Bane créatir
Those creatures
Qui forme parti l'héritage Maurice
Which form part of the heritage of Mauritius
En voie disparition
On verge of extinction
Qui bizin faire?
What should we do ?
Bane créatir
Those creatures
Qui embellir paysage Maurice
That are embelishing the landscape of Mauritius
Victime nou l’oppression
Victim of our oppression
Qui bizin faire?
What should we do ?
1st verse
Pense pou nou faire bien attention
Think that we really have to be careful
kan nou alle en excursion
When we go on an excursion
Pas pense zis pou nou même
We should not only think of ourselves
Pensé ki nou capave gêne
We should think that we are disturbing
Bane ti reptile
Those small reptiles
Ki pas pé faire nou narien
Which are doing nothing to us
Laisse zotte tranquille
Leave them alone
Pas brûle zotte dan difé
Don’t burn them in fire
Bane ti reptile
Those small reptiles
Ki pas pé faire nou narien
Which are doing nothing to us
Laisse zotte tranquille
Leave them alone
Pas brûle zotte dan difé
Don’t burn them in fire
Bane créatir
Those creatures
Qui forme parti l'héritage Maurice
Which form part of the heritage of Mauritius
En voie disparition
On verge of extinction
Qui bizin faire?
What should we do ?
Bane créatir
Those creatures
Qui embellir paysage Maurice
That are embelishing the landscape of Mauritius
Victime nou l’oppression
Victim of our oppression
Qui bizin faire?
What should we do ?
2nd verse:
Si nou p vivre nou bisin aussi lesprit
If we live we also need our mind
Sa zoli ti lezard vert
This beautiful small green lizard
Pena li nulle part ailleurs
We don’t have it nowhere else
Pou sa moricien nou bisin fier
For that, we Mauritian should be proud
Anou protege li
Let’s protect it
Anou apell li gecko
Let’s call it Gecko
Na pa laisse li termine couma dodo
Don’t let it end like the dodo
Anou protege li
Let’s protect it
Anou apell li gecko
Let’s call it Gecko
Na pa laisse li termine couma dodo
Don’t let it end like the dodo
3rd verse :
Ecoute sa
Listen
Pa zis gecko
Not only gecko
Nou bisin sape aussi bane lezot lezard
We have to save other lizards
Ena ene ki appel Nactus
One is called Nactus
Ena ene ki appel Bojer
One is called Bojer
Ek ou ena ene ki appel Telfair
Another one is called Telfair
Faire ou grillade lor stand en lair
Do your barbecue on a stand, up in the air
Parski zete charbon en bas grille lezard
Because coal on the ground burns lizard
Anou protege li
Let’s protect it
Anou apell li gecko
Let’s call it Gecko
Na pa laisse li termine couma dodo
Don’t let it end like the dodo
Anou protege li
Let’s protect it
Anou apell li gecko
Let’s call it Gecko
Na pa laisse li termine couma dodo
Don’t let it end like the dodo
Bane créatir
Those creatures
Qui forme parti l'héritage Maurice
Which form part of the heritage of Mauritius
En voie disparition
On verge of extinction
Qui bizin faire?
What should we do ?
Bane créatir
Those creatures
Qui embellir paysage Maurice
That are embelishing the landscape of Mauritius
Victime nou l’oppression
Victim of our opression
Qui bizin faire?
What should we do ?
4th verse
Dans nou ti bato
In our small boat
Guette bien si pena le rat
Check well if there is no rat
Parce qui si li arrive la bas
Because if it arrives there
Lor l’ilot kot nou p aller
On the islets where we are going
Pou gecko sa li ene grand danger
For the gecko it is a big danger
Mette dans l’esprit ki pou arrive nou paradis
Make up your mind, what will happen to our paradise
Si nou pas envi
If we don’t want to
Protege li, embellir li
Protect it, embellish it
Mette dans l’esprit ki pou arrive nou paradis
Make up your mind, what will happen to our paradise
Si nou pas envi
If we don’t want to
Protege li, embellir li
Protect it, embellish it
Bane créatir
Those creatures
Qui forme parti l'héritage Maurice
Which form part of the heritage of Mauritius
En voie disparition
On verge of extinction
Qui bizin faire?
What should we do ?
Bane créatir
Those creatures
Qui embellir paysage Maurice
That are embelishing the landscape of Mauritius
Victime nou l’oppression
Victim of our oppression
Qui bizin faire?
What should we do ?
