HAITIAN SONG HITS SOUR NOTE.

1 SWAN SONG

In what is likely his last week in office, Haiti’s outgoing president, Michel Martelly, has released a brash pop song jeering at his critics and aiming sexually suggestive lyrics at his main target, awardwinning journalist and human rights advocate Liliane Pierre-Paul. The song — “Bal Bannann Nan” — Haitian Creole for “Give Them the Banana” — is credited to Sweet Micky, the stage name Martelly used as a pop star before being elected.

2 DOUBLE ENTENDRE

The president could not be contacted to talk about his intentions. Martelly’s choice to be Haiti’s next president, agricultural entrepreneur Jovenel Moise, is nicknamed “Neg Bannann” — Banana Man in

Haitian Creole.

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Some listeners were repelled. “I want to vomit when I see other women applauding Martelly’s Carnival song denigrating another woman, our most famous human rights activist,” tweeted Chantal Elie, a political analyst who once worked in Martelly’s administration before quitting.

4 ROILING CRISIS

Others questioned Martelly’s judgment in releasing such a song while Haiti grapples with a political crisis trying to pick his successor. A runoff presidential election has been indefinitely postponed and Martelly is required by the constitution to leave office Sunday, raising fears that Haiti could backslide into instability amid the leadership vacuum.

5 BACK TO HIS ROOTS

Before becoming president, Martelly was known for wild onstage antics that included cursing rivals, donning dresses and mooning the audience.