Текст и перевод песни Leyla McCalla - Manman

Manman

Se pa supriz si jodi ya m ap chante pou w
Pou valè mizè ke w pase
M pa kwè m ap janm finn peye w
Nou pa moun la grann sosyete
N ap woule sou w jekwa zan dye manman.
Pito nou chante souple
Rele lespwa kote l ye
Pou nou pa dekouraje
Car nou egziste.

Manman cheri se ou k tout vi m
Detèminasyon m
Jès tandrès afeksyon manke
Tout sa kòz de sitiyasyon m
M gade w lan je ou gade m lanje
Se kè nou tou de k ap rache manman
Kou w tande mwad me rive
Manman m pa gen jou sacre
Li sou tè ya l ekziste
Lakay flè roz pa antre.

Ou wè ke mwen devwe
M chèche lavi pou m pa kite w soufri
Se pa anvi m manke
Il parait se jou pa nou an ki poko rive
Ou wè ke mwen devwe
M chèche la vi pou m pa kite w soufri
Se pa anvi m manke
Il parait se jou pa nou an k poko rive manman.

Gad jan la vi fè m kazwele
Fè mwen reziye
M jen ponyèt pa koupe
Vye manman m trime l ap trime
Kou w tande n chita n ap pale
Depi w tande l pran le pase manman
Tou swit fò l gen dlo lan je
Lò sa a bon anj mwen ale
Menm vole mwen ta vole
Pou l kab console.

Son w vye madanm
Ki gen kouray pou li reziste
Apre oun karès oun tèt grate
Li souri l mande fe de rale
Li di pitit mwen nou pat ne
Ke montay pa konn deplase manman
Tout moun pat fèt pou ere
Moun pa fèt pou l twò prese
Se paske w ka obsève
Ki fè w gen tèt chaje.

Ou wè ke mwen devwe
M chèche lavi pou m pa kite w soufri
Se pa anvi m manke
Il parait se jou pa nou an ki poko rive
Ou wè ke mwen devwe
M chèche la vi pou m pa kite w soufri
Se pa anvi m manke
Il parait se jou pa nou an k poko rive
La la la...

Mother

It's no surprise if today I sing for you
For the hardships you've endured
I don't think I could ever repay you
We're not people of high society
We'll roll over you until the Lord's Day, Mother.
We'd rather sing softly,
Call on hope where it is
So that we won't be discouraged
Because we exist.

My sweet Mother, you're my whole life
My determination,
Gestures of love that I received
All these caused my situation
I looked at you in the eye, you looked at me in the eye
It's the heart that we both share, Mother
When you hear my voice come,
My Mother, there is no holiday
She exists on the Earth
Where delicate flowers don't enter.

You see that I owe you
I seek a life where I don't let you suffer
It’s not because I want to be lacking
It seems our day has not yet come
You see that I owe you
I seek a life where I don't let you suffer
It’s not because I want to be lacking
It seems our day has not yet come, Mother.

Look how life has taken me,
Made me give up,
I hold back my fists, so I don't break down.
My old Mother, she suffers, she suffers,
When you hear us sitting and talking
From the moment you hear it, it takes her back to the past, Mother,
Suddenly, tears come to her eyes
Then, my good angel, I’ll go,
I would even steal
To comfort her.

Listen to this old lady
Who has the courage to resist
After a caress, a head scratch
She smiles, she asks, will you roll me a cigarette.
She says, my child, we were born
When the mountains cannot budge, Mother
Everyone was not born to be happy
People are not born to be in a hurry
It's because you can observe
That your head is heavy.

You see that I owe you
I seek a life where I don't let you suffer
It’s not because I want to be lacking
It seems our day has not yet come
You see that I owe you
I seek a life where I don't let you suffer
It’s not because I want to be lacking
It seems our day has not yet come
La la la...