Wyclef Jean — Jaspora song lyrics and translation

The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Jaspora" by Wyclef Jean.

Lyrics

Men sa le monde antye tap tann
Wyclef ki sot nan Fugee.
Jeremi! Ayiti! Potoprins! Flatbush!
Sou’w fyѓ desko’w se ayisyen mache
Dyaspora n’pa respekte dyaspora (4 fwa)
Depwi mwen piti mwen te kite Ayiti
Gen sa ki al Brooklyn gen sa ki al Miami
Poukisa Jamariken toujou di se Jamariken?
Men ayisyen pѓ di li se ayisyen
Poukisa ou pѓ di non’w se Samyѓl?
Poukisa ou pѓ© di'w ave’k Izrayѓl?
Poukisa chak swa wap domi ak Jezabѓl?
Ou pѓ di fanm ayisyen ke yo bѓl?
Pa’m nan bѓl
Mwen respekte non’w tankou mwen
respekte zanj Gabriyѓl
Men nѓg dyaspora vle Mennen nou nan otѓl
Tonben pale anglѓ vire «playboy channel»
Yo pa respekte Izrayѓl
Dyaspora n’pa respekte dyaspora
Si se dyaspora li ye mape voye' l bay reken
Dyaspora n’pa respekte dyaspora
Si se dyaspora li ye aswѓ a nap dezame’l
Dyaspora ha ha o le men
Mape pran li jete’l nan prizon
Map fѓ'l konnen kiyѓs ki Tousen
Map fѓ'l konnen kiyѓs ki Desalin
Aprѓ sa nou mѓt lage’l voye’l back Brooklyn
Pou la’l jwenn manman’n kap fe manje nan kwizin
Mannan’n gade li di gason ou chanje
Li di mwen chanje paske se ayisyen mwen ye Yo te ban mwen yon leson, yo te mete’m nan prison
Mwen wѓ dyaspora fi, dyaspora gason
Gen sa ki pap tounen yape domi a pwason
Yo pedi konesans kankou yo fѓt san relijyon
Dyaspora n’pa respekte dyaspora
Si se dyaspora ou ye mape voye’w bay reken
Dyaspora n’pa respekte dyaspora
Si se dyaspora ou ye aswѓ a nap dezame’w
Nѓg Potoprins pa respekte dyspora AnkѓІ
Nѓg Flatbush pa respekte dyspora
Nѓg Canada pa respekte dyspora
Nѓg Miami pa respekte dyaspora
Depwi mwen piti mwen te kite ayiti
Gen sa ki al Brooklyn gen sa ki al Miami
Poukisa jamariken toujou di se jamariken?
Men ayisyen pѓ di li se ayisyen
Poukisa ou pѓ di non’w se Samyѓl?
Poukisa ou pѓ di’w ave’k Israyѓl?
Poukisa chak swa wap domi ak Jezabѓl?
Ou pѓ di fanm ayisyen ke yo bѓl?
Pa’m nan bѓl
Mwen respekete nou tankou mwen
respekte zanj gabriyѓl
Men nѓg dyaspora vle Mennen noun nan otѓl
Tonben pale angle vire «playboy channel»
Yo pa respekte Izrayѓl
Dyaspora n’pa respekte dyaspora
Si se dyaspora ou ye mape voyo’w bay reken
Dyaspora n’pa respekte dyaspora
Si se dyaspora ou ye aswѓ a nap dezame’w
Pa Kayos pa respekte dyaspora
Papa Djoume pa respekte dyaspora
Refugees pa respekte dyaspora
Nѓg Florida pa respekte dyaspora
Malfini bagay yo pral fini mal,
sou’w derespekte natif natal
Malfini bagay yo pral fini mal
Derespekte ayisyen ou pral kout fistibal
Dyaspora n’pa respekte dyaspora
Si se dyaspora ou ye mape voyo’w bay reken
Dyaspora n’pa respekte dyaspora
Si se dyaspora ou ye aswѓ a nap dezame’w

Lyrics translation

But this le monde whole was expecting
Wyclef from the Fugee.
Jeremiah! Haiti! Potoprins! Flatbush!
On’you fyѓ desko’you are the English market
Diaspora you don't respect diaspora (4 times)
Since I small I had to leave Haiti
Have to Brooklyn to have this to Miami
Why Jamariken always say is Jamariken?
But the haitian pѓ say it is English
Why do you pѓ say no’you are Samyѓl?
Why do you pѓ© says'you ave’k Izrayѓl?
Why every night you are sleeping and Jezabѓl?
You pѓ said the woman haitian that they bѓl?
Not my bѓl
I respect the names you like I
respected angel Gabriyѓl
But nѓg diaspora wants to Lead us in otѓl
Crumbling to talk anglѓ to turn the "playboy channel»
They do not respect Izrayѓl
Diaspora you don't respect diaspora
If the diaspora it is mape send' it to the sharks
Diaspora you don't respect diaspora
If the diaspora it is aswѓ the particulars disarm’it
Diaspora ha ha o le but
Mape to take it to throw him in jail
Map fѓ him know kiyѓs that Tousen
Map fѓ him know kiyѓs that Desalin
Aprѓ what we mѓt release him to send him back Brooklyn
For the’find mom’n looking fairy food in the kitchen
Mannan’n watch it say man you changed
He says I changed because is the language I am They gave me a lesson, they put me in prison
I wѓ diaspora women, diaspora men
There is what the pope back yape sleeping fish
To waste the knowledge kankou they fѓt without religion
Diaspora you don't respect diaspora
If the diaspora you are mape send’you to the sharks
Diaspora you don't respect diaspora
If the diaspora you are aswѓ we disarm you
Nѓg Potoprins not respected dyspora AnkѓІ
Nѓg Flatbush by respected dyspora
Nѓg Canada is not respected dyspora
Nѓg Miami do not respect diaspora
Since I small I had to leave haiti
Have to Brooklyn to have this to Miami
Why jamariken always say is jamariken?
But the haitian pѓ say it is English
Why do you pѓ say no’you are Samyѓl?
Why do you pѓ say’you ave’k Israyѓl?
Why every night you are sleeping and Jezabѓl?
You pѓ said the woman haitian that they bѓl?
Not my bѓl
I respekete we like I
respected angel gabriyѓl
But nѓg diaspora want Stake noun in otѓl
Crumbling speak English turn the "playboy channel»
They do not respect Izrayѓl
Diaspora you don't respect diaspora
If the diaspora you are mape voyo’you to the sharks
Diaspora you don't respect diaspora
If the diaspora you are aswѓ we disarm you
By Kayos don't respect diaspora
Father Djoume do not respect diaspora
Refugees do not respect diaspora
Nѓg Florida do not respect diaspora
Eagle things will end badly,
on’you desecrated native
Eagle things will end badly
Profane language you will be short sling
Diaspora you don't respect diaspora
If the diaspora you are mape voyo’you to the sharks
Diaspora you don't respect diaspora
If the diaspora you are aswѓ we disarm you