men ki tonè kraze-m dechoukaj la poko fini
English translation: "but dammit, the uprooting is not yet finished"
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"but dammit, the uprooting is not yet finished" Explanation: "tonne kraze-m" is a common Creole curse, meaning "may lightning strike me" - in the sense of "I'll be damned," etc. dechoukaj - literally "uprooting"; in the Haitian historical and cultural context, the common people are not satisfied when overthrown leaders and other unpopular personalities merely flee the country or are killed - instead, they proceed to "uproot" every remaining physical vestige of that person's presence. At Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier's ranch at Croix-des-Bouquets, for example, every feature of the house was painstakingly destroyed right down to the bare walls - I've seen it with my own eyes - a classic example of "dechoukaj". "poko fini" - compare the French "pas encore fini" the relative pronoun "ki" (compare French "qui") refers back to something in a previous verse of the song. |
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