Friends and Enemies
Verse 1
Cuba is not Haiti's enemy.
Mexico is not Haiti's enemy.
Venezuela is not Haiti's enemy.
Africa is not Haiti's enemy.
China is not Haiti's enemy.
Russia is not Haiti's enemy.
Nor are so many other struggling nations.
They are not our enemies.
Chorus
Who is our greatest enemy?
Is it the United States of America?
What about Canada?
What about France?
What about England?
And what about Spain?
Verse 2
After so many powerful nations
Have intervened in Haiti's history,
Our country has been left in deep crisis.
Armed gangs have spread across our cities,
Especially Port-au-Prince.
Our people continue to suffer
While Haiti's wealth remains out of reach.
How can our people find justice
While so many are forced to leave their homeland?
Chorus
Who is our greatest enemy?
Is it the United States of America?
What about Canada?
What about France?
What about England?
And what about Spain?
Verse 3
Our nation has endured
Generations of foreign intervention
And political instability.
Many Haitians are deported
To a country struggling to survive.
If we cannot build a safe life in Haiti,
And we are not welcomed abroad,
Where are Haitians supposed to go?
Chorus
Who is our greatest enemy?
Is it the United States of America?
What about Canada?
What about France?
What about England?
And what about Spain?
Chorus
Do the Haitian people
Not deserve a homeland in peace?
If they don't want us in their countries,
Why do they continue to influence ours?
Why is our nation still in turmoil?
After everything Haiti has endured,
Where should our people seek refuge?
Verse 4
Yes, we long to return home,
To the land of our ancestors.
But how can we return
While violence fills our streets?
Gangs keep terrorizing our people,
Kidnapping and killing the innocent.
Can life truly flourish in Haiti?
What remains of Port-au-Prince?
Chorus
Do the Haitian people
Not deserve a homeland in peace?
If they don't want us in their countries,
Why do they continue to influence ours?
Why is our nation still in turmoil?
After everything Haiti has endured,
Where should our people seek refuge?
Bridge
You who seek power over others,
Where is your compassion?
Where is your conscience?
Greed has blinded you.
Our people deserve dignity,
Freedom,
And peace.
Outro
We will continue to stand.
We will continue to fight.
We will never give up.
Haiti will rise again.
Ou,ou ou,ou,
