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Jean-Michel Rotin est l’un des plus ingénieux artistes de zouk, et est d’ailleurs un des créateurs du Zouk RnB (mélange de zouk lov et de Rnb), style très prisé des artistes de la nouvelle génaration tels que Kaysha, Nichols et d’autres… Jean-Michel Rotin dit « JMR » ou « 69 » (parce qu’il est né en 1969) a commencé à se faire connaître du public avec le groupe ENERGY et le tube « Paket Moun » en 1989.
Il enchaîne ensuite avec « Lè ou lov », son plus grand succès, mais également « Cherylane » et « Séñorita Dieze ». Cette série de tubes le propulse immédiatement au rang de grand espoir du zouk.
Le deuxième album du groupe est donc déjà très attendu, et Jean-Michel Rotin constitue à lui seul une véritable attraction.
Cet album sera aussi son dernier album au sein de Energy. Il apparaît différent, relooké avec les cheveux défrisé et un son novateur particulièrement aprécié du jeune public. L’album est un succès avec des chansons comme « Sof vou », le méga tube « Adié en nou » ou encore « San vou ».
1994 est certainement sa plus belle année jusqu’à aujourd’hui : l’album « Héros » est une grande réussite, avec 9 titres recherchés tant musicalement qu’au niveau des textes. Il se vend à plus de 75000 exemplaires, ce qui est un excellent chiffre pour un album de zouk, (sachant aussi qu’un disque d’or est atteint pour 100 000 exemplaires vendus). Plus de la moitié des morceaux sont des tubes: « Héros », « Un Homme », « Cigaret », « Ella », « Sé Baw » ou encore « My Love ».
Deux ans plustard en 1996, Jean Michel Rotin se lance dans la production sous le label « Stuff Records ». Il sort son deuxième album solo, justement intitulé « Solo ». Le son et les textes sont moins riches que dans ses précédentes apparitions. Le disque est néanmoins un bon album qui lance par ailleurs le fameux Zouk RnB tel qu’on le connaît aujourd’hui avec le tube « Mwen ni to » interprété par Marie-loo Coopen et Jennifer Visenjoux. C’est aussi sur cet album qu’on découvre Kaysha, une des futures stars du Zouk Rnb. Après l’album « Solo », Jean-Michel Rotin sera demandé par de nombreux artistes pour ses talents de compositeur. Tanya Saint-Val, Sonia Dersion et bien d’autres… Il participe également à deux albums du groupe JM Harmony et prouve encore une fois sa grande créativité sur des morceaux tels que « Adan péyi a bondié » et « And I Love her » tous deux de vrais tubes des étés 97 et 98.
En 1998, Rotin sort l’album « PREVIEW » avec un sous-titre énigmatique « Zouk Is dead? » (Le zouk est-il mort?), une question que beaucoup se posent à l’époque tant le zouk manque de créativité et d’inventivité pour se renouveller. Le son de cet album se rapproche d’ailleurs plus du rnb et du rap que du zouk proprement dit.
2002, Rotin effectue des séjours à New York, en Guyane, en Guadeloupe et à Paris pour la préparation de son 3eme album solo qui devrait être intitulé « Nation ». La sortie est prévue sous peu (fin de l’été 2002?). Espérons en tout cas que le très talentueux Jean-Michel « JMR » « 69 » Rotin nous fera passer de bons moments, après presque 5 années d’absence.
