La vi yon flè (A flower’s life) (English version)
A flower’s life is so fragile
that it could die at anytime
Thin ozone shield or huge deluge
it fades, withers like a bad dream.
A flower sometimes stops breathing
when inhaling the wicked fumes
Starvation drowns in waves of booze
romance and sadness playing love.
A flower can be so depressed
that it goes crossing the borders
Selling its soul to wade away
when Cibao is bare and dry.
Searching for life, finding exile
melancholy and nostalgia
It’s far from home, it’s all alone
over the seas, foreign countries.
When there’s no life in Cibao
heart in limbo, it has to go
beyond borders, under new skies
it goes fetching a brand new dream
a flower’s life is so fragile
a flower’s life is difficult.
Lyrics: Jean Winer PASCAL
Music: Beethova Obas;
From: Album: Pa Présé, 1996
English version
Translation: Jean Winer PASCAL
