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:Ayiti cheri pi bon peyi pase ou nanpwen :Fòk mwen te kite w pou mwen te kapab konprann valè w :Fòk mwen te lese w pou m te k ap apresye w :Pou m santi vrèman tout sa ou te ye pou mwen :Gen bon solèy bon rivyè e bon brevaj :Anba pyebwa ou toujou jwenn bon lonbraj :Gen bon ti van ki bannou bon ti frechè :Ayiti Toma se yon peyi ki mè chè :Lè w lan peyi blan ou gen yon vye frèt ki pa janm bon :E tout lajounen ou oblije ap boule chabon :Ou pakab wè klè otan syèl la andèy :E pandan si mwa tout pyebwa pa genyen fèy :Lan peyi mwen gen solèy pou bay chalè :Diran lane tout pyebwa ap bay lonbraj :Bon briz de mè toujou soufle sou nos plaj :Ayiti Toma se yon peyi ki mè chè :Kon w lan peyi blan ou wè tout figi yon sèl koulè :Lanpwen milatrès bèl marabou, bèl grifonn kreyòl :Ki renmen bèl wòb bon poud e bon odè :Ni bèl jenn nègès ki konn di bon ti pawòl :Lan peyi mwen lè tout bèl moun si la yo :Sòti lan mès ou sòti lan sinema :Se pou gade se pou rete dyòl lolo :A la bon peyi se ti Dayiti Toma! :Lè w lan peyi blan ou pa wè mango ni kòk di tou :Lanpwen sapoti ni bèl kayimit vèt ou vyolèt :Lanpwen zanana ni bèl ti pòm kajou :Ki ban nou bon nwa pou nou fè bon ti tablèt :Ou jwenn zoranj ki sòti an Itali :Men ki fennen ki toujou mwatye pouri :An Ayiti sa si bon se koupe dwèt :E sou se rapò nou bay tout peyi payèt :Lè w lan peyi mwen kote ou pase tout lon chemen :Se bonjou konpè e makomè e pitit la yo? :Sa n pa wè konsa manyen rantre ti bren :Pou n bwa ti kichòy pou nou jwe de ti kout zo. :Fin bay lan men se rantre lan gran pale :Se politik se movèz sitiyasyon :Sa pou nou fè se pou nou pran li kou l ye :Men bon Dye si bon la ban nou benediksyon :Lè w ou lan peyi blan ou pè pwomennen nuit tankou jou :Tout moun pè mache prese prese wa di se chen fou :Kote yo prale pouki y ap kouri konsa? :Yo pè pèdi tan yo pa janm di: kouman sa? :Lan peyi mwen moun pa rete avèk lè :Genyen libète ou gen tan pou pran frechè :Kote ou pase se bonjou se bay lan men :Moun pa janm prese yo koze tout lon chemen :Lè w an Ayiti ou pa janm manke tan pou soufle :Sak pa fèt jodi ou k ap fè li demen si ou vle :Kan demen rive ke l bon ou kel pa bon :Sa pa fè anyen tout moun konn di bon dye bon. :An Ayiti moun pa janm dezespere :Nou gen la fwa lan yon Dye ki pa janm manti :N ap fè jodi kan demen pa asire :A la bon peyi o mon Dye, se Ayiti! :Haiti Chérie translates to''(translation corrected by @growninhaiti)'': :Haiti, my beloved, no other land is more beautiful than you. :I had to leave you, in order to better understand how valuable you are :I had to leave you, for me to appreciate you :So I could truly feel all that you were for me :There is sunshine, nice rivers and great drinks :Underneath the trees, you'll always find great shade :Where you'll find a gentle breeze to keep you cool :Haiti, is a country dear to me :In the white man's land, you're freezing and it's never good :And all day, you're forced to burn coal :You can't see clearly because the sky is always dark :And for 6 months, all trees are without leaves :In my country, there is sunshine to provide heat :All year long, the trees continue to provide shade :A soft breeze always blowing on our beaches :Haiti, is a country dear to me :Once in the white man's country, all faces are one color :There is no variety such as our different shades of Kreyòl (Milatrès, Marabou, and Grifonn) :That love beautiful dresses, powders and fine scents :Nor black beauties that know the sweetest things to say :In my country, when all of these beautiful people leave church, it's like going to the movies :you have to see this, you would remain wide mouthed and open eyed :What an amazing country Haiti is! :When you're in the white man's country, you don't see mangoes or roosters anywhere :Neither sapoti or beautiful green and purple star apples :Neither pineapples or beautiful cashew apples :that give us great cashews to make delicious brittle with :You'll find oranges that came from Italy :But that are passed ripe and half rotten :In Haiti, everything is finger licking good! :And on that note, we're better than any other country :When you're in my country, wherever you go and along your path it's: "hello sir" "hello miss" "how are the kids?" :without knowing, you're invited in for a drink and to play some games. :Every handshake invites a conversation :Its politics, it's a bad situation :what we need to do is accept it how it is :If God is good, he will grant us salvation :When you're in the white man's country, you're afraid to go out day or night :Everyone is walking so fast that you'd think they're crazy dogs :Where are they going? Why are they running? :They in such a hurry that they never stop to ask how you're doing :In my country, people don't go by time :You have the liberty to take your time :Wherever you go, it's "hello" and friendly handshakes :People are never in a rush, we chat along our path :When you're in Haiti, you always have enough time to whistle :what doesn't get done today, can get done tomorrow if you want :If tomorrow works, cool... If it doesn't... cool. :It doesn't matter, everyone knows that God is good :In Haiti, people are never desperate :we trust in a God that never lies :We'll do whatever we can today, because tomorrow is never certain :What a great country, my God! It's Haiti!Versions
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