July 4th and N a Sonje

We're back for season 2! We thought we would have been able to go back to Haiti before this so we put a hold on our podcast thinking it would be disrupted if we were to go back but we're still waiting with hope! For more info about the music in the other sections of the podcast go to the episode "Ground Zero" but still a shout out to Mona Augustin and our 2 Roots band as well as "Chouk Libète". Peace and blessings to all!

Here are the lyrics and the link to the awesome little reggae song by a dear friend who came to visit us in Haiti so he came to know us and our home where we actually do have a fire that we use to cook on!

Lyrics

Old man Ron with his locks so long

Inna the world, he stand up strong - strong-willed

Carla by his side with her sweet, sweet tone

Humming songs to make their house a home

Everyday, she shines her love, oh yes

[Refrain]

Ron, he's rough inna this town

Lion soup on the stove a-simmer low

Carla’s love, it make the hard man glow

With his dreadlocks swayin’ he ain’t movin’ fast

But with his Carla by him, their love's built to last

[Verse 2]

'Round the fire, Carla plays her strings

Songs of love, of life, of all simple things

Past the fields where the wild irie blows

Through the trials, their love only grows - grows strong

Old man Ron with his heart on his sleeve

Finds his calm in the tunes Carla weaves

Inside, their spirits, they soar, endless bliss

[Refrain]

Ron swears he's a warrior, tough as the stone

He's like the oak and she's the gentle breeze

Carla’s care, it puts his mind at ease - ease his rage

Smooth as the sea, her melody flows

In the kitchen, where that lion soup's in rows

[Rhythmic Bridge]

Ron may be stern, but he's her anchor, her charm

In Carla's arms, there's no need for alarm