takesuggestions: (and i got friends on the other side)
Nan Ginen m'te ye, se nan Ginen m'prale
("I was in Ginen, I will go back to Ginen")
—from a traditional Vodou song

This is from the book Haitian Vodou: An Introduction to Haiti's Indigenous Spiritual Tradition by Mambo Chita Tann! )

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Sep. 29th, 2016 05:59 pm
takesuggestions: some folks say i'm sly (some folks say i'm sneaky)
Men anpil chaj pa lou
("Many hands make the work light")
—Haitian Proverb

More of the book! )
takesuggestions: anything i please (if you relax it'll enable me to do)
Yo bay mwen pwen-a se pou'm mache la nwit
("They made me a pwen so I can walk around in the night")
—from a ceremonial song about the magic of the Lwa Simbi Andezo

Useful stuff for Facilier, as well as his worldview and how it compares to Tiana's, under here! )

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