Nou lèd, nou la
We are ugly, we are here
— Haitian proverb —
Battered and still standing. Defiance disguised as self-deprecation, and quoted far beyond Haiti.
The proverb belongs to the Haitian people. The translation and the note are our own.
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M ap degaje m kòm Mèt Jean-Jacques
I am managing as best I can, like Mèt Jean-Jacques
— Haitian proverb —