Youn pou lot – Bilingual Lyrics Haitian/English

• By: Joé Dwèt Filé
• Album: HATE LOVE

Lyrics & Translation

Immerse yourself in the rhythmic beauty of Haiti! 'Youn pou lot' is a perfect gateway to learning Haitian Creole, offering a chance to master romantic expressions and melodic vocabulary through the smooth, infectious sounds of modern Kompa.

[English]

Wou-wou-wou-wouv, yè-yè

Wou-wou-wou-wouv, yè-yè

Wou-wou-wou-wouv, yè-yè

Wou-wou-wou-wouv

Ok, bae, tell me

Tell me if you're okay, tell me how you're feeling now

I can see you're not comfortable talking

Bae, with me, you can talk

You're with him, but you don't love him

It's just a question of money, yeah

You already know the truth, you can talk

Bae, with me, you can talk

We both love each other

But this relationship isn't good for us

And I've realized your life only makes sense when you see me jealous

It's through a broken heart that I came to understand what love is

Since it's not good for each other, so, now, I have to learn to live without you

Even if you never stop loving me

Even if my heart never stops loving you, oh, no, no

(This relationship isn't for us) it's not for us

(Remember, stronger than love)

You can move on and find someone better

But, if I come back, you won't say no, oh, baby

(This relationship isn't for us) it's not for us

(Remember, stronger than love) remember, stronger than love

Memories stronger than love

It's like you're with me every day

Since I didn't give you what you deserve, bae

You're looking for stability, bae

Now, look at your relationship, bae, you don't even love him

He loves someone who loves someone else

Yeah, crazy

God, will we ever stop loving (wo-oh)

We both love each other

But this relationship isn't good for us (it's not good for us)

And I've realized your life only makes sense when you see me jealous (only when you see me jealous)

It's through a broken heart that I came to understand what love is (what love is)

Since it's not good for each other, so, now, I have to learn to live without you (oh, oh-oh)

Even if you never stop loving me (never, no)

Even if my heart never stops loving you, oh, no, no

(This relationship isn't for us) hou-ouh-ouh

(Remember, stronger than love) stronger than love

You can move on and find someone better (better)

But, if I come back, you won't say no, oh, baby

(This relationship isn't for us) it's not for us

(Remember, stronger than love) but it's stronger than love

Close your eyes, bae, and remember

Remember when we were in love, oh-oh-oh

Kompa, Kompa

My goodness!

Azigili-sigi-sigi, sigigi, sigi-wou-ouh

Amaretto move

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Kompa, Kompa, Kompa

Things are grinding, stone against stone, metal against metal, ah

Even if you never stop loving me

Even if my heart never stops loving you, oh, no, no

This relationship isn't for us

(Remember, stronger than love) stronger than love

You can move on and find someone better

But, if I come back, you won't say no, oh, baby

(This relationship isn't for us) it's not for us

(Remember, stronger than love) but it's stronger than love

...

[Haitian]

Wou-wou-wou-wouv, yè-yè

Wou-wou-wou-wouv, yè-yè

Wou-wou-wou-wouv, yè-yè

Wou-wou-wou-wouv

Ok, bae, tell me

Di m si ou byen, di m jan w santi w now

M pa wè w alèz pou pale

Bae, avè m, ou mèt pale

Ou avè l, men ou pa renmen li

Sa s on kesyon de money, ye

Deja konn verite a, ou mèt pale

Bae, avè m, ou mèt pale

Nou toulède renmen

Men relasyon sa a pa bon pou nou

E m gentan konnen vi w gen sans sèlman lè w wè m jalou

Se nan blese kè ke m vin konprann sa k rele lanmou

Lè l pa bon pou on lòt, so, kounye a, fò m aprann viv san ou

Menm si w p ap janm sispann renmen m

Menm si kè m p ap sispann renmen w, oh, non, non

(Relasyon sa pa pou nou) pa pou nou

(Sonje pi fò ke lanmou)

Ou ka fè stil san w jwenn pi bon

But, si mwen tounen, ou p ap di non, oh, bebe

(Relasyon sa pa pou nou) li pa pou nou

(Sonje pi fò ke lanmou) sonje pi fò ke lanmou

Souvni pi fò ke lanmou

Se kòmsi w avè m chak jou

Kòm m pa t ba w sa w merite, bae

W ap chache estabilite, bae

Kounye a, gad relasyon w, bae, ou pa menm love

Misye renmen yon moun ki renmen yo lòt

Yeah, crazy

Bondye, èske n ap sispann renmen (wo-oh)

