Tap-Tap by Sydney Guillaume

Tap-Tap Tap-Tap

SYDNEY GUILLAUME

Tap-Tap

Haitian Creole – English Poetic Translation

Mache prese, mache prese!

Leve pye w pou pa rate l, Reveye w, fò profite, Tap-Tap la ape chofe!

S ou gen pye kout pran devan; Pi bonè se granm maten, Pa vin di ou p at konnen, Moun ki save se yo k ap mennen.

Pa kite tan pase, Li lè pou anbake, Lè a rive pou l derape, Li lè pou nou ale!

Mache prese, mache prese, Leve pye w pou pa rate l, Tap-Tap la ap derape!

Pa betize, monte!

Pa gade, pa gade, Pa betize, monte!

Tap-Tap la sanlè kite w!

Leve kanpe! Leve kanpe!

Oumenm ki konn ki sa ou vle, Ou ki vreman deside,

Fò pa rate bon okazyon Pou f on jefò pou la nasyon!

Fò pa rate bon okazyon pou f on jefò, tande!

Leve kanpe, pa chita gade!

Leve! An n ale!

Pa kite tan w gaspiye, Al aprann yon bon metye Pou itil la sosyete, Pou limanite progrese.

Se pou de pye w toujou sou tè, De grenn je w toujou ouvè, Pa bay bon rad pou pèpè. Dròg ap fè w rete djè-djè.

Leve kanpe, leve kanpe!

Mache prese, an n ale!

Li lè pou ou anbake,

Tap-Tap la ape pouse, L ap pran vitès, li p ap rete; Sote ladan l s ou vle rive!

An n ale!

Hurry up, walk quickly! Lift your feet up so you won’t miss it, Wake up, take advantage, The Tap-Tap is warming up!

If your legs are short, get a head start; The best time is now, Don’t say you didn’t know, Those who are wise are those who lead.

Don’t let time pass you by, It’s time for you to get on board, The Tap-Tap is leaving now, It’s time for us to go!

Hurry up, walk quickly!

Lift your feet up and don’t miss it, The Tap-Tap is taking off! Don’t fool around, get on!

Don’t wait, don’t stare, Don’t joke around, get on! The Tap-Tap might just leave you!

Get up! Stand proud!

Those of you who know what you want, Those of you with your minds made up, Don’t miss a great opportunity To do something for the nation!

Listen, don’t miss a great opportunity to do something, Get up, stand proud, don’t sit around and wait!

Get up! Let’s go!

Don’t waste your time, Go learn something useful To benefit society, And enhance humanity.

Keep your feet on the ground, Keep your eyes open, Don’t cast your pearls before swine, Drugs will hold you back.

Get up! Stand proud!

Walk quickly, let’s go! It’s time for you to get on board, The Tap-Tap is on its way, It’s speeding up, it will not stop; Jump on it if you want to make it!

Let’s go!

Text by: Louis Marie Celestin August 2011

Edition 11-22-2022

ChrisM.Maunu,Conductor

Withurgency(cir.q=138) woy, mf woy, woy, woy, woy, woy, mache, - mache, - ma-che pre-se, za-ka-tap tap-tap, tap-patap - patap, -

Hurry up, walk quickly!

Ma mf -cheprese, - mache - prese, -

woy, woy, woy, woy,

Lift your feet up so you won't miss it,

Wake up, take advantage,

reve - ye'ou, fòproﬁ - te, - zaka - -tap taptap, - tappa - -tap patap, -

zaka - -tap taptap, - tappa - -tap, patap,woy, woy, woy, woy,

Lift your feet up so you won't miss it,

Wake up, take advantage,

zaka - -taptaptap, - tappa - -tappatap, - leve - pye'oupouparate'l - oreve - -ye'ou,fòproﬁ --te,

zaka - -taptaptap, - tappa - -tappatap, - le ve - pye'ou,oreve - -ye'ou,fòproﬁ --te, woy, woy, leve, - para - -te'l reve - -ye'ou, proﬁ --te, mf Ma-

zaka - -tap taptap - -tap, patap, - patap, - zaka - -tap taptap - -tap, patap, - patap, -

zaka - -tap taptap - -tap, patap, - patap, - zaka - -tap taptap - -tap, patap, - patap,woy, woy, woy, woy,

Hurry up, walk quickly!

