Manje Bliye • Beethova Obas

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Genre: Folklore
Album: Kè M Poze
Year: 2003

[Verse 1]
M ouvri radyo m pou m konn sa k ap pase
Libre tribune, yon peyizan t ap pale:
Wi mesye mwen pa yon saveu
S on peyizan mwen ye, m gendwa di sa m panse
M pat al lekòl, m pa konn paleu franseu
Men pitit mwen pap pase sa m andire
Se sa k fè m pa janm pè brave danje
Lekòl nan bouk la — mesye se sa m vin mande

[Verse 2]
Dechoukay pran m nan lari 7 janvye
Matisan m rankontre on bann dechoukè
Manchèt, baton, galèt — pèp sa a pap jwe
Fè atansyon monchè, gad jan Ti Pyè pase
Moun kouvri, machin sa a fò n fouye l
M soti tèt mwen pou m mande sa k pase
G on nèg ki di mesye pa gen danje
Se Beethova, lage l nou mèt kite l ale

[Verse 3]
An n sispann manje manje bliye
An n sispann pran kou nan men sanzave
Bay kou bliye men pote mak sonje
Sonje sa k fèt jodi rann demen n san nan je
Ya sispann fè n pran dakout pou swa
Fè n bay la purée san n pa manje pwa
Sonje ekri sa nan papye listwa
Vous les écrivains, analysez ça pour moi

[Hook]
Di m kisa w pral ekri, di m kisa w pap ekri
Peyi m nan pa konn li, yo fè lekòl twò chè pou li
Di m kisa w pral ekri, di m kisa w pap ekri
Rhéto, Philosophie plen lekòl malatchong

Di m kisa w pral ekri, di m kisa w pap ekri
Peyi m nan pa konn li, yo fè lekòl twò chè pou li
Di m kisa w pral ekri, di m kisa w pap ekri
Rhéto, Philosophie – lekòl bòlèt yo

Anmwey, ou wo o o

Ecole primaire, secondaire, adultère
Kote moun sa yo pran lisan?
Men kilès ki bay moun sa yo lisans pou fè lekòl?
Adultère — primaire, secondaire, adultère


BIOGRAPHY
  • When he first appeared on the Haitian musical scene at the beginning of the nineties, Beethova Obas was immediately considered as one of the most talented and inspired singer-songwriters of his generation. With his painful lyrics and sensuous melodies, Beethova Obas has forged an incisive blues which appeals to audiences on both sides of the Atlantic. Beethova Obas was born in 1964, under the dictatorial regime of François Duvalier. The youngest of five children, he was the son the painter Charles Obas. Beethova recorded the song "Nwel Anmè" in place of Manno Charlemagne. It was a huge hit. The following year, he was elected Best Young Singer by the jury of the Découverte RFI contest. After 1994 Beethova returned home with an album ready for release and the same year brought out "Si", his second album but his first CD. From there a truly international career began.