Twa Tanbou  
Kap fè yon diskisyon 
Yon gwo dimanch maten
Lè yo sot nan Ginen

Yon Ti Kata 
Yon Tanbouren
Yon Gwo Boula 

Boula rete li di 
Li di li ka frape pi fò 
Boula rete li di 
Se li ki ka frape pi fò  


Tanbouren di li gen pi bèl son
Li di “lè map site, se rete tande”


Kata ki tap koute, li rete li move
Li pa te ka konprann kouman de kamarad,
Ki abiye ak menm rad
Ki pitit menm manman
Chita ap fè deblozay

Yon bon jou Madigra, Kata tonbe zouke
Dènye moun ki te la yo tout tonbe danse...


Tanbouren ak Boula kite la ap tande
Pou fè fèt la pi bèl: yo tou fon ribanbèl


Jou sa-a 
Yo chante yon chante ke’m pap janm bliye:

Tout tanbou ki dispèse
An nou kole zepòl
Poun fè la vi pi bèl 

-Louis Marie Celestin

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Three drums
Are having an argument
A great Sunday morning 
On their way back  from Guinea

A little Kata…
A little Tanbouren…
A big Boula…

Boula declared
That he can hit the loudest
Boula declared
“I can hit the loudest!”

Tanbouren said “I have the most beautiful sound”
He said “when I perform, keep quiet and listen!”

Kata who was hearing all this became angry
He could not comprehend how two soldiers
Who are dressed with the same outfit
And are children of the same mother
Are sitting around making a scandal


One fine Mardi-Gras day, Kata started to “zouk”
Every single person there began to dance…

Tanbouren and Boula who were there listening
To make the party more exciting, they started a great throng

That day,
They all sang a song that I’ll never forget:


All drums that are dispersed 
Let’s put our shoulders together 
To make life more beautiful

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