"Ou pa nago, ou pa kita." What are nago and kita?

Yon pa kita, yon pa nago

also known as:

Yon pa niga, yon pa nago

Yon pa kina'w, yon pa nago

nago is a type of Haitian folkloric dance

kita or niga mirrors "nago" or it may implies some type of shuffling.

Yon pa niga, yon pa nago

One step here, another step there

One step forward, two steps backwards

Not progressing.

Anyen pa janm ale byen nan peyi sa. L'ap fè yon pa kita yon pa nago. Ala koze!

Nothing ever goes well in this country. It's not progressing. What a situation!

Si yo bezwen m, se pou yo vin jwenn mwen. Mwen p'ap fè ni yon pa niga, ni yon pa nago!

If they need me, they must come to me. I will not move!

M'ap suiv mari w la byen.  Se yon pa kita yon pa nago l'ap fè wi.  Li p'ap regle anyen non!

I've been watching your husband.  He's shuffling going back and forth.  He's not doing anything!

Ask me anything