Nation
Jean-Michel Rotin Lyrics
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I'm so scared of losing touch I'm forced to ask if you know that
The reason why I try so hard to be nice
Is so no one else will leave me behind
You're right that it's not that hard to tell the ones that you love
How much they mean and how you'd feel if it was them and not us
But I can make the time in my life to be sad every time you're around me
How did it make you feel to know you're not quite enough
On the things that used to make me so glad I was the one holding your hand
'Cause I'm not too busy I'm just still dizzy trying to
Catch my fucking breath through these sweat-soaked sheets
But you're still so pretty and I'm still too skinny to hold
All this weight on my own
Bum badum badum
Bum badum badum
Bum badum badum
Bum badum badum
But I find the time to tell everyone I love
That someday I won't need them anymore but that's because
They've given me everything I need to be me
You let me be me
I'm not going back to my bed before I find a way to tire myself out
It seems that everything tires me out except trying to get some rest
In Nation, Jean-Michel Rotin starts by questioning the level of communication in his relationship. He wonders if it's too much too ask for a simple text back, and admits that he's afraid of losing touch with his partner. The anxiety he harbors around this issue is a nod to the modern dating culture, where it's easier to avoid physical communication and keep relationships shallow. Rotin then goes on to explain that he tries hard to be nice as a desperate measure to ensure that no one leaves him behind. In this case, it seems like he's trying too hard to keep his relationship alive and prevent it from dying since the feeling seems not to be mutual.
In the chorus, Rotin talks about not being busy but being too dizzy to catch his breath, being overwhelmed emotionally. He admits that he used to be glad to hold his partner's hand, but something has changed, and he is not feeling fulfilled anymore. It's safe to say that he's in a relationship that he's not happy with but trying so hard to keep alive. The line "Bum badum badum" in this song is a representation of the beating of his heart as well as the awkwardness of the situation he's in.
Line by Line Meaning
Is it so much to ask that you text me back
I'm afraid of losing touch, so I'm requesting you to reply to my text.
I'm so scared of losing touch I'm forced to ask if you know that
My fear of losing touch with you is making me ask if you are aware of it.
The reason why I try so hard to be nice
I attempt to be kind because I don't want anyone to abandon me.
Is so no one else will leave me behind
My intention of being nice is to avoid being deserted by someone.
You're right that it's not that hard to tell the ones that you love
You're not mistaken; it's easy to express your feelings to your loved ones.
How much they mean and how you'd feel if it was them and not us
It's essential to let them know their value and how hurt you'll be if they're upset.
But I can make the time in my life to be sad every time you're around me
I'm so engrossed in my sadness that I can't focus on anything else when you're nearby.
How did it make you feel to know you're not quite enough
Did it hurt you when you realized that you couldn't meet my expectations?
For someone who took so much from you and then just gave up
After taking so much from you, I deserted you without giving back.
On the things that used to make me so glad I was the one holding your hand
I used to derive pleasure from holding your hand, but now it doesn't make me happy anymore.
'Cause I'm not too busy I'm just still dizzy trying to
I'm not busy, but I'm still preoccupied and confused, trying to
Catch my fucking breath through these sweat-soaked sheets
Barely able to breathe with my bedsheets drenched in sweat.
But you're still so pretty and I'm still too skinny to hold
Though you're attractive, I'm too weak to support you.
All this weight on my own
I'm carrying all this emotional burden myself.
But I find the time to tell everyone I love
I make an effort to tell my dear ones how much they mean to me.
That someday I won't need them anymore but that's because
I express that I won't need them someday only because-
They've given me everything I need to be me
They helped me become who I am, and I'm deeply grateful to them.
You let me be me
You allowed me to be my true self without judgment or fear of losing you.
I'm not going back to my bed before I find a way to tire myself out
I won't go to bed until I'm exhausted from trying to distract myself.
It seems that everything tires me out except trying to get some rest
Doing everything but resting tires me out as I wander about aimlessly.
Lyrics © DistroKid, OLYMPIC SOUND PUBLISHING
Written by: eric butler
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Emmanuelle BART
En plus JMR est bon, danseur . Boug-la ni trooop feeling. C'est pour cela que sur scène c'est une tuerie🤭. RDV à l'Atrium en Martinique le 25 octobre Le son balance bien 😀 Je découvre Lorenz
Dom Jú
The chorus part...👍
yttiiz
"Bouklié a injistis sé pouvwa"
GloaSanvé
Mési my friend!