Lyrics and translation BélO - Timoun Yo

Timoun Yo

Sa pa dwe
Sa pa dwe

Si w te ka pale ak dlo ki nan je m
Li ta di w ki sa m genyen
Lè m ap kriye san rezon
Si w te ka pale ak batman k nan kè m
Li ta di w ki sa m pè
Kè m palpite tout tan
Tout tan timoun yo nan touman
Ya koukouman, anba tout move van an
Pa gen moun ki f'on jan, adje!

Timoun jodi, granmoun demen
Se sa tout tan y ap klewonnen
Si sa k devan ba yo lamen
Mete yo sou bon chimen
W a wè yon jou
Kijan peyi mwen va chanje
Figi l va vin bèl tankou bijou
Men se pa sa m wè ditou
Sa prèt pou fè m fou
M kontinye reve sa toujou, adje!

Si w te ka pale ak dlo ki nan je m
Li ta di w ki sa m genyen
Lè m ap kriye san rete
Si w te ka pale ak batman k nan kè m
Li ta di w ki sa m pè
Kè m palpite tout tan
Mwen pa wè timoun yo nan chimen
Ki mennen yo nan limyè pou yo wè klè
Lespri m pa janm kab anpè, non!

Timoun sa yo, se yo k espwa Ayiti
Gad jan y ap drive nan lari
Yo anba solèy, lapli avèk fredi
Yo pa gen fanmi, ni zanmi
Timoun yo
Se bon semans yo k ap pote delivrans vre
Timoun yo
Se nou ki pou ba yo yon chans
Timoun yo

Fòk nou ankadre yo
Ankadre yo
Se yo ki avni peyi nou
Ede yo
Se yo menm ki kanè bank peyi nou
Yo konte sou nou pou pwodwi gwo interè

Timoun jodi, granmoun demen
Se sa tout tan y ap klewonnen
Si sa k devan ba yo lamen
Mete yo sou bon chimen
W a wè yon jou
Kijan peyi mwen va chanje
Figi l va vin bèl tankou bijou
Men se pa sa m wè ditou
Sa prèt pou fè m fou
M kontinye reve sa toujou, adje!

Timoun yo (timoun yo)
Se bon semans yo k ap pote delivrans vre
(Timoun yo)
Se nou ki pou ba yo yon chans, souple
(Timoun yo)
M di w se pou nou ankadre yo
Se pou nou ankadre

Timoun Yo

Doesn't have to do this
Doesn't have to do this

If you could talk to the water in my eyes
She'd tell you what I have
When I cry without reason
If you could talk to the beating in my heart
He'd tell you what I fear
My heart palpitates all the time
All the time, the children in the streets
Ya, koukouman, under all the bad winds
No one cares, my dear!

Child of today, adult of tomorrow
That's what they always mutter
If those in front would lend a hand
Put them on the right path
You will see one day
How my country will change
Its face will become as beautiful as a jewel
But that's not what I see at all
It's enough to drive me crazy
I keep dreaming about it anyway, my dear!

If you could talk to the water in my eyes
She'd tell you what I have
When I cry without end
If you could talk to the beating in my heart
He'd tell you what I fear
My heart palpitates all the time
I don't see the children on the street
Who lead them to the light so they can see clearly
My mind can never be at peace, no!

These children are the hope of Haiti
Look how they roam the streets
They are under the sun, rain and cold
They have no family, no friends
The children
They are the good seeds that will bring the true deliverance
The children
It is we who must give them a chance
The children

We must guide them
Guide them
They are the future of our country
Help them
They are the ones who will fill the banks of our country
They count on us to produce a great interest

Child of today, adult of tomorrow
That's what they always mutter
If those in front would lend a hand
Put them on the right path
You will see one day
How my country will change
Its face will become as beautiful as a jewel
But that's not what I see at all
It's enough to drive me crazy
I keep dreaming about it anyway, my dear!

The children (the children)
They are the good seeds that will bring the true deliverance
(The children)
It is we who must give them a chance, please
(The children)
I tell you, we must guide them
We must guide