-cheprese, - mache - prese, - mache - prese, - mache - prese, - leve -

mache - prese, - mache - prese, - leveleve, - leve, - leve, - leve -

woy,taptap, - leve, - leve, - taptap, - leve, - leve, - taptap, - leve -

Lift your feet up so you won't miss it,

pye'ou,leve - pye'ou,pouparate'l. - taptap -

pye'ou,leve - pye'ou,pouparate'l. - oou - -woTapTap - laape - cho fe! -

pye'ou,leve - pye'ou,pouparate'l. - zap,taka - -taptap - -tap. ou -

pye'ou,leve - pye'ou,pouparate'l. - zap,taka - -taptap - -tap. TapTap - laape - cho-

Lift your feet up so you won't miss it,

oou - -woleve - pye'ou,poupara te'l. - S'ougenpyekoutprandevan,C

If your legs are short, get a head start;

oou - -woleve - pye'ou,poupara te'l, - taptap.woy!zap,taka - -tap-tap-tap. taptap - woy p tap mf-fe! zap,taka - -tap-tap, para te'l

The best time is now, Don’t say you didn’t know,

Pavindi oup'atkonnen, - ouwo23

Those who are wise are those who lead.

pibonè - segranmmaten, - woy p moun mf kisave - seyok'apmennen.-tap. woy p mf taptap. - woy p moun mf kisave - seyok'apmennen.-tap. woy p mf taptap. - woy p moun mf kisave - seyok'apmennen. -

Don’t let time pass you by, it's time for you to get on board,

The Tap-Tap is leaving now,

Pa f kite - tanpase, - lilèpouanba - -ke, lè arive - pou'ldera - -pe, li D 26

Pa f kite - tanpase, - lilèpouanba - -ke, lè arive - pou'ldera - -pe, li

Pa f kite - tanpase, - lilèpouanba - -ke, lè arive - pou'ldera - -pe, li lèpounouale! - mache, - mache - prese, - mache - pre-

It's time for us to go!

Hurry up, walk quickly!

lèpounou...mache - prese, - mache - prese, - mache - prese, - mache - prese, - levelèpounouale! - mache - prese, - mache - prelèpounouale! - mache, - mache - prese, - mache - pre-

The Tap-Tap is taking off!

-se, TapTap - laapdera - -pe! Taptap, - tap-

pye'w,TapTap - laapdera - -pe!oou - -wotaptap - laapdera - pe! -

-se, TapTap - laapdera - -pe! zap,taka - -taptap - -tap. ou -

-se, TapTap - laapdera - -pe! zap,taka - -taptap - -tap. Taptap - laapdera

Wake up, take advantage!

-tap, oou - -wo reve - -ye'ou, proﬁ - te! -

oou - -wo reve - -ye'ou, proﬁ - te! -

Pa p ki cresc. -te tanpase,E

Don’t let time pass you by,

Pa pcresc. kite - tanpase, -

-woy,taptap - -tap,zap,taka - -tap, proﬁ - te!p pa cresc. chita - gade,-pe! zap,taka - -tap, proﬁ - te! - Pa p ki cresc. -te tanpase, -

it's time for you to get on board,

The Tap-Tap is leaving now,

Don’t fool around, get on!

lilèpouanba - -ke,lè arive - pou'ldera - -pe, pa mf beti - -ze, monte! -

lilèpouale. - lilèpou'ldera - -pe, pa mf beti - -ze, monte!lilèpouanba - -ke,lè arive - pou'ldera - -pe, pa mf beti - -ze, monte! -

Don’t wait, don’t stare,

Don’t joke around, get on!

PERUSALSCORE

pagade, - pabeti - -ze, pagade, - pabeti - -ze,

pabeti - -ze, pabeti - -ze, pabeti - -ze,pabeti - -ze,pa pagade, - monte. - pagade, - mon-

pabeti - -ze, monte. - pabeti - -ze, pagade, -

The Tap-Tap might just leave you!

pagade, - pagade, - pagade - mon-te!TapTap - lasanlèki te'ou! mpG

Get up! Stand proud!

beti - -ze,pabeti - -ze,mon-te!TapTap - lasanlèki te'ou. mp - Leve - kanpe, - leve - kan-

-te! pagade, - pagade, - pagade, - mon-te!TapTap - lasanlèki te'ou! mp -

pabeti - -ze, mon(on) - te! - TapTap - lasanlèki te'ou! mp - Leve - kanpe, -

Those of you who know what you want,

Those of you with your minds made up,

Leve - kanpe, - leve - kanpe, -

-pe,leve - kanpe, - leve, - kanpe!Oumenmkikonnkisaouvle,oukivre-mandesi - -de,fò

Don’t miss a great opportunity

to do something for the nation!

