아이티 출신의 힙합 뮤지션 WYCLEF JEAN.1987년 결성되어 정교하고 세련된 음악을 들려 주며 미국에서 큰 인기를 얻었던 그룹 FUGEES의 실세이자, SANTANA, DESTINY'S CHILD, WHITNEY HOUSTON 등의 유명 팝 뮤지션들의 프로듀서로서도 명성이 자자한 힙합 뮤지션 WYCLEF JEAN 의 다섯번째 솔로 앨범 <WELCOM TO HAITI_CREOLE 101>은 한 쪽에 편입되지 않고 힙합 앨범 하나에 알앤비, 소울, 컨트리를 등 다양한 장르를 접목시킨 와이클레프 진이 아이티에서 보내온 친절한 초대장이다. WYCLEF JEAN이 2004년에 발표하고 국내에서 올해 발매 된 이 음반의 커버에는 아이티의 지도가 그려져 있고, 가사는 월드뮤직을 연상케 하는 생경한 아이티 고유의 언어 일색이다. 잘 알려진 익숙한 곡들에 아이티의 말을 그대로 담아. 파격적이지만 친절하게 자신의 고향 아이티를 가장 효과적인 방법으로 소개하고 있으며, 아직까지 아이티에서 가난에 허덕이며 고통을 겪고 있는 동포들의 애환을 잊지 않고 고향 아이티의 한을 흥으로 흡수하여 밝고 명랑한 음악을 만들어 냈다. .... ....
(Spoken) I was four, four years old When the Marine left Haiti, the U.S. Marine left Haiti I was a kid and every time a Marine battalion Passed in front of the house my father took my hand and said, "Don't look at that, don't look at that." And every May 18, which is the flag day, the father came Put the Haitian flag in front of the house, And I said, "Father, what is that, what does that mean for you?" And he said,"It means that you are Haitian. That mean that my great grand-father fought at Vertieres Never forget that. You are Haitian. You are from this land. You are not French, you are not British, you are not American You are Haitian."
Election time is comin If I was president, I'd get elected on Friday, assasinated on Saturday, buried on Sunday. If I was president... If I was president An old man told me, instead of spending billions on the war, we can use some of that money, in the ghetto. I know some so poor, when it rains that's when they shower, screaming "FIGHT THE POWER". That's when the vulture devoured.
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If I was president... If I was president But the radio won't play this. They call this rebel music. How can you refuse it, children of Moses?
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If I was president... If I was president Tell the children the truth, the truth! Christopher Columbus didn't discover America. Tell them the truth, the truth YEAH! Tell them about Marcus Garvey. Tell the children the truth YEAH! the truth! Tell them about Martin Luther King. Tell them the truth, The Truth.
Tell them about JFK If I was president, I'd get elected on Friday, assasinated on Saturday, buried on Sunday. If I was president... If I was president
Verse 1:Wyclef Jean: Man, When its cold in New York (uh) I jump on my G4 (yeah) I head out to haiti (yeah) Go chill in the caribbean Sippin' Refugee rum (yeah) Under the coconut tree (yeah) We gonna bounce the world with a new dance from the refugee
Spoken:Wyclef Jean: 123 Lets go
Chorus:Wyclef Jean: Every body do the kompa (all the ways) Every body do the kompa (keep your hips in place) Every body do the kompa (2 steps get closa) Every body do the kompa (wind your body like you know her) I see y'all do the macarena I see you dance to the salsa I see you move it to the cha cha (slide) Every body do the kompa
Hook: o way o way o o way o way o way o way o o way o way o way o way o o way o way o way o way o
bridge:wyclef jean: sweet mickey just walked in the dancehall 2night (o mickey, you so fine, you so fine, you blow my mind, hey mickey, hey mickey,mickey,mickey,mickey!)
