Paroles et traduction Naïka - Papa Gèdè (Bel Gason)

Papa Gèdè (Bel Gason)

Si lakansyel te gen vwa
Si lakansyel te ka chante
Se tankou Lumane li ta chante
Kote Lumane pran lavwa
Se yon toubiyon ki leve
Mande pye palmis yo danse
Epok sa se nan tan bisantnè
Si ou fet avanyè
Ou p'ap ka konnen
Kijan ayisyen te fou pou li
Kijan yo te renmen:
Lumane Casimir
Yon tifi
Yon ti kòmè pwovens
Ki vini pòtoprens ki vinn cheche lavi
Yon tifi
San zanmi san fanmi
Yon gita anba bra'l ak yon lespwa nan vwa'l
Le'l kanpe, le'l kanpe pou'l chante
Rosinyol k'ap pase vinn poze pou tande'l
Se konsa, de twa jou pa pase, nan lakou bwa vèna se de li y'ap pale
Nan yon ti kay san limyè
Ki te nan lakou fò senklè
De yon tifi ki pwatrinè
Se la yo vinn remize'l
Gen yon sel moun k'ap okipe'l
Men se pa tou lè jou'l vini
Se de twa timoun nan vwazinaj, ki konn fe ti koutay, pou ba li manje
Men fo'w konnen, se yon denye zanmi, se yon denye fanmi
Lumane Casimir
Le'l mouri
Anteman'l ap chante
Tout moun li te sevi yo youn pa prezante
E se te yon jounen san soley
Syel l'an t'ape kriye, tout nyaj yo te an dèy
Pye lorye, ki te sou plas Sent Ann
Yo pliye, yo panche pou yo salye Lumane
E nan van, nan van ki t'ap pase
Gen moun ki fe sèman yo tande'l ap chante:
Papa Gèdè bel gason
Gèdè Nibo bel gason
Abiye tout an blan, pou l'al monte o palè
Papa Gèdè bel gason
Gèdè Nibo bèl gason
Abiye tout an blan, pou l'al monte o palè
Le'l abiye tout an blan
Li sanble yon deputé
Le'l abiye tout an nwa
Li sanble yon senatè
Le'l abiye tout an blan
Li sanble yon deputé
Le'l abiye tout an nwa
Li sanble yon senatè
Woy Papa Gèdè adje Gèdè Nibo
Woy Papa Gèdè adje Gèdè Nibo
Papa Gèdè bel gason
Gèdè Nibo bel gason
Abiye tout an blan
Pou l'al monte o palè
Papa Gèdè bel gason
Gèdè Nibo bel gason
Abiye tout an blan
Pou l'al monte o palè
(Hey)
Le'l abiye tout an blan
Li sanble yon deputé
Le'l abiye tout an nwa
Li sanble yon senatè
Le'l abiye tout an blan
Li sanble yon deputé
Le'l abiye tout an nwa
Li sanble yon senatè
Woy Papa Gèdè adje Gèdè Nibo
(Anmwey, ayayay)
Woy Papa Gèdè adje Gèdè Nibo
(Hihiiiii)
Woy Papa Gèdè adje Gèdè Nibo(×3)
Papa Gèdè bel gason

Papa Gede (Handsome Man)

If the rainbow had a voice
If the rainbow could sing
It would sing like Lumane
Where Lumane found her voice
A whirlwind arose
Asking the palm trees to dance
That era was in the bicentennial times
If you weren't around then
You wouldn't know
How Haitians were crazy about her
How they loved:
Lumane Casimir
A girl
A little provincial girl
Who came to Port-au-Prince seeking a life
A girl
Without friends or family
A guitar under her arm and hope in her voice
When she stood, when she stood to sing
Passing nightingales would pause to listen
Thus, within a few days, in the courtyard of Bois Verna, they spoke of her
In a small house without light
Which was in the Fort Saint Claire courtyard
From a girl with a big heart
That's where they came to settle her
There was only one person looking after her
But he didn't come every day
It was two or three children in the neighborhood who would do small errands to bring her food
But you should know, it's a last friend, a last family
Lumane Casimir
When she died
Her funeral was singing
None of the people she served showed up
And it was a day without sun
The sky was crying, all the clouds were in line
The laurel trees, which were on Place Saint Anne
They bowed, they bent to greet Lumane
And in the wind, in the passing wind
People swore they heard her singing:
Papa Gede, handsome man
Gede Nibo, handsome man
Dressed all in white, to go up to the palace
Papa Gede, handsome man
Gede Nibo, handsome man
Dressed all in white, to go up to the palace
When he's dressed all in white
He looks like a deputy
When he's dressed all in black
He looks like a senator
When he's dressed all in white
He looks like a deputy
When he's dressed all in black
He looks like a senator
Woy Papa Gede, adje Gede Nibo
Woy Papa Gede, adje Gede Nibo
Papa Gede, handsome man
Gede Nibo, handsome man
Dressed all in white
To go up to the palace
Papa Gede, handsome man
Gede Nibo, handsome man
Dressed all in white
To go up to the palace
(Hey)
When he's dressed all in white
He looks like a deputy
When he's dressed all in black
He looks like a senator
When he's dressed all in white
He looks like a deputy
When he's dressed all in black
He looks like a senator
Woy Papa Gede, adje Gede Nibo
(Anmwey, ayayay)
Woy Papa Gede, adje Gede Nibo
(Hihiiiii)
Woy Papa Gede, adje Gede Nibo(×3)
Papa Gede, handsome man