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Haitian lullaby translated
The Haitian is marked in bold
Lines marked with ** are stylistic JA translations as opposed to literal.
There’s enough literal translation that you can translate into a language of your choice, I look forward to seeing different translations =)
Dodo ti pitit manman:
Sliip mama likl pikni:
Dodo ti pitit manman
do-o-do ti pitit manman
Sliip mama likl pikni
*Sliip yu fi sliip*
Si ou pa dodo krab la va mange’w
Si ou pa dodo krab la va mange’w
Ef yu no sliip di krab a go nyam yu *aaf*
*Mi se* krab a go nyam yu *aaf*
Manman ou pa la lalé nan maché
papa ou pa la l’alé larivyè
Mama no de — ii gaan a di maakit
Papa no de — ii gaan a di riva
Si ou pa dodo krab la va mange’w
Si ou pa dodo krab la va mange’w
Ef yu no sleep, di krab a go nyam yu *aaf*
*Mi se* di krab a go nyam yu *aaf*
Dodo titit krab nan kalalou
Sliip likl pikni – di krab ina di Kalalu
dodo titit krab nan Kalalou
Sliip likl pikni – di krab ina di Kalalu
Dodo titit krab nan kalalou
Sliip likl pikni – di krab ina di Kalalu
dodo titit krab nan Kalalou
Sliip likl pikni – di krab ina di Kalalu
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Notes:
Haitian puts articles before the noun,
Krab la = di krab
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