By Martha Jean-Claude (lyrics, music) | Commentary and translation by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. In celebration of Dessalines, who led the decisive battle for Haiti’s Independence, the Bataille de Vertières on November 18, 1803, listen to “Mwen Gen Fòs!” by Martha Jean-Claude. (English | Spanish).
Continue reading →First English translation of complete lyrics by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery | Original Creole lyrics written by Oswald Durand, courtesy of Gage Averill | Music by Michel Mauleart Monton | Sung by Martha Jean-Claude | History by Louis J. Auguste, M.D., Pikliz. Osward Durand’s Choucoune was considered to be the best poem in kreyol from the moment it appeared in print. About 10 years later, it was put to music by Michel Mauleart Monton. (Kreyol | English)
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