Текст и перевод песни Kolo Barst - Févriyé 74

Févriyé 74

Manmay' manmay' kouté,
Kouté sa ki pasé,
Sété an Févryé, 1974(bis)

Adan chan zannana, tou pré komin' Basse-pointe,
Asou bitasyon Chalvet té bétché ni pou ta yo (bis)

Ouvryé agrikol, té ka manifesté,
Pou bétché té ogmanté lé jounen bannan'lan(bis)

Maléré byen organizé, té ka révanditché,
Déja trwa jou yo ka lité, négosyasyon blotché(bis)

Nèg di sa pé pa diré, fo yo ni sa yo lé,
Genyen sa yo mérité, jiska lité san rété (bis)

Lèspri té ka chofé, mouvman ka bat' douvan,
Pèp té ni drwa kryé, lanvi ba ich yo manjé (bis)

Vérité pété tèt kolon ki préféré resté séré,
épi o lé yo négosyé, yo kryé polisyé(bis)

Polisyé ki fèt épi nèg, ka tchilé avan alé,
Alor pou ranplasé, yo voyé mitrayèt (bis)

Mitrayèt ki pa ni tchè, aksepté misyon-a,
Pli nèg té ka vansé, pli bal réel ka tiré (bis)

Ouvryé pran kouri séré, bal réel kontinué tiré,
Dé kanmarad' tonbé Ilmany épi Marie-Louise (bis)

Ilmany tonbé Chalvet, Marie-Louise tonbé apré,
Sété an févryé, févryé 74 (bis)

Marie-Louise tonbé Lorrain, yo mennen'y la Kapot'
Sété an févryé, févryé 74(bis)

Manmay' Manmay' kouté,
Kouté sa ki pasé
Févryé 74, yo tchwé nèg ka chaché manjé (bis)

Sonjé, sonjé, sonjé, sa ki pasé,
Sonjé, sonjé, sonjé, sonjé, sonjé, févryé 74,
Yo tchwé nèg ka lité pou manjé,
(Sonjé), févryé 74, yo bafoué la dinité dé zouvryé,
Yo tiré asou nèg ka chaché manjé,
Sonjé, pa oublyé, pa oublyé rakonté ich-ou,
Di yo sa ki pasé an 74,
Févryé 74, lanné nèg té bouskilé, yo bafoué la dinité dé zouvryé

Manmay' Manmay' kouté, kouté sa ki pasé an févryé 74
Sonjé, sonjé, sonjé, sa ki pasé (bis)

14 févryé 1974, yo tiré anlè ouvryé agrikol an grév,
Dé kanmarad' tonbé, Ilmany épi Marie-Louise,
Yo kité dé vev' épi dé zorfelen.
Pésonn', pésonn' pa mandé yo padon!
Nou lé krwè, nou ka krwè,
Nou ka krwè ke listwar an jou, ké riba yo dinité yo
épi, pou tou sa ki lité, pou tou sa ki blésé,
Pou tou sa ki tonbé an 74,
Nou ka di zot, non zot gravé,
Non zot gravé dan latribu dé martir
Listwar ké riba zot dinité zot.

Sonjé, sonjé, sonjé, sa ki pasé,
Sonjé, sonjé, sonjé, sonjé, sonjé, Févryé 74
Yo tchwé nèg ka lité pou manjé

Sonjé, pa oublyé, pa oublyé rakonté ich-ou,
Di yo sa ki pasé an 74,
Févryé 74, lanné nèg té bouskilé,
Yo bafoué la dinité dé zouvryé,

Manmay' Manmay' kouté, kouté sa ki pasé an févryé 74
Sonjé, sonjé, sonjé, pa oublyé...

February 74

Listen, listen, my people,
Listen to what happened,
It was in February, 1974 (repeated)

In the banana fields, near the Basse-Pointe commune,
On the Chalvet plantation, there was a strike for their rights (repeated)

Agricultural workers were demonstrating,
For better wages during the banana harvest (repeated)

The powerful, well-organized, sought revenge,
Three days they had been fighting, negotiations failed (repeated)

People said it couldn't last, they must get what they want,
They deserve what they earn, even fighting without rest (repeated)

Spirits were heated, the movement gaining momentum,
The people had the right to cry out, wanting to feed their children (repeated)

The truth hit the colonizers who preferred to remain tight-fisted,
And instead of negotiating, they called the police (repeated)

Policemen, born from the same people, hesitated before going,
So to replace them, they sent machine guns (repeated)

Machine guns without hearts, accepted the mission,
The more people advanced, the more real bullets were fired (repeated)

Workers ran for cover, real bullets continued to fly,
Two comrades fell, Ilmany and Marie-Louise (repeated)

Ilmany fell at Chalvet, Marie-Louise fell afterwards,
It was in February, February 74 (repeated)

Marie-Louise fell at Lorrain, they took her to Capot,
It was in February, February 74 (repeated)

Listen, listen, my people,
Listen to what happened
February 74, they killed people seeking to eat (repeated)

Remember, remember, remember, what happened,
Remember, remember, remember, remember, remember, February 74,
They killed people fighting for food,
(Remember), February 74, they trampled on the dignity of the workers,
They shot at people seeking to eat,
Remember, don't forget, don't forget to tell your children,
Tell them what happened in 74,
February 74, the year people were shaken, they trampled on the dignity of the workers

Listen, listen, my people, listen to what happened in February 74
Remember, remember, remember, what happened (repeated)

February 14, 1974, they shot at agricultural workers on strike,
Two comrades fell, Ilmany and Marie-Louise,
They left behind widows and orphans.
No one, no one asked for their forgiveness!
We want to believe, we do believe,
We believe that history one day will give them back their dignity
And, for all those who fought, for all those who were wounded,
For all those who fell in 74,
We tell you, your names are engraved,
Your names are engraved in the tribe of martyrs
History will give you back your dignity.

Remember, remember, remember, what happened,
Remember, remember, remember, remember, remember, February 74
They killed people fighting for food

Remember, don't forget, don't forget to tell your children,
Tell them what happened in 74,
February 74, the year people were shaken,
They trampled on the dignity of the workers,

Listen, listen, my people, listen to what happened in February 74
Remember, remember, remember, don't forget...