Kabrit San Mèt
Goat Without Owner
Shilay
Full lyrics and English translation for Shilay's powerful social commentary, 'Kabrit San Mèt.'
Verse 1
Tout tradisyon’n yo fin ale, Yeah
All our traditions are gone, yeah
Franchman pa gen okenn gen fyète no
Honestly, there’s nothing left to be proud of
Yon peyi prèske fin kraze yeah
A country that’s almost completely destroyed, yeah
Pa gen moun k’ansekitite
No one feels safe
Chorus
Ahhh, nou pa gen parèy, parèy
Ahhh, we're the worst, the worst
Nou mi mal ke san mèt, san mèt
We’re worse than goats without owners
Oh Ahhh, nou pa gen parèy, parèy
Oh ahhh, we're the worst, the worst
Anverite, sa pa ka reyèl, reyèl
Honestly, this can’t be real, can’t be real
Verse 2
Lidè peyi’m son banm Hmm Hmm yeah
The leaders of my country are a bunch of hmm hmm, yeah
Menm nan legliz yap kidnape’w whoa
Even in church, they kidnap you, whoa
Pwòp kay ou bandi reklame’l yeah
Your own house is claimed by gang members, yeah
Ou oblije kouri kitel
You have no choice but to run and leave it
Bridge
Vire trounen move nouvèl pa janm g’anyen serye
Everywhere you turn, it’s bad news. Nothing good ever comes from it
21 eme siècle dwa imen nou respekte
21st century and we still don’t respect human rights
Si’w pa gen marenn ak parenn yo pap kitew pase
If you don’t have connections, they won’t let you through
Jis kounya nap touye moun, fè moun tounen zanmimo
Even now you are still killing people, turning them into livestock
Milye moun ap mouri sou lanmè nan pran bato
Thousands are dying at sea trying to escape by boat
Nan chache lavi paske peyi a fin zéro
Looking for life because the country has fallen to zero
Writers
Shilderic Joamelus