Timoun kanpe nan kafou ak twal nan men, anba flanm soley midi, ap tann feu rouge, pou siye machin lè chofè bay feu vert
Children stand at intersections with cloths in hand, under the blazing midday sun, waiting for the red light, to wipe cars when drivers give the green light
Moun juvenat ki dsann lavil oblije pase pa PV paske boudon pa bay sou kanapevè!
Young people going downtown have to go through PV because the bus doesn't go to Kanapevè!
Se pa tout jounen'k ka fè'n wè memsi'n gen je
Not every day makes you see, even if you have eyes
Men se fènwè'k fè'n wè machin ki gon grenn je!
But it's night that makes you see cars that have eyes!
Kòk yo tap chant'an kanon dènye kouplè koukourikou
The roosters were singing their last cock-a-doodle-doo
Ki koumanse apre minwi pou rivr douvan jou
Which starts after midnight to laugh before day
Fey ki sech tap trepase
Dry leaves were passing by
Yo kole de jistès nan branch ap tann premye briz van maten pou detache
They stick to the branches, just waiting for the first breeze of the morning wind to detach
Se pa moman pouw tande melodi zwazo chante, kakofoni kap degaje
It's not the time to hear the melody of birds singing, cacophony is being released
Ki fè fanm ansent kouche sou vant paskel paka kouche sou kan
Which makes pregnant women lie on their stomachs because they can't lie on their backs
Bayakou ap chache wout poul desann pant
Bayakou are looking for a way to get down the hill
Im nasyonal chante, elev lekol nan kabann, jou lendi pouw rive vandredi klas paskel dwe
The national anthem is sung, school children are in bed, Monday to Friday you have to go to class because
Lekol ki pote kalifikatif prive
Schools that bear the qualifier private
San rezistans okenn enstans li poze enperatif pri'l vle
Without resistance from any authority, it imposes the imperative price it wants
9h, se lè banbòch ak inifom ti plat nan poch
9am, it's time for school lunches and small flat uniforms in bags