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Nou Mele Vre (Deluxe Version)

from Ti Ra & Friends Vol​.​2 - Raouleman by Raoul Denis Jr.

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Nou Mele Vre! (We're really confused)

Believe it or not, the very first version of Nou Mele was written by Mushy and me… in 2011! 11 years later, the recurring and unfortunate political crisis continues to plague our country and gives the song all its justification, through a simple message: Us, and only us, Haitians will be able to detangle those socio-economic and political knots!

My thanks go to:
Pipo St-Louis, for helping me deliver this message with the appropriate words.
Eddy François, for giving Nou Mele all the strength it needed with his genuine rooted vocals.
My lifelong friend Mushy, for his sharp and on-point arrangements, as usual.
Donny Felix, for the appropriate bass line given to the music.
Anderson Cameau, for helping us wrap up the song in Apocalypse studio.

lyrics

Verse 1
Nou mele nou mele (bis)
Pale pa pale rele pa rele
Nou mele nou mele (bis)
Pale pa pale rele pa rele
Pale pa pale rele pa rele
Rete reziye eske c sa nou vle
Pale pa pale rele pa rele
Mande nap mande :
Kiles kap demele’n ?

Chorus 1
Mezanmi mezanmi,
Kilès kap demele’n ?
O wi nape mande:
Kilès kap demele’n ?

Verse 2
Nou mele nou mele (bis)
La jenès kokobe avni li menase
Nou mele nou mele (bis)
La jenès kokobe avni li menase
Pale pa pale anyen pa janm chanje
Eske’n fo’n ret-gade peyi’n kap anfonse
Pale pa pale anyen pa janm chanje
Mande nap mande :
Kilè na va chanje?

Chorus 2 (bis)
Mezanmi mezanmi,
Kilè na va chanje?
O wi nape mande:
Kilè na va chanje?








Verse 3
Nou mele nou mele (bis)
Nou dezespere, chimen la vi pyeje
Nou mele nou mele (bis)
Le ta demisyone, atoufè ap fete
Pale Pou’n pale rele Pou’n rele
Le ta demisyone, atoufè ap fete
Rele pou’n rele, chimen la vi pyeje
Mande nap mande:
Kilès kap delivre’n ?
*
Mezanmi mezanmi,
Kilès kap delivre’n ?
O wi nape mande:
Kilès kap delivre’n ?

Verse 4
Nou mele nou mele (bis)
Ayisyen sou kote , Sanzave ap jere
Nou mele nou mele (bis)
Lè verite pale la vi nou an danje
*** Pale pa pale rele pa rele
Ayisyen sou kote , Sanzave ap jere
Lè verite pale la vi nou an danje
Mande nap mande:
Kilès kap delivre’n ?

Chorus 2
Mezanmi mezanmi
kilès kap demele’n
Jezi papa Bondye
Se nou’k pou demele’n (bis)

Chorus 3
Mezanmi nap chante
Demen pou nou li ye
(Nou) pap ka ret’konsa
Demen pou nou li ye
Tout Ayisyen kanpe
Demen pou nou li ye (Ter)

credits

from Ti Ra & Friends Vol​.​2 - Raouleman, released December 23, 2022
Music: Raoul Denis Jr & Mushy Widmaier * Lyrics: Philippe St-Louis

Lead Vocal: Eddy François & Raoul Denis Jr * Background Vocals: Cameau studio vocals
Keyboards: Mushy Widmaier & Raoul Denis Jr * Bass: Donny Felix
Recording: Black Mountain Studio - Apocalypse studio
Mixing: Anderson Cameau & Mushy Widmaier
Mastering: Patrick Déjean

Produced by: Raoul Denis Jr/Ti Ra Music Productions

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Haitian composer/songwriter Raoul Denis jr brings us music in such diverse genres as Dramatic, Classical, Rock, Jazz, Caribbean, Latin, Children's, and New Age.

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