Haïti
welshy Lyrics


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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

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

Overall Meaning

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




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Written by: Ross Walsh

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@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
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Sa map di lakay
Lé ma rive
Mezamni, mezamni
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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
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Lé ma rive
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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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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
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



All comments from YouTube:

@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

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