Posted by hougansydney.com on Monday, November 30, 2015 Under: Sydney Noel
Minwi sonnen It strikes midnight Lè a rive pou m'soti It is time for me to go out Paske depi m'piti because since I was little Yo pa vle m'soti lè li fè bren They did not want me to go out when it's dark
Aswè a Tonight Mwen vle rankontre ak Mèt Minwi I want to meet with Midnight's Master Mwen vle chita pale I want to sit and talk Ak tout lougarou With all the werewolves
Manman'm di My mother says Se nèg vanyan It's brave men Nèg ki gen senk bouton nan pantalon Men with five buttons in their pants Ki ka soti a minwi Whom can go out at midnight.
Gran Grann mwen te konn di My great grandmother used to say Se gason it is men Ki pa pot kanson pou bèl twèl Who doesn't wear pants for their beautiful fabrics Ki ka soti Who can go out Lè nyaj yo ap fè kach kach ak lalin When the clouds are playing hide-and-seek with the moon
Aswè a Tonight Mwen deside rekonèt bizango I have decided to meet bizango*(secret Vaudou society)
Fòk mwen chita pale ak bann Makandal I must sit and talk with the Makandal** band(famous maroon during colonial times)
Aswè a a minwi Tonight at midnight Mwen ta renmen fè konesans I would like to meet ak tout bann chanpwèl All the Chanpwèl's*** band(secret Vaudou society)
Aswè a a minwi tapan Tonight at midnight sharp Mwen vle janbe I want to cross tout kalite kafou All types of crossroads. Kafou Kat, Kafou danjere four-ways crossroads, dangerous crossroads Aswè a vè zòn minwi Tonight around midnight Mwen gen kèk koze I have some causeries Pou m'pale ak Mèt Kalfou To talk with the Master of the crossroads
Aswè a Tonight Kou minwi fè beng When midnight strikes Fò m'al wè I must go see Lè pye Mapou kouche When the Mapou**** tree goes to sleep (Mapou is the most sacred tree in Haiti)