Day 2-A New Song and the “Compas” for Diaspora Haiti!

A enthusiastic team arrived on Tuesday to share another inspiring morning with children at St. Vincent’s School for Handicapped Children. Erol Brimaire, one of the music teachers had written a new song on Monday night and was beaming as he shared it with the leadership team and children. The lyrics, in Haitian Creole, are as follows:

An Al Cheche Timoun Yo (Let Us Find The Children)

Ann ankadre yo ann ede you avanse
Paske yo chak genyen yon kote yo vle rive
Pa bliye timoun jodi se yo kep gran moun demen
Ann fe tout sa nou konnen pou yo gen yon bel demen

Refren

Ann al che che timoun yo
Ann al pote swen bay o
Gen sa ki andikepe
Gen sa ki gen dlo nan je
Ann al fe zanmi ak yo
Psk nou tout se fre yo

Genyenkip a genmanman genyen ki pa gen papa
Tout lajounen tout lan nwot sou galeri yo chita
Ann al pale avek yo fey o kwe yo se moun tou
Si nou lonje men bay o yap avanse pazapa

Equally excited, Guerda Visinet, the Haitian dance instructor, brought in a CD players and a range of music to share with the children. The featured song of the morning was the classic Haitian dance, the Compas. Regardless of the physical challenge, the children in the class reveled in the experience and made great advances in their technique.

Each day brings an increased sense of rhythm and routine for the program in general as well as each class. I have no doubt that the celebratory performance on Friday is going to be a memorable experience.