Arcade Fire-Haiti(Live at Reading Festival)

[Ken Burch]

Run time: 06:14 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajHgPWivCTw   Posted on YouTube: September 20, 2010 By YouTube Member: ArcadeFireTube2 Views on YouTube: 42642   Posted on DU: June 19, 2011 By DU Member: Ken Burch Views on DU: 571

 
Regine Chassagne, whose parents were refugees from the Duvalier regime in Haiti, leading Arcade Fire through her tribute to and vow of revenge for the victims of Duvalier's Tonton Macoutes....it's also a song of solidarity with all who have fallen fighting against tyrants wherever they live:

Haïti, mon pays,
wounded mother I'll never see.
Ma famille set me free.
Throw my ashes into the sea.

Mes cousins jamais nés
hantent les nuits de Duvalier.
Rien n'arrete nos esprits.
Guns can't kill what soldiers can't see.

In the forest we lie hiding,
unmarked graves where flowers grow.
Hear the soldiers angry yelling,
in the river we will go.

Tous les morts-nés forment une armée,
soon we will reclaim the earth.
All the tears and all the bodies
bring about our second birth.

Haïti, never free,
n'ai pas peur de sonner l'alarme.
Tes enfants sont partis,
In those days their blood was still warm

[Trajan]

1. Love this band

Love that song and love that performance ... thanks for sharing ....

[Webster Green]

3. They're playing in Golden Gate Park in August.

I plan to get as close to the stage as possible. This band is incredible. I think they have the hottest live show on the planet right now.

http://www.sfoutsidelands.com/lineup/

Had to kick this thread, and this amazing song. :thumbsup:

[Webster Green]

2. Great stuff!

I love Arcade Fire.