Re: Wyclef Jean: L�union fait la force

Mlle Robertson

Posted on 1/27/10

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Just a side note here. "L'union fait la force" is the Haitian
motto, which is why he begins the song with it. (Like "Liberté,
Egalité, Fraternité" is for France)
I mostly remember this because my French I's just finished
doing their francophone countries presentations. LoL!

On 1/26/10, Zachary wrote:
> Hello French teachers!
> Haitian rapper Wyclef Jean has just released a new video for
> Ha�ti called "Hold On", encouraging fans to donate to relief
> efforts. I thought French classes might find it interesting
> that the song starts off with Wyclef saying in French,
> "L�union fait la force". It might be a good hook to
> introduce related phrases from the article, such as "en
> faveur des victimes du s�isme", "faire des dons pour Ha�ti"
> and "la catastrophe". Link below.
>
> Personally I find the song so emotive that I can hardly get
> through the video without crying a bit.
>
> A bientot,
> Zachary

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