All of us are Ayiti
Only the State is not Ayitian (Haitian)
How could you put the state in the hands of bandit?
How could you put the state in the hands of thief?
How could you put the state in the hands of crack-head?
How could you put the state in the hands of a little cat?
This state is not our state
It is their state
This state is not our state
It is the state of the leader
This state is not our state
It is the state of the white colonist
We must build our own state (4 times)
Let’s organize to build our own state
We must build our own state
Peasants, we must build our own state
We must build our own state
Students, we must build our own state
We must build our own state
Workers, we must build our own state
We must build our own state
If we the peasants had sold the telephone company
The boss would have killed us
If we the workers had sold Ile-a-Vache
The boss would have killed us
Since it is the leaders
Who are corrupt
They are having fun
They are showing off
They sweep it under the rug
If we the peasants had sold the gold
The boss would have killed us
If we had stolen the Petrocaribe funds
The boss would have killed us
Since it is the leaders who are corrupt
They are having fun
They are showing off
They sweep under the rug
This state is not our state
It is their state
This state is not our state
It is the state of pillage
This state is not our state
It is the state of drug dealers
International Dread
Tell Babylon not to touch the dread
They will be burned
Ayiti forward
The colonists have returned, alas (2 times)
The colonists have returned (2 times)
The colonists have returned, alas (2 times)
1915 – 2015, it has been 100 years since America invaded us
1915 – 2015, it has been 100 years since America is beating us
1915 – 2015, it has been 100 years since America is sucking our blood
Stealing the land of the peasants
Kill everyone who decides to revolt
Imprisoning people
Centralizing everything in Port-au-Prince
Breaking the indigenous army
Turn them into mercenaries
Honor, Respect Charlemagne who stood up for freedom
Honor, Respect Rosalvo Bobo who stood up for change
Honor, Respect Benoit Batraville who stood up for freedom
Honor, Respect to the fallen peasant who stood up for freedom
Where are the Colonists?
They are here
They are at the National Palace
They are at the Ministry of the Prime Minister
They are at Parliament
They are at the University
They are in the School
They are at Church
They run the ONG
They are in the Embassies
The Colonists have returned, alas
The colonists have returned
They brought cholera
The state says all is well
The people say down with MINUSHTA
They go on raping
The state says all is well
The people say down with MINUSHTA
They sexually molested a young boy
The state says all is well
The people say down with MINUSHTA
They lynched a young man
The state says all is well
The people say down with MINUSHTA
We must build our own state (4 times)
Let’s organize to build our own state
Poor people we must have our own state
We must build our own state
Young people we must have our own state
We must build our own state
Valiant women we must have our own state
We must build our own state
Valiant men we must have our own state
We must build our own state
Get up!
Stand up!
To build our own state
Translation from Haitian Kreyòl to English
By Doumafis, 27-01-15
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