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about
Lakou Mizik is mourning the loss of our wonderful accordion player and original band Allen Juste. Allen passed away suddenly on February 18, 2015, leaving behind a wife and a son.
Allen wrote "Refleksyon" immediately after the 2010 Earthquake in Haiti. He and his family had been displaced by the disaster and it tells of his struggle to make sense of the tragedy and the helplessness he felt as he looked out over the suffering city of Port-au-Prince.
100% of proceeds from sales of "Refleksyon" will go to support Allen's family.
lyrics
Mwen chita sou plas st. pye map fon w ti reflechi
I'm sitting on Place St. Pierre and thinking to myself
Mwen tande yon vwa kap kriye nan yon deze
I hear a voice that's crying in the desert
Tankou yon fanm ki pral trepasse
Like a woman who could soon die
Mwen kouri pou ma'l gade
I run to so that I can see it
Mezanmi sa'l di mwen
My friends what she told me
M'pase mize pou m leve ptit mwen
I'm having trouble to raise my children
yo tout fin gran men yo trayi mwen
They have all grown but they have betrayed me
Lage-m bay estrange
They have left me for foreigners
Nou pa pale menm lang
We don't speak the same language
Yo pa konpran anyen
THey don't understand a thing
Nan sa map di yo
That's what I tell them
Koulye a mwen swaf m' grangou
Now I'm thirsty and I'm hungry
Vye rad mwen fin chire
My old clothes have torn
Mwen toutou ni o
I'm completely naked
Eske w ka fè mwen jwenn
Can you help me find
Yon moun ki pou ede mwen
Someone who can help me?
-KÈ-
Ki ès fan m sa a?
Who is this woman?
Se ayiti o, kape kriye, e
It's Haiti that's crying out
Li prêt pou mourir
She's ready to die
L'bezwen yon moun
She needs someone
ki pou ede li
Who can help her
Siklon pase
Hurricanes come through
Tarnbalmen tè pase
Earthquakes have happened
Ale ak tout vyè kay mwen
And have taken my home
Eske w ka fè mwen jwenn
Can you help me find someone
yon moun ki pou ede mwen
Can you help me find someone who can help me?
credits
released February 20, 2015
Allen Juste - Songwriter, Accordion, Harmony Vox
Loulou - Lead Vox
Chris Velan - Producer, Guitar, Harmony Vox
Lamarre Junior - Bass
Sanba Zao - Tanbou and Percussion
Steeve Valcourt - Guitar, Harmony Vox
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