Listen, don’t miss a great opportunity to do something,

leve - kanpe, - leve - kanpe, - leve - kanpe, -

fò mf parate - bonoka

parate - bonoka - -zyonpouf'onjefò - poulanasyon! - fòparate - bonoka

leve - kanpe, - leve - kanpe, - leve - kanpe, -

Get up, stand proud, don’t sit around and wait!

leve - kanpe, - leve - kanpe, - leve - kanpe, - pachita - ga f -

-zyonpoufonjefò - tande, - fòparate - bonoka - -zyon,leve - kanpe, - opachita. - Ou

-zyonpoufonjefò - tande, - fòparate - bonoka - -zyon,leve - kanpe, - opachita - ga f -

Those of you who know what you want,

Those of you with your minds made up,

leve, - leve - kanpe, - leve, - leve - kanpe, - leve - kanpe, - pachita - ga f-de! mp Leve - kanpe, - leve - kanpe, - leve - kanpe, -

Don’t miss a great opportunity to do something for the nation!

menmkikonnkisaouvle,oukivre-mandesi - -de,fòparate - bonoka - -zyonpou -de! -de! mf leve - kanpe, - leve - kanpe, - leve - kanpe, -

Listen, don’t miss a great opportunity to do something,

leve, - leve, - leve,mf leve, - leve - kanpe, - leve - leve - kan-

f'onjefò - poulanasyon! - fòparate - bonoka - -zyon poufonjefò - tande,fò f parate - bonoka - -zyon poufonjefò - tande, -

leve, - leve, - leve, - le f -ve, leve - kanpe, - leve, - leve, - leve, - leve, -

*slideuptonote.

Get up, stand proud, don’t sit around and wait! .

-pe, fòparate - bonoka - -zyon,leve - -kanpe - pachita - gade, - pa chita, - pachita, - o I 61

fòparate - bonoka - -zyon,leve - -kanpe - opachita - gade.de. - wo,

fòparate - bonoka - -zyon,leve - kanpe - opachita - gade. - wo,

leve, - leve - kanpe, - leve - -kanpe - opachita - gade. - pa chita, - pachita, - o leve - kanpe, - pa chita, - pachita, - o leve - kan-

leve - -kanpe - opachita - gade. - wo, leve - -kanpe - opachita - ga-

leve - kanpe - opachita - gade. - wo leve - kanpe - opachita - galeve, - leve - kanpe, - pa chita, - pachita, - o leve, - leve - kan-

-pe, leve - kanpe, - leve - kanpe, - leve - kanpe, - leve - kan-

-de. leve, - leve, - leve - kanpe, - leve, - leve, - leve - kan-

-de. leve - kanpe, - leve - kanpe, - pachita - ga-

-pe, Leve, - leve - kanpe, - leve, - leve - kanpe, -

-pe, leve - kanpe, - leve - kanpe, - leve - kanpe, - leve - kan-

-pe, leve, - leve, - leve - kanpe, - leve, - leve, - leve - kan-de. leve - kanpe, - leve - kanpe, - leve - kanleve, - leve - kanpe, - leve, - leve - kanpe! -

Don’t sit around and wait!

Get up!

Get up! Stand proud! Walk quickly!

-pe! leve - kanpe, - mache - pre-

Get up!

Let’s go!

- leve, - *anna - -le! Leve! -

Let’s go!

Get up!

- leve, - oanna - -le! Leve! -

- leve, - woy,anna - -le! leve, - woy,

*anna - -le! Leve! - woy,woy, anna - -le! Leve! - woy,

Get up! . > Don’t waste your time, ....

Get up! Go learn something useful

Leve! - Pa f kite - tan'ougaspi - ye, - leve! - Ala-prannyon

Leve - kanpe, - leve - kanpe, - leve - kanpe,Leve - kanpe, - anna - -le, leve. - Leve, - kanpe, -

Leve, - anna - -le, leve, - anna - -le, leve, - anna - -le,

Get up!

