Sunday, March 13, 2011
Steve Brunache La relèv
This video is an old video form my country Haiti. I have seen, danced, listen to it for as long i as could remember. The song is about Haitian men leaving the country in order to come to America. They are leaving their wives, children, and duties in order to go to an outside world. In one part of the chorus it says " Fre'm yo ou ale, Simby nan dlo. Fre'm yo wa ale, Ginen nan bwa." this phrase is saying that his brothers are leaving like the mystical mermaid in the water, or the dark shadow in the woods. As Haitian, we don't want our brothers to leave our land. We have plantations to do,animals to feed, and houses to protect. We know it is a better decision to be in America, but if all of our brothers leave, who will help us plant? who will helps feed? who will help us protect? This what the video and the song are saying.
This song makes me thing that the writer was somewhat discriminating against women. throughout the song, the men is sing about Haitian brothers leaving the country. But, what about the sisters. It feels like, without the brothers, no work will get done. The animals and the plants will die, and the houses will be unsecured. Well, women can take of business too. we can do as much work as a men in society. so why does this song refers only to men?
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Harabella,
ReplyDeleteim am so glad that you posted this blog about Haiti as well. I feel the same way about the way this song only talks about men and how nothing will get done without them, but on the other hand, women can get work done just as good as men can. Women are stong, independent human beings and are capable of doing anything as well or better than men can. I think these artist should be more clear about the positions of both sexs in this song so people dont feel as if they are coming off sexist towardws women.