[Verse 1]
Pou Ayiti peyi Zansèt yo
Se pou n mache men nan lamen
Nan mitan n pa fèt pou gen trèt
Nou fèt pou n sèl mèt tèt nou
An nou mache men nan lamen
Pou Ayiti ka vin pi bèl
An nou, an nou, met tèt ansanm
Pou Ayiti onon tout Zansèt yo.
[Verse 2]
Pou Ayiti ak pou Zansèt yo
Fo nou kapab vanyan gason
Moun pa fèt pou ret avèk moun
Se sa k fè tout Manman ak tout Papa
Dwe pou voye Timoun lekòl
Pou yo aprann, pou yo konnen
Sa Tousen, Desalin, Kristòf, Petyon
Te fè pou wet Ayisyen anba bòt blan.
[Verse 3]
Pou Ayiti onon Zansèt yo
Se pou n sekle se pou n plante
Se nan tè tout fòs nou chita
Se li k ba nou manje
Ann bite tè, ann voye wou
Ak kè kontan, fòk tè a bay.
Sekle,wouze, fanm kou gason
Pou n rive viv ak sèl fòs ponyèt nou.
[Verse 4]
Pou Ayiti onon Zansèt yo
Ann leve tèt nou gad anlè
Pou tout moun, mande Granmèt la
Pou l ba nou pwoteksyon
Pou move zanj pa detounen n
Pou n ka mache nan bon chimen
Pou libète ka libète
Fòk lajistis blayi sou peyi a.
[Verse 5]
Nou gon drapo tankou tout Pèp.
Se pou n renmen l, mouri pou li.
Se pa kado, blan te fè nou
Se san Zansèt nou yo ki te koule
Pou nou kenbe drapo nou wo
Se pou n travay met tèt ansanm.
Pou lòt, peyi, ka respekte l
Drapo sila a se nanm tout Ayisyen.
[Verse 1]For Haiti, the country of our ancestorsIt is for us to walk hand in handAmong us there is no place for betrayalWe are made to be masters of our own headsLet us walk hand in handSo that Haiti may become more beautifulLet us, let us, put our heads togetherFor Haiti to honor all our ancestors.[Verse 2]For Haiti and for our ancestorsWe must be able to be brave menMen are not made to stay with menThat is why all mothers and all fathersMust send their children to schoolFor them to learn, for them to knowWhat Toussaint, Dessalines, Christophe, PétionDid to free Haitians from under white boots.[Verse 3]For Haiti to honor our ancestorsIt is for us to reap and to plantIt is in the earth that all our strength sitsIt is what feeds usLet us dig the earth, let us sow the seedWith a happy heart, the earth must give.Reap, water, women and menSo that we may live on the strength of our own fists.[Verse 4]For Haiti to honor our ancestorsLet us lift our heads and look upTo everyone, ask the AlmightyFor He may give us protectionSo that evil spirits may not turn us awaySo that we may walk on the right pathSo that liberty may set us freeJustice must shine upon this country.[Verse 5]We will honor our flag like all peoples.It is for us to love it, to die for it.It is not a gift that whites gave usIt is the blood of our ancestors that flowedFor us to keep our flag held highIt is for us to work with our heads together.So that others, foreign lands, may respect itThis flag is the soul of all Haitians.
