HAITI
Written and sung by David Rudder (1988)
Toussaint was a mighty man
And to make matters worse he was black
Black and back in the days when black men knew
Their place was in the back
But this rebel, he walked through Napoleon
Who thought it wasn't very nice
And so today my brothers in Haiti
They still pay the price...yeah, yeah...
Chorus:
Haiti, I'm sorry
We misunderstood you
One day we'll turn our heads
And look inside you
Haiti, I'm sorry. Haiti, I'm sorry
One day we'll turn our heads
Restore your glory.
Many hands reach out to St. George's
And are still reaching out
To those frightened,
Foolish men of Pretoria
We still scream and shout
We came together in song
To steady the Horn of Africa
But the papaloa come and the babyloa go
And still, we don't seem to care...No, no...
Chorus:
Haiti, I'm sorry
We misunderstood you
But one day we'll turn our heads
And look inside you
Haiti, I'm sorry. Haiti, I'm sorry
One day we'll turn our heads
Restore your glory.
When there is anguish in Port au Prince
It's still Africa crying
We are outing fires in far away places
When our neighbours are just burning.
They say the Middle Passage is gone
So how come overcrowded boats still haunt our lives
I refuse to believe that we good people
Will forever turn our hearts
And our eyes...away...
Chorus:
Haiti, I'm sorry
We misunderstood you
One day we'll turn our heads
And look inside you
Haiti, I'm sorry. Haiti, I'm sorry
One day we'll turn our heads
Restore your glory.
Haiti, I'm sorry, sorry...
Since posting this yesterday, a 6.0 after shock has hit 36 kilometres south west of Haiti. Given the magnitude, I would say that is another earthquake. This together with the earthquake affecting the Cayman Islands yesterday and the one last Wednesday in our area (Venezuela/Trinidad) I would say that the Caribbean could be in for a rough time.
This tragedy has touched everyone that I know. The history of Haiti has many dark chapters and there are many nations and many politicians who should have an uneasy conscience about how this nation and its people has been mistreated.
ReplyDeleteI hope that the survivors will be helped and that at last the international community will do its duty and help in the reconstruction of the country and the capital.
I truly hope and pray that out of the ashes of what is now Haiti will rise a beautiful Phoenix.
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