It was the 80’s, a quiet suburb of Port-au-Prince, where thr… Read Full Bio ↴ZENGLEN
It was the 80’s, a quiet suburb of Port-au-Prince, where three friends who were destined to make history in Haitian music met. Every afternoon, a young Brutus would sit on his front porch and play the guitar. Garry Didier Perez, and his friend Patrick Martineau, often noticed him and one day invited him to come over Patrick’s house. They would meet every afternoon to listen to all genres of music and interpret their favorites. During one of their rehearsals, some beer bottles fell off an amplifier that was vibrating and shattered into a million pieces. The guys laughed at the fact that Patrick would have a hard time cleaning up the many tiny pieces off the granulated floor. They all exclaimed ZENGLEN (which means tiny pieces of broken glass) and from that day on this was their band's name.
In 1989, the trio recorded "Koule Tan" (the color of time). Once completed, they took some tapes to several radio stations where hosts and listeners would become fans and fall in love.
Zenglen became one of the wonders of the early 1990’s as they released the hit song "Fidel" off of the album "An Nou Alèz." In the song the band said that “change” is never easy and always faces obstacles, and resistance, but that they pledge to remain faithful (Fidel) to their mission which is to improve and modernize the Konpa rhythm.
The Konpa world was introduced to their new found stars like the guitarist and singer Brutus Derissaint and the lead singer Gary Didier Perez among others. In the song "Fidel" the band said: "Sé konsa se konsa se konsa la vi ya ye lè ou vle met chanjman reziztans tèt chaje." Unfortunately after a U.S tour most of the band’s members abandoned ship and the band broke up into pieces like a real Zenglen.
In Miami Brutus never stop caressing the dream of keeping some of the pieces alive and had moved on with some attempts like the Zenglen Plus and a few solo albums in the 1990’s. Many musicians tried to help him to collect the pieces, but they often moved with their own projects like the creation of the band D-Zine. Nevertheless Brutus never lost faith and still remained fidèl (Faithful) to his mission by hiring more talented musicians each and every time. At the end of the century the acquisition of the drummer Richard Herard (Richie) and then singer Gracia Delva took Zenglen to the level of a very competitive Konpa band in the demanding market as they released the album "Easy Konpa" with nothing but major hits song that were going to move the band to the front burner of the industry. Ever since that time Zenglen hasn’t looked back despite the so many changes of personnel that occurred.
The album "Easy Konpa" was introduced to the public with the release of the video of the hit song "5 Dwèt" which boosted Zenglen to the top of the konpa scene. The song "B.S Productions" got the attention of the public as the song talk about unqualified show producers damaging the reputation of the bands. On that same album the band touched some subjects until then taboo as they talked about lesbians in the society in the song "Flannè Femèl" and drug used in the song "Ti Poud."
In the following years Zenglen continued to amaze the Konpa fans all over the world with the releases of the albums "Let It Groove," "Do It Right," "5 Etwal." The latest album, "5eme Vites," sung by current lead vocalist Kenny Desmangles, touches subjects on society, relationships with top notch konpa, and proved again why critics have praised them as the Konpa University.
Over the years the Konpa observers have seen broken pieces that continued to break in even more pieces, but the band remains solid and true to their mission: Zenglen doesn’t change…Zenglen improve. Like they often say in their songs “Sé pa changé nou changé, se pi bon’n vin’n pi bon.”
Pa Fe Sa
Zenglen Lyrics
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Sa n fè yo
Poukisa w ap goumen avè m konsa la
Poukisa w ap boule k on dife bwa
Poukisa w plede pouse kòn
San w pa gen anyen avèk pèsonn
Poukisa w ap fè vyolans konsa
Se ka jan sa pou yo ba w pase
Sonje di verite
Gen sa k pran w o serye
Si se plas pou ou chita
Ou pa bezwen aji san fwa ni lwa
There's room for everybody
Don't u try to fight with me
Sa n fè yo
Sa n fè yo
Poukisa w ap fè kout san san rezon
Ou paka pastè pou w ougan an menm tan
Poukisa rete w jis pouse kòn
San w pa gen anyen avèk personn
Poze w zanmi goumen an pa nesesè
Ou gen dwa pale di sa ou vle
Se ka jan sa pou yo ba w pasé
Sonje di verite
Gen moun ki pran w o serye
Si se plas pou ou chita
Ou pa bezwen aji san fwa ni lwa
There's room for everybody
Don't u try to fight with me
Nou tout tankou zòt se efò n ap fè
Alo Zenglen
Fò w pa fè m pè
Nou toujou anlè menm bato a
Nou tout tankou zòt se efò n ap fè
Ha ha ha
Fò w pa fè m pè
Alo dwat, nou pap disparèt
Alo Kaliko, men moun yo
Sa n fè w
Gen sa ki ta vle n boule kou on pay mayi
Sa n fè yo - sa n fè w
Mache di jwèt nou fini, n pa gen avni
Sa n fè yo - sa n fè w
Si n kouche dòmi epi nou pa leve
Ki mele yo - sa n fè w
Sa n fè yo, sa n fè yo?
