| | Haiti Lyrics Artist(Band):The Arcade Fire
wounded mother I'll never see. Ma famille set me free. Throw my ashes into the sea. Mes cousins jamais nés hantent les nuits de Duvalier. Rien n'arrete nos esprits. Guns can't kill what soldiers can't see. In the forest we lie hiding, unmarked graves where flowers grow. Hear the soldiers angry yelling, in the river we will go. Tous les morts-nés forment une armée, soon we will reclaim the earth. All the tears and all the bodies bring about our second birth. Haïti, never free, n'aie pas peur de sonner l'alarme. Tes enfants sont partis, In those days their blood was still warm If you find some error in Haiti Lyrics, would you please submit your corrections to me? Thank You. Thanks to joseph_mitchellok@hotmail.com for submitting the lyrics. Review about Haiti Possibly- | Reviewer: Anonymous | 11/21/09 I've been listening to this song for years and singing my own lyrics inside my head. After learning the truth about it's haunting story- I feel it chimes with many of us because it is about retribution. Even after death- whether just or unjust, the truth will be reborn in some way within the next generation- And I think we can all agree on this- Native American/ Jewish/ African/ Haitian people alike Correction | Reviewer: Nick | 7/9/09 The previous translation isn't right. Whilst I may have misunderstood the "Haiti dialect" (though I'm not sure there is much in there), it's pretty clear that some verbs have been mistranslated as nouns. In particular, "arrete" being translated as decree seems to have come straight out of an automoatic translator, whilst "hantent" is most certainly a verb. This is a little more correct, though it doesn't change the overall meaning much: Haiti, my country, Wounded mother I’ll never see. My family set me free. Throw my ashes in to the sea My unborn cousins Haunt the nights of Duvalier Nothing stops our spirits, Guns can’t kill what soldiers can’t see. In the forest we lie hiding, Unmarked graves where flowers grow. Hear the soldiers’ angry yelling, In the rivers we will go. All the stillborns (or walking dead) form an army, Soon we will reclaim the earth. All the tears and all the bodies Bring about our second birth. Haiti, never free, Never fear to sound the alarm. Your children have left, In those days their blood was still warm. Translation | Reviewer: Mr. T! | 4/2/09 No one has really been commenting on what the song is about. Perhaps this will help slightly, although there is plenty of English mixed into the song to get a general impression of what it might mean: Haiti, my country, wounded mother I'll never see. My family set me free. Throw my ashes into the sea. My cousins never bore the haunted nights of Duvalier. Nothing can our spirits decree. Guns can't kill what soldiers can't see. In the forest we lie hiding, unmarked graves where flowers grow. Hear the soldiers' angry yelling, in the river we will go. All the dull ones form an army soon we will reclaim the earth. All the tears and all the bodies bring about our second birth. Haiti, never free, And not afraid to sound alarms. Your children fled, In those days their blood was still warm. For more info on Duvalier: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Duvalier I believe the song is a lament for her motherland at the same time it is a description of the atrocities committed by Duvalier. Regine is a refugee from Haiti and the song is not written in a formal French, but a Haitian dialect which makes the song all the more personal and powerful. The music doesn't alienate the listener, rather I feel it lures you in and as you begin to contemplate the lyrics you start to see the song as not so cheerful but more tearful. I tried to keep the rhyme in place when translating, but it was impossible in two stanzas because in the French the ending words rhyme perfectly, but translated, it is mismatched. interpret this song | Reviewer: Richard Rebelo | 3/12/09 I can’t get the song Haiti, by Arcade Fire out of my mind. I’ve been listening to it for a week over and over again. I haven’t understood most of the French, but somehow preferred not knowing, as my mind would fill in the story. I’ve been listening to this as a very happy song, feeling joy as I listen to the smooth voice and melody. I’ve finally looked up the lyrics and don’t feel like most of these reviews have talked about what this song “is about” at all. Mostly they just claim others don’t know what the song is about. I certainly don’t know what the song is about. But in it I hear hopefulness in ones future and a deep warm sense of love. I’ve listened to this song at least 30 times in the last weeks. Can anyone offer an interpretation of the songs meaning? irrebelo@hotmail.com In Haiti Listening to this Song | Reviewer: ktaber | 6/29/08 As the title of my review suggests, I am actually sitting outside of a little market drinking a Prestige beer listening to this song over and over on my laptop while I'm sending emails home. I'm glad to say that violence in Haiti isn't so much a problem anymore so much as absolute poverty. We're working to feed malnourished children and I will have this haunting song in the back of my head every day as we reach out to them. DEAR ANONYMOUS. | Reviewer: lemmie | 3/5/08 you're dominica? so you think you're the only person out there who knows the "true meaning" behind this song? well good on you for having the skill to remain so narrow minded in the twenty first fucking century. SINCERELY YOURS. x.fuckwit. God | Reviewer: Anonymous | 12/11/07 I bet anything on earth that u people hav no idea of what this song means im dominican and i do understand the situation because i kno the history wow | Reviewer: kyle | 11/27/07 this song is just so freaking excellent. Kim is right; I'm afraid that many will interpret this is almost a festive 'reggae' song. It's ingenious how these guys were able to craft such a heart-melting prose of poetry into this enchanting, mystifying, yet ultra-deep and melancholy melody. Arcade Fire is continuously proving that they are simply enveloped in many, many layers of meaning and intrigue. I love them, and I am excited to see what else they are capable of! Thank you Canada for such a fine, fine, lovely group!! sad | Reviewer: kim | 11/13/07 this song makes me cry.....its so sad. i hope people understand what this song is about and dont just fall into an emotion just to be part of something. brilliant song... Very ggod | Reviewer: Pick | 10/31/07 Such an amazingly talented group, and this song stands out as one of the most memorable on Funeral. It's not captured, it's crafted. It stands out live too, as understated as it is. Review By Pages: 1 2 Review the song Haiti The area is only for review, if you want to submit the lyrics or the corrections of the lyrics, please click the link at the end of the lyrics.  Download "The Arcade Fire" Music | |
Copyright © 2000-2007 sing365.com