Verse 2:Sweet Mickey: I am the ladies man with the peoples band every time the dj play us people jumping up and play us we cant wait to dance thats when they take on the real lance Wyclef Jean: So leave your guns and knives at home refugees on the right peform
Chorus:Wyclef Jean: Every body do the kompa (all the ways) Every body do the kompa (keep your hips in place) Every body do the kompa (2 steps get closa) Every body do the kompa (wind your body like you know her) I see y'all do the macarena I see you dance to the salsa I see you move it to the cha cha (slide) Every body do the kompa
Hook: o way o way o o way o way o way o way o o way o way o way o way o o way o way o way o way o
Sweet Mickey: Say Milky walked into the dance hall 2night
Verse 3:
Im the haitian princess With the peoples band every time the djs play us people jump around and pay us after call them shades now put your hands up on my waist No need to come to the altahome and wash your sins and im on the phone
Bridge 2:Wyclef Jean: We've been kicked,we've been stabbed,we've been shot Lord we've been abbused Lord knows Together: Everytime they throwus down we stand up and hold our ground get it right get it right get salsa,sumba what if I told you it came from kompa
Wyclef Jean: Fill my culture this is the blood and the warrior from haiti yes more
Sweet Mickey: This is the Bicentennial
Sweet Mickey: Ehh,Lakay Ehh,Lakay Nou pwale fete moin Lakay nou pwal fete mama kou mama Lakay nou bwal fete wo Lakay nou bwal fete
Wyclef Jean: Right, Left Right, Left All my soldiers C'mon, C'mon
Together: La,la,la,la,la la,la,la,la,la Wyclef Jean: L'eve Main nou anle mezamni chante avec nou mezamni La,la,la,la,la La,la,la,la,la,la,la Even if you cant understand let me see you rock wit the band
Chorus:Wyclef Jean: Every body do the kompa (all the ways) Every body do the kompa (keep your hips in place) Every body do the kompa (2 steps get closa) Every body do the kompa (wind your body like you know her) I see y'all do the macarena I see you dance to the salsa I see you move it to the cha cha (slide) Every body do the kompa
Hook: o way o way o o way o way o way o way o o way o way o way o way o o way o way o way o way o
bridge:wyclef jean: sweet mickey just walked in the dancehall 2night (o mickey, you so fine,(the record about to get stupid) you so fine,(Its about to get stupid) you blow my mind,(Lets stop) hey mickey)
Ending: This is Ancito! The world famous(the world famous)!
Imma take u to a place Where the trouble's im the base Where everybody's fine And ther's no color line The only thing we see Is the party by the sea So lets call the refugee
Vole, Vole, Vole, Vole Pompe, Pompe, Pompe, Pompe Sote, Sote, Sote Mete main nou anle. Met main nou anle (2 x's)
If u come from the Caribians Lets show them how we do it Throw your flagz in the air and wave it Ladies while you shake it break it (2 x's)
I'll never forget (Spoken) Here's what they say when I came to Africa "It's going to change my life." I ain't understand what they were saying, Until I landed in Africa
(Sung) I'll never forget the first time my plane landed down there in Africa 10,000 people came to the airport so they can come greet the Rasta Arrived at the hotel, through that get-me start, after that called up my mother I told then, "Thank you, mama, to all that drama you'd said I would make it as an African."
I'm so proud to be African (So proud) I'm so proud to be Africano (So proud) She's so proud to be African (So proud, so proud) She's so proud to be Africana (Nigeria, South Africaa) I'm so proud to be African (Ghana, Liberia) I'm so proud to be Africano (Cote D'Ivore, Senegal) She's so proud to be African (Zimbabwe) She's so proud to be Africana (ya-so)
(2Face Idibia) As me and Wyclef dey jam e oh, yes oh Na so so talk we just dey talk e oh About the things wey dey happen for my country He say e be like say These people don dey craze e oh Cause resources (e too dey) Clean water (e no dey) Light nko (e no dey) Bad road nko (e too dey) No be today (e don tey) Wey nyash don dey for back-e yeh No be today (e don tey) Wey politicians dey try to strip our pride e yeeeh
I'm so proud to be African (yes oh, yes oooh oooh) I'm so proud to be Africano (yes oh, Africana oh) She's so proud to be African (yes oh, yeah) She's so proud to be Africana (...Congo) I'm so proud to be African (Guinea, Mali) I'm so proud to be Africano (Morocco, Namibia) She's so proud to be African (Egypt, Tunisia) She's so proud to be Africana (Ethiopia-a-a-a)
(Sound Sultan) Singing notes for my black skin, shout it loud I'm proud to be African, I'm black and proud Many many years don pass wey we no know the truth Many many people don die when them no know the rules We are the children of the Chosen One We never, ever bow to Babylon (Wyclef) Cause resources (e too dey) Clean water (e no dey) Light nko (e no dey) Bad road nko (e too dey) No be today (e don tey) Wey nyash don dey for back-e yeh No be today (e don tey) Wey politician dey try to strip our pride e yeeeh
I'm so proud to be African (yes oh yes oh) I'm so proud to be Africano (yes, ya-so) She's so proud to be African (eh-le-le-le-le-le) She's so proud to be Africana (Libya) I'm so proud to be African (Uganda, Kenya) I'm so proud to be Africano (Cameroon, Sudan) She's so proud to be African (Zambia, Togo) She's so proud to be Africana (Oh, Africa)
(Yet another voice) Many many many things dey happen for my country eh All my people dey suffer them dey live for poverty eh Make we arise, open up una eyes, Stand up for your rights Don't give up the fight (Wyclef) Cause resources (e too dey) Clean water (e no dey) Light nko (e no dey) Bad road nko (e too dey) No be today (e don tey) Wey nyash don dey for back-e yeh No be today (e don tey) Wey politician dey try to strip our pride e yeeeh
Yes oh, yes oh Yes oh Chief, shout out to the sharpie boy, the president, let's go. Eh, yo Face 2Face Galatic? Sound Sultan All my Refugees stand up! Then we drink Then we clef Then we clef Then we clef Let's go We got a great-a track, man!
Dide.. dide.. dide oh oh oh oh I'm so proud I'm so proud to be African) (fade)