Sa n fè w
Ala mele yo mele san
Ola mele yo mele san
Sa n fè w
Ala mele yo mele san
Depi n lage n ba yo rezon
Sa n fè w
Sa lèzòm di men se pa sa Bondye di
Sa n fè yo - sa n fè w
Yo mèt mare kat la 3/7 nou p ap dòmi ap bay kout tèt
N ap veye yo - sa n fè w
Sa n fè yo, sa n fè yo?
Sa n fè w
N ale
Pafwa lè w lage se viktwa pou enemi
Yo poko wè chapit sa a
Zenglen depi w pa la, plas ou rete vid
Alo Eugene, Crazy Chicken
Ou kanpe an Don King
Gad jan ou pale
Pale di sa ou vle
Kopye tout sa w tande
Ou repete kou jako
Pale pale pale pale, se dwa w ou ka pale
Fòk ou pa egzajere
Sa w di jodi ka jije demen
Kijan w vle pou m entèprete ou k ap rele m brother
Komsi w ta di m se frè w
Oubyen se non m ou a vle site
Gad jan ou pale
Pale di sa ou vle
Kopye tout sa w tande
Ou repete kou jako
Alo Hennessy, konpa sa a pa gen defisi
Passez à la caisse, forget the rest
Lesly Lagrandel veye yo
The song "Pa Fe Sa" by Zenglen reflects on the question of why people engage in unnecessary conflicts and violence. The lyrics express frustration with individuals who fight without reason, burn bridges, and only care about themselves. The song encourages listeners to remember the truth, take things seriously, and find a place where they can coexist peacefully without the need for force or law. It emphasizes that there is room for everyone and urges against fighting.
Line by Line Meaning
Sa n fè yo
This is what they do
Sa n fè yo
This is what they do
Poukisa w ap goumen avè m konsa la
Why are you fighting with me like this?
Poukisa w ap boule k on dife bwa
Why are you burning like a wood fire?
Poukisa w plede pouse kòn
Why are you begging to push your buttocks?
San w pa gen anyen avèk pèsonn
Without you having anything to do with anyone
Poukisa w ap fè vyolans konsa
Why are you being violent like this?
Ou gen dwa pale di sa ou vle
You have the right to say what you want
Se ka jan sa pou yo ba w pase
That's how they try to undermine you
Sonje di verite
Remember to speak the truth
Gen sa k pran w o serye
There are things that take you seriously
Si se plas pou ou chita
If that's where you want to be
Ou pa bezwen aji san fwa ni lwa
You don't need to act without faith or law
There's room for everybody
There's enough space for everyone
Don't u try to fight with me
Do not try to fight with me
Poukisa w ap fè kout san san rezon
Why are you acting without reason?
Ou paka pastè pou w ougan an menm tan
You can't be a pastor and voodoo priest at the same time
Poukisa rete w jis pouse kòn
Why are you content with just pushing your buttocks?
