Dessalines Poems - Poems about Dessalines

...Haiti, Haiti, Haiti, the Land of Martyrs Haiti, Haiti, the Land of Great Slaves Haiti, Haiti, the Land of Ancient Braves For many, the betrayed Land that matters. Haiti, Haiti, the volcanic lan......Read the rest...

...I want to be known by one name Like Dessalines, Christophe and Pétion Like Pelé, Ali or a Great Champion Like Edison, Jefferson and Washington. I want to be known by just a name By my pretty a......Read the rest...

...Bon appétit to all my fellow Haitians and friends, Who will be drinking, sipping, savoring poertysoup joumou, Which is made of squash, neck bones, macaroni, oxtails, Carrots, yams, celery, parsley......Read the rest...

...Before Toussaint and Dessalines It was nothingness Organs, guts and spleens Of our ancestors could be found alongside the roads Many fleeing poor slaves in disarray Were treated worse than anim......Read the rest...

...Toussaint they dance in Louisianna, and New Orleans Omitting to say that these two places are blood money paid Unto the colonies, snuffing your revolution by any means Subtle French diplomacy tha......Read the rest...