"Choucoune" (Haitian Creole: Choukoun) is an 1883 poem by Haitian Oswald Durand. Haitian Creole language ( kreyòl ayisyen) often called simply Creole or Kreyòl ( pronounced) is a language spoken in Haiti Haiti ( English: ˈheɪ·tiː or haɪ·ˈjiː·tiː French Haïti a·i·ti Haitian Creole: Oswald Durand ( 17 September 1840 - 22 April 1906) was a Haitian poet and politician Its words are in Haitian Creole and are the lyrics to the song "Choucoune" which was later rewritten in English as "Yellow Bird," the title based on the words "ti zwazo" (French: petit oiseau; little bird) from the Durand poem. Haitian Creole language ( kreyòl ayisyen) often called simply Creole or Kreyòl ( pronounced) is a language spoken in Haiti " Choucoune " (Choukoun is a 19th century Haitian song composed by Michel Mauleart Monton with lyrics from a poem by Oswald Durand. " Choucoune " (Choukoun is a 19th century Haitian song composed by Michel Mauleart Monton with lyrics from a poem by Oswald Durand. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people
Durand wrote the poem about a young "marabou" woman in Cap-Haïtien nicknamed Choucoune whose given name was Marie Noel Belizaire. Cap-Haïtien ( Okap or Kapayisyen in Kréyòl) is a city of about 130000 people on the north coast of Haiti. He wrote it while in jail for criticizing local political leaders.
References
- Louis J. Auguste. "The Story of Choucoune -- Stolen Legacy: The Ordeal of Choucoune" at Haiti-aujourd'hui. org. Accessed 20 February 2007. Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment