Ayiti
Peyi pikan peyi mizè
Peyi bèl fanm bèl malè
Peyi fè pam peyi kouray
Peyi koupe tèt boule kay
Peyi tout voum se do sansib pa jwe
Peyi bay kou bliye pote mak sonje
Peyi voye wòch kache men
Peyi jou va jou vyen
Peyi jan chache jan twouve
Peyi lwi jan boje
Peyi bat chen tann mèt li
Peyi bounda nini
Peyi tout jwèt se jwèt kwochèt pa ladann
Peyi plen foumi sou po kann
Peyi dèyè mònn gen mònn
Peyi ka twoke kònn
Peyi gimi fay sens peyi bèl mèvey
Peyi wòch nan dlo wòch nan soley
Peyi lobey ak zagribay
Peyi piti piti plen kay
Peyi tou won san fon
Peyi zafè kabrit pa zfè mouton
Peyi la vyèj, peyi sèkey
Peyi dey o map rele dey
Peyi mistè peyi bon dye bon
Peyi mirak ak konfizyon
Peyi 1-2-3 nous irons au bois 4-5-6 cueillir des cerises
Peyi restavek, peyi tisentaniz
Peyi maman penba
Peyi kase fey kouvri sa
Peyi rizèz peyi machann lèt
Peyi m’ta di-w yon bèl koulangèt
Peyi siwomyel
Peyi anmè kou fyel
Peyi 3 fwa pase la se la dènyè ki restera
Peyi f-i-fi n-i- ni kaba
Peyi lave men siye a tè
Peyi wè pa wè antèman pou katrè
Peyi premye kou pa kou
Peyi se dènye kou k touye koukou
Peyi ayiti toma, ayiti avadra
Peyi boulegra peyi moun pa
Peyi dayiti tè glise
Peyi dayiti tonbe leve
Peyi dayiti dwèt mwen lye mpaka koupel
Peyi dayiti pou nou lye se nouk pou sovel
“AYITI” se yon teks © : Michèle Voltaire Marcelin
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Michèle Voltaire Marcelin is a poet/writer, performer and painter who was born and raised in Haiti, sojourned in Chile, and currently lives in the United States. The publication of her first novel “La Désenchantée” (CIDIHCA, Montréal-2006) was followed by its Spanish translation “La Desencantada” and two other books of poetry and prose: “Lost and Found” and “Amours et Bagatelles” (CIDIHCA, Montréal-2009) - translated into Spanish by Editorial ALBA as "Amores y cosas sin importancia" - all of which garnered rave reviews. Her writings are also featured in 3 anthologies published in France: "Cahier Haiti" (published by RAL'M-2009), "Terre de Femmes" (Editions Bruno Doucey-2011) "Revue Intranqu'îllités" (2012). She speaks and writes fluently French, English, Spanish and Haitian Creole. She has a BFA from the Leonard Davis Center for the Performing Arts at CUNY and a Masters from The New School for Social Research.
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