Lyrics

Kreyol

Manman Marie pitit ou ajenou
Manman Marie yo pa janm ban’m respè’m
Manman Marie mwen pa vle fè kòlè
Oooooo Manman Marie

Ti Jean Petwo yo poko konnen’w
Ti Jean Petwo fòk nou gen respè
Ti Jean Petwo n’ap rele Zansèt yo
Ooooo Ti Jean Petwo

Jean Petwo le’m rive ma pale sa’m we
Jean petwo le’m rive ma pale sa’m we
le’m rive ma pale sa’m we nan peyi sa
l’ap chay move

O ma rele O
Mwen bezwen yon kote pou’m met Towo mwen
se towo ki di
jou’m an kole mpa konnen manman
Bosou marasa wa kite rezon an pou mwen

Men yo foure men nan djakout pèp la
ma rele anmwey woy woy
ma rele anmwey

English

Mother Marie your children are on their knees
Mother Marie they never respect me
Mother Marie I don’t want to get angry
Oooo Mother Marie

Little Jean Petro they don’t know you yet
Little Jean Petro we have to get respect
Little Jean Petro we’re calling on the ancestors
Oooo Little Jean Petro

Jean Petro, when I get there I’ll tell them what I saw
Jean Petro, when I get there I’ll tell them what I saw
When I get there I’ll tell them what I saw
It is a heavy burden

O I’m screaming O
I need a place to keep my bull
Its the bull that says
When I’m angry I won’t recognize my mother
Bosou Marasa will be my judge

Someone stuck their hand in the mass’s bag
I am gonna scream woy woy
I am gonna scream