To benefit society,

bonme-tye, leve! - Pouitil - lasosye - te, -

leve - kanpe, - leve - kanpe, - leve - kanpe,anna - -le, leve. - Leve - kanpe, - anna - -le, leve. -

leve, - anna - -le, leve, - anna - -le, leve, - anna - -le,

Poulima, - lima - -nite - pwogre - se.mp Anna - le!L

And enhance humanity.

Keep your feet on the ground,

Let’s go!

leve - kanpe, - leve - kanpe!mf Sepoudepye'outoujou - soutè, leve - kanpe, - leve, - leve, - leve, - leve! - Se mf poudepye'outoujou - soutè,

leve, - anna - -le, leve - kanpe! - Le mf -ve kanpe, - anna - -le,

Keep your eyes open,

Don’t cast your pearls before swine,

Anna - -le! Se mf

Drugs will hold you back.

degrennje'outoujou - ouvè, - pabaybonradpoupèpè, - dwògapfè'ourete - djèdjè. -

leve - kanpe, - anna - -le! Leve - kanpe, - anna - -le, leve - kanpe, - anna - -le! poudepye'outoujou - soutè,degrenje'outoujou - ouvè, - pabaybonradpoupèpè,95

Le mp ve, cresc. - leve - anna - -le.

Leve - kanpe! - leve - kanpe, -

Le mpcresc. ve, - le ve, - le ve, - le ve, - pabaybonradpoupèpè, -

Le mp ve, cresc. - leve - anna - -le!

Keep your feet on the ground,

Leve - kanpe! - leve - kanpe!dwògapfè'ourete... - An mp -na-le! Anna M 98

Keep your eyes open,

leve - kanpe! - Se mf poudepye'outoujou - soutè,degrennje'outoujou - ouvè,dwògapfè'ourete - djèdjè. - Se mf poudepye'outoujou - soutè,degrennje'outoujou - ouvè,leve - kanpe! - Le mf -ve kanpe - anna - -le,leve - kanpe - anna - -le.

Don’t cast your pearls before swine, Drugs will hold you back.

-le! Se mf poudepye'outoujou - soutè, 101

pabaybonradpoupèpè, - dwògapfè'ourete - djèdjè. - Le mp ve, cresc. - leve - anna

pabaybonradpoupèpè, - dwògapfè'ourete - djèdjè. - Le mpcresc. ve, - le ve, -

Leve - kanpe, - anna - -le,leve - kanpe, - anna - -le,Le mp ve, cresc. - leve - anna

Get up! Stand proud!

degrenje'outoujou - ouvè. - Le f -ve kanpe, - leve, - kanpe, - leve - kanpe!104 -le. Le f -vekanpe, - leve - kanpe, - leve, - leve, - leve - kanpe!le ve, - le ve,f leve - kanpe, - leve - kanpe, - leve, - anna - -le! -le. Le f -vekanpe, - leve - kanpe, - leve - kanpe!woy, woy, woy, woy, N107

Walk quickly, let's go!

Mache - prese, - mache - prese, - mache, - mache, - mache - prese,woy, woy, woy, woy, Mache - prese, - anna - le, - mache - prese, - anna - -le.

It’s time for you to get on board,

zaka - -taptaptap - -tap,anna - -le, zaka - -taptaptap - -tap,anna - -le. Lilèpououanba - -ke,

zaka - -taptaptap - -tap,anna - -le, zaka - -taptaptap - -tap,anna - -le,

zaka - -taptaptap, - anna - -le, zaka - -taptaptap, - anna - -le. Lilèpououanba - -ke,

The Tap-Tap is on its way,

It’s speeding up, it will not stop.

TapTap - la ape - pouse, - zaka - -tap zaka - -taptap - -tap, l'appranvitès, - lip'aprete.112

PERUSALSCORE

TapTap - la ape - pouse, - zaka - -tap zaka - -taptap - -tap, l'appranvitès, - lip'aprete. -

TapTap - la ape - pouse, - zaka - -tap zaka - -taptap - -tap, woy,woy,lip'aprete. -

zoum zoum - -zoum, zaka - -tap zaka - -taptap - -tap, woy,woy,lip'aprete. -

accellerando cir.q q=150

It’s speeding up, it will not stop.

zoum mp -zoum, zoumzoum, - l'ap f pranvitès - lipaprete. - zaka - -taptaptap - -tap,anna - -le,

115 mp woy,woy,l'appranvitès - lipaprete. - zaka - -taptaptap - -tap,anna - -le, mp woy,woy,l'appranvitès - lipaprete. - zaka - -taptaptap - -tap,anna - -le, zoum mp -zoum, zoumzoum, - l'ap f pranvitès - lipaprete. - zaka - -taptaptap, - anna - -le, &b

Mache prese, mache prese!

