Poems from 60Etincelles
Haiti (Ayiti, Bohio, Quisqueya, Saint-Domingue)
Is a long ago
Kidnapped country
Before the parturition of the harmful bayonets...
Haïti, Un Pays Kidnappé
Haïti
Est un pays
Kidnappé, il y a belle lurette
Avant la parturition des néfastes baïonnettes
Ses ressources...
De ninguna manera, ya no puedo lastimarme
Porque ahora tengo un corazón resistente
Tengo el dulce silencio de la noche
Y estoy lejos, muy...
No way, I can no longer get hurt
Because now I have a resilient heart
I have the sweet silence of the night
And I am far, a long way from...
I believe he can’t fly
I believe he can no longer lie
I believe he’ll die in jail
I believe he should have known better
I believe he’ll rot...