Текст и перевод песни Kassav' - Dubout pikan

Dubout pikan

Yenki sa ki adan
Liv-a yo nou aprann
Sé yo nou anvi sanm
Listwa-an nou yo vin pran'y an koutchanm
Yoruba té vayan
Fwet a mizè yo pran
Fè yo konpwann
Jòdijou doubout pikan
Vié mes-a yo, brilé tet-an nou
Listwa-a yo, pa sel ki tan nou
Listwa-an nou, kay fè nanm an nou
Sé nanm-an nou, kay démaré nou
Manni-a yo, étenn lespri-nou
Kakwè-a yo, a pa kakwè-an nou
Listwa-an nou, ké fè nanm-an nou
Sé nanm-an nou, ki tout fos-an nou
Si'w vwè nou té aprann
Sa nou pé fè ansanm
Menm si nou pa ka sanm
Listwa an nou pa té ped an koutchanm
Nou pé rivé pi lwen
Si bagay pa biten
Kon dé lanmen
Sé toujou yonn ki pé lavé lot bien
Mi an ka di an sèten
Nou ké rivé lwen
Si nou sonjé bien
Bagay sé pa biten
Yonn pé ké janmen lot
Yonn ké respekté lot
Pa ké ti ni fot, sé ké yonn a lot
Yonn kay pé soutjenn lot
Aksepté sa, fin épi sa
Wayayayay nou sav la nou yé
Sé pa jòdi, nou kontan di
On Kassav ki ni
Avan lanmou, sé respé nou té ti ni
Aaaaaaaaiyé...!
Mwen di'w wi
A pa non
Mwen di'w wi
Way! pa bigidi! Wi wi wi wi
Cheik Anta Diop Pa bigidi
Tonton Bishop Pa bigidi
Robert Loyson Pa bigidi
Eugene Mona Pa bigidi
Sidanbarum Pa bigidi
É Mandela Pa bigidi
Décimus... Pa bigidi
Mwen di'w wi
A pa non
Mwen di'w wi
Way! pa bigidi! Wi wi wi wi ...

Standing Tall

The things we know within
The books we learn from
They're what we want together
Our history, let's retrieve it from the back room
The Yoruba took flight
Escaped the grip of misery
Made them understand
Today, standing tall
The old masters, they burned our minds
Their history, it's not the only time we have
Our history will make our souls
It's our souls that will ignite us
Their ways, extinguished our spirits
Their struggles, are not our struggles
Our history will make our souls
It's our souls that are all our strength
If you see what we've learned
What we can achieve together
Even if we don't look alike
Our history wouldn't be forgotten
We can reach further
If things aren't broken
Like two hands
It's always one that can wash the other clean
I'm telling you for sure
We will reach far
If we remember well
Things aren't broken
One will always lift the other
One will respect the other
There won't be mistakes, it's one with the other
One will support the other
Accept this, and be done with it
Wayayayay we know where we are
It's not today, we're happy to say
That Kassav has
Before love, it was respect we had
Aaaaaaaaiyé...!
I tell you yes
It's not no
I tell you yes
Way! Don't mess around! Yes yes yes yes
Cheik Anta Diop Don't mess around
Uncle Bishop Don't mess around
Robert Loyson Don't mess around
Eugene Mona Don't mess around
Sidanbarum Don't mess around
And Mandela Don't mess around
Décimus... Don't mess around
I tell you yes
It's not no
I tell you yes
Way! Don't mess around! Yes yes yes yes ...