Nan mitan yon chan kann bò Igwey
In the middle of a cane field near Higuey 
An Dominikani
In the Dominican Republic
De Ayisyen chita nan yon batey
Two Haitians are sitting
Pye atè, dotouni
Barefooted, their back nacked
Youn ape pale, youn ape koute
One's talking, one's listening
Yo pa fè bri
They're not making any noise
Van nan kann nan sèlman ki tande
The wind through the cane is the only thing hearing
Sa y-ape di
What they're saying


Vyewo, ou k-prale fè tè Ayiti,
Viejo as you're going to farm in Haiti...
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