San w pa gen anyen avèk personn
Without you having anything to do with anyone
Poze w zanmi goumen an pa nesesè
Stop, my friend, unnecessary fighting
Ou gen dwa pale di sa ou vle
You have the right to say what you want
Se ka jan sa pou yo ba w pasé
That's how they try to undermine you
Sonje di verite
Remember to speak the truth
Gen moun ki pran w o serye
There are people who take you seriously
Si se plas pou ou chita
If that's where you want to be
Ou pa bezwen aji san fwa ni lwa
You don't need to act without faith or law
There's room for everybody
There's enough space for everyone
Don't u try to fight with me
Do not try to fight with me
Nou tout tankou zòt se efò n ap fè
We are all like them, making efforts
Alo Zenglen
Hello Zenglen
Fò w pa fè m pè
You must not scare me
Nou toujou anlè menm bato a
We are always on the same boat
Nou tout tankou zòt se efò n ap fè
We are all like them, making efforts
Ha ha ha
Ha ha ha
Fò w pa fè m pè
You must not scare me
Alo dwat, nou pap disparèt
Hello, we will not disappear
Alo Kaliko, men moun yo
Hello Kaliko, here are the people
Sa n fè w
This is what they do to you
Gen sa ki ta vle n boule kou on pay mayi
Some would want us to burn like corn husks
Sa n fè yo - sa n fè w
This is what they do - this is what they do to you
Mache di jwèt nou fini, n pa gen avni
Walk and say our game is over, we have no future
Sa n fè yo - sa n fè w
This is what they do - this is what they do to you
Si n kouche dòmi epi nou pa leve
If we lie down to sleep and then don't wake up
Ki mele yo - sa n fè w
What concern is it of theirs - this is what they do to you
Sa n fè yo, sa n fè yo?
This is what they do, this is what they do?
Sa n fè w
This is what they do to you
Ala mele yo mele san
Look how they're mixing without blood
Ola mele yo mele san
Where they mix without blood
Sa n fè w
This is what they do to you
Ala mele yo mele san
Look how they're mixing without blood
Depi n lage n ba yo rezon
Since we surrender our reasons to them
Sa n fè w
This is what they do to you
Sa lèzòm di men se pa sa Bondye di
When people say something, but it's not what God says
Sa n fè yo - sa n fè w
This is what they do - this is what they do to you
Yo mèt mare kat la 3/7 nou p ap dòmi ap bay kout tèt
They tied the cat's tail with 3/7, we won't sleep, we'll behead
N ap veye yo - sa n fè w
We will watch them - this is what they do to you
Sa n fè yo, sa n fè yo?
This is what they do, this is what they do?
Sa n fè w
This is what they do to you
N ale
We are leaving
Pafwa lè w lage se viktwa pou enemi
Sometimes when you let go, it's a victory for the enemy
Yo poko wè chapit sa a
They haven't seen this chapter yet
Zenglen depi w pa la, plas ou rete vid
Zenglen, since you're not here, your place remains empty
Alo Eugene, Crazy Chicken
Hello Eugene, Crazy Chicken
Ou kanpe an Don King
You stand like Don King
Gad jan ou pale
Look at how you speak
Pale di sa ou vle
Speak what you want
Kopye tout sa w tande
Copy everything you hear
Ou repete kou jako
You repeat like a parrot
Pale pale pale pale, se dwa w ou ka pale
Blah blah blah blah, you can speak your mind
Fòk ou pa egzajere
You must not exaggerate
Sa w di jodi ka jije demen
What you say today can be judged tomorrow
Kijan w vle pou m entèprete ou k ap rele m brother
How do you want me to interpret you when you call me brother
Komsi w ta di m se frè w
As if you would say I am your brother
Oubyen se non m ou a vle site
Or it's my name you want to mention
Gad jan ou pale
Look at how you speak
Pale di sa ou vle
Speak what you want
Kopye tout sa w tande
Copy everything you hear
Ou repete kou jako
You repeat like a parrot
Alo Hennessy, konpa sa a pa gen defisi
Hello Hennessy, this konpa has no defects
Passez à la caisse, forget the rest
Go to the cashier, forget the rest
Lesly Lagrandel veye yo
Lesly Lagrandel watches them
Lyrics © B.E. RELATIONS PUBLISHING, O/B/O DistroKid
Written by: Jean Brutus Derissaint
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@bibipositif
Zenglen eternel Zenglen! Dire que Zenglen "Kraze" est un pleonasme vicieux. Aussi longtemps que vivra Jean Brutus Derissaint, vivra aussi Zenglen. Reginald Cange tounen nan band li, a kote Kennyway, Nicholina, James Germain. Yes we can say Zenglen is 4 ever! Machann kann ou pa gen kann sa nan bouret ou non. Ou bezwen pikliz sa sou griyo w wi. Pikliz Zenglen an. Lezom pe kou chat...
@ketlainepierre270
J,aime la musique Haitianne.
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Zenglen Li yeeeeee
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Sase lè tegen zenglen wi lol
@pierremarieyolene1925
Zenglen for ever
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Waw,mw sonje moman sa yo.hmmm
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Gade yon vokal yon Ayisyen genyen mesye
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ernst amisial
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Kot plim dener ceide
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Bagay serye ?