[ maˈʃe pre ˈ se maˈʃe pre ˈ se ]

Leve pye’w pou pa rate’l,

[ ˈleve pie ‿ u pu pa raˈtel ]

Reveye’w, fò profite,

[ reveˈje ‿ u fɔ profiˈte ]

Tap-Tap la ape chofe!

[ ˈtaptap la aˈpe ʃoˈfe ]

S’ou gen pye kout pran devan;

[ sou gɛ̃ pie kut prã deˈvã ]

Pi bonè se granm maten,

[ pi boˈnɛ se grãm maˈtɛ̃ ]

Pa vin di ou p’at konnen,

[ pa vin dzi u pat kõˈnɛ̃ ]

Moun ki save se yo k’ap mennen.

[ mun ki saˈve se yo kap ˈmɛ̃nɛ̃ ]

Pa kite tan pase,

[ pa kiˈte tã pa ˈ se ]

Li lè pou anbake,

[ li lɛ pu ãbaˈke ]

Lè a rive pou’l derape,

[ lɛa riˈve pul deraˈpe ]

Li lè pou nou ale!

[ li lɛ pu nu aˈle ]

PERUSALSCORE

Mache prese, mache prese,

[ maˈʃe pre ˈ se maˈʃe pre ˈ se ]

Leve pye’w pou pa rate’l,

[ ˈleve pie ‿ u pu pa raˈtel ] Tap-Tap la ap derape!

[ ˈtaptap la ap deraˈpe ]

Pa betize, monte!

[ pa betsiˈze mõˈte ] Pa gade, pa gade,

[ pa gaˈde pa gaˈde ] Ba betize, monte!

[ pa betsiˈze mõˈte ] Tap-Tap la san lè kite’w!

[ ˈtaptap la sã lɛ kiˈte ‿ u ]

Leve kanpe! Leve kanpe!

[ ˈleve kãˈpe ˈleve kãˈpe ]

Oumenm ki konn ki sa ou vle, [ uˈmɛ̃m ki kõn ki sa u vle ] Ou ki vreman deside, [ u ki ˈvremã ˈdeside ]

Fò pa rate bon okazyon [ fɔ pa raˈte bõ okaˈziõ ] Pou f’on jefò pou la nasyon!

[ pu fõ ʒeˈfɔ pu la naˈsiõ ]

Fò pa rate bon okazyon [ fɔ pa raˈte bõ okaˈziõ ] pou f’on jefò, tande!

[ pu fõ ʒeˈfɔ tãˈde ] Leve kanpe, pa chita gade!

[ ˈleve kãˈpe pa ʃiˈta gaˈde ]

Pa kite tan’w gaspiye, [ pa kiˈte tãu gaspiˈje ] Al aprann yon bon metye [ al a ˈprãn jõ bõ meˈtsie ]

Pou itil la sosyete, [ pu iˈtsil la sosieˈte ] Pou limanite progrese. [ pu ˈlimanite progreˈse ]

An’n ale!

[ ˈãn na le ] Se pou de pye’w toujou sou tè, [ se pu de pie ‿ u tuˈʒu su tɛ ] De grenn je’w toujou ouvè, [ de grɛ̃n ʒe ‿ u tuˈʒu u ˈ vɛ ] Pa bay bon rad pou pèpè.

[ pa bai bõ rad pu pɛˈpɛ ] Dròg ap fè’w rete djè-djè.

[ drɔg ap fɛ ‿ u reˈte dʒɛˈdʒɛ ]

Tap-Tap la ape pouse, [ ˈtaptap la a ˈ pe pu ˈ se ] L’ap pran vitès, li pap rete; [ lap prã viˈtɛs li pap reˈte ] Sote ladan’l s’ou vle rive!

[ soˈte laˈdãl su vle riˈve ]

Woy, zoum, zakataptaptap, [ woi zum zakataptapˈtap ]