Lé ma rive
Woy
Sa map di lakay
Lé ma rive
Mezamni, mezamni
Sa map di lakay
Lé ma rive
Woy
Sa map di lakay
Lé ma rive (mezamni)
Woy
Sa map di lakay
Lé ma rive
Mezamni, mezamni
Sa map di lakay
Lé ma rive
Woy
Sa map di lakay
Lé ma rive
Woy
Sa map di lakay
Lé ma rive
Mezamni, mezamni
Sa map di lakay
Lé ma rive
Woy
Sa map di lakay
Lé ma rive
The lyrics to Welshy's song Haiti read like a longing or a prayer for home. The opening lines, "Sa map di lakay / Lé ma rive / Mezamni, mezamni" which translates to "I am saying I am going home / When I arrive / Wake me up, wake me up" suggest that Haiti is home and the singer is leaving to go back, asking to be woken up when they arrive. The repetition of "Sa map di lakay / Lé ma rive / Mezamni, mezamni" throughout the song creates a rhythmic structure, allowing for the lyrics to oscillate between the call to go home and the reminder to wake up upon arrival.
In the middle of the song, there is a break in the repetition as the singer recounts a memory of being arrested by police for some unknown action. The lines "Manman m voye m peze kafe woy / An arivan mwen sou potay / Yon jandam arete mwen" which translates into "My mother sent me to grind coffee / At the doorstep, as soon as I arrived / A policeman arrested me" suggest a fraught relationship with authority in Haiti. However, the song quickly returns to the repetition of "Sa map di lakay / Lé ma rive / Mezamni, mezamni," which can be interpreted as the singer continuing to hold onto the longing for home despite any difficulties they may face once they arrive.
Line by Line Meaning
Woy
Expressing excitement or surprise
Sa map di lakay
I'm speaking of home
Lé ma rive
When I arrive
Mezamni, mezamni
Wake up, wake up
Manman m voye m peze kafe woy
My mother sent me to grind coffee
An arivan mwen sou potay
As soon as I arrive at the mill
Yon jandam arete mwen
A policeman arrests me
(mezamni)
Wake up
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Ross Walsh
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@GInternational
🇬🇧 Alas, I will say home when I arrive
Oh dear, my dear, what I will say at home when I arrive
Alas, I will say home when I arrive
My mother sent me coffee
On my arrival on the porch
A cop arrested me
My mother sent me coffee
On my arrival on the porch
A cop arrested me
Alas, I will say home when I arrive
Oh dear, my dear, what I will say at home when I arrive
Alas, I will say home when I arrive
🇭🇹 Woy
Sa map di lakay
Lé ma rive
Mezamni, mezamni
Sa map di lakay
Lé ma rive
Woy
Sa map di lakay
Lé ma rive
Woy
Sa map di lakay
Lé ma rive
Mezamni, mezamni
Sa map di lakay
Lé ma rive
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Sa map di lakay
Lé ma rive
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Sa map di lakay
Lé ma rive
Mezamni, mezamni
Sa map di lakay
Lé ma rive
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Sa map di lakay
Lé ma rive
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Sa map di lakay
Lé ma rive
Mezamni, mezamni
Sa map di lakay
Lé ma rive
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Sa map di lakay
Lé ma rive
Woy
Sa map di lakay
Lé ma rive
Mezamni, mezamni
Sa map di lakay
Lé ma rive
Woy
Sa map di lakay
Lé ma rive
Manman m voye m peze kafe woy
An arivan mwen sou potay
Yon jandam arete mwen
Manman m voye m peze kafe woy
An arivan mwen sou potay
Yon jandam arete mwen
Woy
Sa map di lakay
Lé ma rive
Mezamni, mezamni
Sa map di lakay
Lé ma rive
Woy
Sa map di lakay
Lé ma rive
Woy
Sa map di lakay
Lé ma rive
Mezamni, mezamni
Sa map di lakay
Lé ma rive
Woy
Sa map di lakay
Lé ma rive (mezamni)
Woy
Sa map di lakay
Lé ma rive
Mezamni, mezamni
Sa map di lakay
Lé ma rive
Woy
Sa map di lakay
Lé ma rive
Woy
Sa map di lakay
Lé ma rive
Mezamni, mezamni
Sa map di lakay
Lé ma rive
Woy
Sa map di lakay
Lé ma rive
@ephodza
Holy molyyyy🔥🔥🔥🔥 this started playing on a running playlist on Spotify. I was like is that Kreyòl I hear?! Love it🇭🇹🇭🇹 bon bagay👌🏾
@scity3301
Its lit
@rummylad
Imagine this getting played in a nightclub, would absolutely blow the roof off... when are we allowed out to play again?
@kriscarling1412
June 21st my guy
@Tallpaaaul
I’ll be playing it if I still have my job easy!
@wiewioraa8
Don't wait till they tell you that you can live your life as you lived before again. Start from yourself and protest against those stupid lockdowns etc
@chrisclews8203
Very true I try get my boy to dj this song in UK night clubs good choice
@Justastranger-dk8iz
I’d go crazy
@kk-hou5e
One of my favourites!! Used this in one of my mixes…amazing!! 🔥🔥🔥🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
@louisewilliams2727
Such a summer vibe, love it