Its words are in Haitian Creole and became the lyrics to the song Choucoune, later rewritten in English as Yellow Bird, based on the words "ti zwazo" (; little birds) from the Durand poem.
The lyrics of the song Choucoune were initially written in Haitian Creole. They were later translated into English and titled Yellow Bird, maintaining the essence of the original Durand poem's phrase "little birds."