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)