Description
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Translation of Haitian Creole text:
1. Slavery
I come from Africa, the land of my father.
From the French, Hispanic and English ships,
I landed in the Americas, the unfamiliar land.
This is Haiti, this is my story.
They did all they could to make me lose my mind,
To forget my ancestors who are still in Africa.
Thus I cut the chords with words of Liberty,
Words of Equality, words of Dignity.
I spent three hundred years under the chains of slavery;
Night and day I struggled with work,
Carrying loads on my head, loads on my shoulders,
For others to rejoice in the metropolitan lands.
Slavery is revulsion!
I come from Africa, the land of my father.
From the French, Hispanic and English ships,
I landed in the Americas, the unfamiliar land.
This is Haiti, this is my story…
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Recordings
Ayiti – recording 1:
Nathaniel Dett Chorale
Brainerd Blyden-Taylor, conductor
Kendrew Heriveaux, soloist
Lesklavaj – recording 2:
Lewis & Clark College Community Chorale
Katherine FitzGibbon, conductor
Damien Geter, soloist
Patrick Sullivan, conga
Perusal Score
Performance Videos
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Note: “Lesklavaj” begins at: 30:46
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Practice Tracks
