Choucoune (poem)
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"Choucoune" (Haitian Creole: Choukoun) is an 1883 poem by Haitian Oswald Durand. 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.
Durand wrote the poem about a young "marabou" woman in Cap-Haïtien nicknamed Choucoune whose given name was Marie Noel Belizaire. He wrote it while in jail for criticizing local political leaders.
[edit] References
- Louis J. Auguste. "The Story of Choucoune -- Stolen Legacy: The Ordeal of Choucoune" at Haiti-aujourd'hui.org. Accessed 20 February 2007.
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