Nou toulède renmen

Men relasyon sa a pa bon pou nou (li pa bon pou nou)

E m gentan konnen vi w gen sans sèlman lè w wè m jalou (sèlman lè w wè m jalou)

Se nan blese kè ke m vin konprann sa k rele lanmou (sa k rele lanmou)

Lè l pa bon pou on lòt, so, kounye a, fò m aprann viv san ou (oh, oh-oh)

Menm si w p ap janm sispann renmen m (p ap janm non)

Menm si kè m p ap sispann renmen w, oh, non, non

(Relasyon sa pa pou nou) hou-ouh-ouh

(Sonje pi fò ke lanmou) pi fò pase lanmou

Ou ka fè stil san w jwenn pi bon (pi bon)

But, si mwen tounen, ou p ap di non, oh, bebe

(Relasyon sa pa pou nou) li pa pou nou

(Sonje pi fò ke lanmou) but li pi fò ke lanmou

Fèmen zye w, bae, sonje

Sonje lè n te renmen, oh-oh-oh

Konpa, Konpa

Kou manman!

Azigili-sigi-sigi, sigigi, sigi-wou-ouh

Amaretto move

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Konpa, Konpa, Konpa

Bagay yo wòch sou wòch, metal sou metal, ah

Menm si w p ap janm sispann renmen m

Menm si kè m p ap sispann renmen w, oh, non, non

Relasyon sa pa pou nou

(Sonje pi fò ke lanmou) pi fò pase lanmou

Ou ka fè stil sa w jwenn pi bon

But, si mwen tounen, ou p ap di non, oh, bebe

(Relasyon sa pa pou nou) li pa pou nou

(Sonje pi fò ke lanmou) but li pi fò ke lanmou

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
renmen rɛ̃.mɛ A1	verb - to love / to like
relasyon ʁe.la.sjɔ̃ A2	noun - relationship
kè kɛ A1	noun - heart
lanmou lan.mu A1	noun - love
sonje sɔ̃.ʒe A2	verb - to remember
jalou ʒa.lu B1	adjective - jealous
konprann kɔ̃.pʁan B1	verb - to understand
viv viv A1	verb - to live
sispan sis.pan B1	verb - to stop / to cease
stabilite sta.bi.li.te B2	noun - stability
merite me.ʁit B1	verb - to deserve
blese ble.ze B2	verb - to hurt / to wound
tounen tu.nɛ B1	verb - to return
verite ve.ʁi.te B1	noun - truth
sans sɑ̃ A2	preposition - without

Key Grammar Structures

• Di m si ou byen, di m jan w santi w now

  ➔ Imperative mood (Command/Request)

  ➔ "Di" is the imperative form of 'di' (to tell/say), used here to give a direct suggestion or request.

• Ou avè l, men ou pa renmen li

  ➔ Conjunction (Contrast)

  ➔ "Men" acts as a conjunction meaning 'but', contrasting the two clauses.

• Sa s on kesyon de money, ye

  ➔ Demonstrative pronoun + Contraction

  ➔ "Sa s" is a contraction of "Sa se" (This is), identifying the subject matter.

• E m gentan konnen vi w gen sans sèlman lè w wè m jalou

  ➔ Adverb of time (Already)

  ➔ "Gentan" means 'already', indicating that an action or realization has happened before now.

• Lè l pa bon pou on lòt, so, kounye a, fò m aprann viv san ou

  ➔ Modal verb of obligation

  ➔ "Fò m" is a contraction of "Fòk mwen" (I must/have to), expressing necessity.

• Menm si w p ap janm sispann renmen m

  ➔ Future progressive/negation structure

  ➔ "P ap" (pa + pral) is used for future negation, meaning 'will not'.

• Ou ka fè stil san w jwenn pi bon

  ➔ Modal verb (Ability/Possibility)

  ➔ "Ka" is the modal verb meaning 'can' or 'to be able to'.

• But, si mwen tounen, ou p ap di non

  ➔ First conditional (If-clause)

  ➔ The structure "Si + [present tense], [future tense]" is used for real/possible conditions.