Fevi

Johnathan Joseph Mayers

Févi. Édité par Jonathan Joseph Mayers é Oliver Mayeux. Les Cahiers du Tintamarre, Shreveport, 2022.

Moun di yé va pli parlé kréyòl en Lalwizyàn. Kouri-vini va kouri, yé di, é janmé vini bæk. Yé di, fransé ap afonsé, kréyòl ap krévé. Èské çé vré? Dan Févi, vouzòt trouv lavwa-yé ki di: pa ditou! Yé di ça èk yê bèl poèm-yé, èk yê shanson-yé. Pou kèk moun, ça fé lontem yé t’apé parlé é ékri en kouri-vini; pou dòt, yé jish apé komensé aprenn. Pou shak moun dan liv-çila, lékritir çé in monñær pou fé yê zidé é yê paròl viv; é, konm ça, y’apé donné léspri a yê langaj. D. J. Clifton ékri li konten li viv asé lontem wa prémyé liv ékri toutafé en kréyòl Lalwizyàn.

It is often said that Louisiana Creole, Kouri-Vini, is in danger of dying out. Collected in Févi are the poems and songs of those who say their language is flourishing. Some contributors have spoken and written in Kouri-Vini for some time now; others are just starting on their learning journey. For each person in this book, writing breathes life into their ideas and words; and, with that, their language itself. D. J. Clifton writes, "Here we have Févi, the first book written completely in Louisiana Creole. I am happy I've lived long enough to see it. Congratulations and thank you to the authors, editors, and artists!"

Jonathan Joseph Mayers é Oliver Mayeux

“Là, no gin Févi, premiè liv ekri tutafè en Kréyol Louisiane-la. Mo kontan mo viv asé longtem wa ça. A tout zautè et à tou rédactè é artist-la-yé: Félicitation pi Mærsi!”

D. J. Clifton