Papa Loko | Cantabile

Papa Loko Traditional Haitian, arr. Sten Källman (b. 1952) Papa Loko ou se van pouse nale, Nou se papiyon, na pote nouvel bay Agwe. E tou sa ki di bien jem la ye. E tou sa ki di mal o jem la ye. O parol anpil anho, parol Papa Loko: nou se van. Papa Loko pote nouvel nou parol Papa Loko na pote nouvel bay Agwe. Papiyon! Chemenan lon na pote nouvel nou. Papa Loko, you are the wind. Carry us! We are butterflies, we are bringing the news to Agwe. And my eyes have seen everything that is good. And my eyes have seen everything that is bad. The message comes from above, from Papa Loko: we are the wind. Papa Loko is bringing the news to us and we are bringing the news to Agwe. Butterflies, the road is long, but we will bring the news.