The song "Tanbou’n Frape" celebrates Haitian culture and traditions, which are a source of strength and pride for Haitians everywhere. It is in the backyard or “lakou” of houses around the country that these traditions get passed on and are kept alive.
Lakou Mizik has dedicated this video to Boulo Valcourt (1946-2017), who spent his life sharing Haitian culture and music with the world.
To purchase the song “Tanbou’n Frape” from Lakou Mizik’s album “Wa Di Yo” and learn more about the band visit:
ENGLISH TRANSLATION:
Blessings for our home
Blessings, three drumsticks, three kata drum sticks (x2)
Wherever it goes, it gives me shivers
In our guts that’s where it lives
Wherever it beats it makes everybody dance
With it we have sung for freedom
The whole nation has transformed
On our toes we danced
Our drums hit, no man can stand in our way
Everybody knows that we are Haitian
(Chorus)
Blessings!
When our drum hits our strength doubles
The mother drum of Liberty
When our drum beats our strength doubles
The three drums Mantò Idjaye
Our drum beats
Blessing for our home
Blessing, three drumsticks, three kata drum sticks (x2)
We were about to call out the spirits
Dessaline’s Women Walking Proud
No I don’t need to know your nationality
We are at the crossroads at dawn and our strength is doubling
We all know who we are
Mothers and fathers of Freedom
When you are near it you can’t leave it
Because when our drum hits
(Chorus)
You don’t know Lakou Soukri
You don’t know Lakou Badjo
You won’t find out our essence
You won’t find out our essence
You don’t know the way to Souvnans
You don’t know Pik Makaya Mountain
You won’t know our essence
You won’t know our essence
You don’t give water to the spirit
You don’t say Amen
You won’t find our essence
You won’t find our essence
You never stepped foot in a Lakou
You pretend to dance Vodou
You won’t know our essence
You won’t know our essence
Agosi, agola, agoye
Our strength doubles
Where are my drums, my kata, my second drum
Our strength doubles.
Since in Ginen we’re like that
Our strength doubles
We came from Africa like that
Our strength doubles
Agosi, agola, agoye
Our strength doubles
We came from the Lakou like that
Our strength doubles
ORIGINAL KREYOL LYRICS:
Ayibobo, laka lakaye
Ayibobo, twa baget, twa legede (bis)
Kote l pase fè tout sanm vibre,
Andan zantray nou li deméré
Kote l frape fè tout moun danse
Ave l nou te chante libète
Tout nasyon an te transfòme
Sou tèt zòtey nou tap danse
Tanbou n’ frape gason pa kanpe non
Tout moun nèt konnen se ayisyen nou ye
(Refrain)
Ayibobo
Tanbou n frape fòs nou double
Manman tanbou libète a
Tanbou n frape fòs nou double
Twa tanbou Mantò Idjaye
Tanbou n frape
Ayibobo, laka lakaye
Ayibobo twa baget, twa legede (bis)
Espri yo n ta pral entèpelé,
Desalin Manze Defile,
Non mwen pa bezwen konn nasyonalite w
Badjou n nan kafou fòs nou double
Nou tout konn kiyes nou ye,
Yon pil manman ak papa libète
Depi w proche wap tou kole tande frè
Paske tanbou n frappe
(Refrain)
Ou pa konn Lakou Soukri
Ou pa konn Lakou Badjo
Ou pap ka jwenn bout nou
Ou pap ka jwen bout nou
Ou pa konn wout pou w al souvnans
Ou pa konn pik makaya
Ou pap ka jwen bout nou
Ou pap ka jwen bout nou
Ou pa jam konn jete dlo
Ou pa konn di ayibobo
Ou pap ka jwenn bout nou
Ou pap ka jwen bout nou
Pye w pa jam pile yon lakou
Wap pran pòz danse Vodou
Ou pap ka jwen bout nou
Ou pap ka jwen bout nou
Agosi, agola, agoye
Fòs nou double
Kot tanbou m yo, kot kata m yo, kot segon yo
Fòs nou double
Depi nan ginen nèg konsa o
Fòs nou double
Nèg soti an afrik tou konsa o
Fòs nou double
Agosi, agola, agoye
Fòs nou double
Depi nan lakou nou konsa
Fòs nou double
Written and composed by Jonas Attis & Steeve Valcourt,
Published by Cumbancha Music Publishing (BMI).
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