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.”
Rezilta
Zenglen Lyrics
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La societe pa janm bezwen konn ki rout a mizew pase
Yo pa janm pozew kesion ki janw fe rive
Men ret tann pou we saw pote pou yo ka beneficie
Se rezilta'w bay la selman ki konte
Kelkeswa rout ou pran,
Reyalite depi yon nonm reyisi
Honnetete ou pa met kwe wap jwen bravo
"Resilta"
Bien jwe se jwe pouw genyen
Bien jwe bien jwe, depiw bay rezilta
Bien jwe se jwe pouw genyen
Bien jwe bien jwe, depiw pot la viktwa
Pou mizem pase
Pou kafou m'janbe
Wi la vi se sacrifis li mande fom travay
E m'konnen bon rezilta ap tonbe sim travay
Mpa decourage,
Non non mpap lague
La vi a se sacrifis li mande fom travay
E m'konnen bon rezilta ap tonbe sim travay
Pou mizem pase
Pou subi m'subi
Wi la vi se sacrifis li mande fom travay
E m'konnen bon rezilta ap tonbe sim travay
Mpa decourage,
Non non mpap lague
La vi a se sacrifis li mande fom travay
E m'konnen bon rezilta ap tonbe sim travay
"Brutus e mwen"
"Zenglen resilta tonbe, les hommes ap danse"
"Adie bondie"
"Le Nord le sud l'est a l'ouest la foi"
Se chak jou pou demelew pou'w fon pa
Sou rout ki pral ba ou rezilta
Focus epi sonje
Problem pap janm fini
Son'w lwa nan lanati )
Lew resoud youn gon'w lot ki nan rout kap vini
Pou lom li nesese pou'w montre sa ou konn fe
Resilta se li'k impotant
Le'w we on nonm fe sucse on pat konn ki sa'l te fe
Li met janbe lanfe ou pap janmen konnen
"Tonne krazem, mpa semante Bondie"
Pou lom li nesese pou'w montre sa ou konn fe
Resilta se li'k impotant
Le'w we on nonm fe sucse on pat konn ki sa'l te fe
Li met janbe lanfe ou pap janmen konnen
Resilta se li'k impotant
The song "Rezilta" by Zenglen talks about the importance of hard work, determination, and perseverance in achieving success. The lyrics suggest that society does not need to know the path towards your success or how you managed to arrive at your current position. Instead, people should wait and see the outcome of your hard work and effort, which is what truly counts. The song also emphasizes the idea of being honest, and doing the right thing when striving for success.
Moreover, the song speaks about how life demands sacrifice, and one must put in the hard work to achieve the desired results. One must not get discouraged and give up, even if they struggle along the way. The lyrics suggest that it might take a lot of courage, patience, and work to find individual success, but the outcome is worth it. The song also features various proverbs and messages such as "The North, the South, the East, and the West have faith," which encourage listeners to have faith in themselves and their abilities.
Overall, the song "Rezilta" inspires listeners to work hard, persevere, and not get discouraged on their path towards success. It emphasizes that success is not about showing off or bragging about your accomplishments, but instead, it is about achieving your goals through hard work, honesty, and patience.
Line by Line Meaning
La societe pa janm bezwen konn ki rout a mizew pase
Society never needs to know the route of your struggles
Yo pa janm pozew kesion ki janw fe rive
They never ask how you made it
Men ret tann pou we saw pote pou yo ka beneficie
But wait, to see what benefit they can gain from you
Se rezilta'w bay la selman ki konte
Only your outcomes count
Kelkeswa rout ou pran,
No matter which road you take
Zanmi map diw franchman pa inpotan
Friend, let me tell you that honesty doesn't matter
Reyalite depi yon nonm reyisi
In reality, once a man succeeds
Honnetete ou pa met kwe wap jwen bravo
Your honesty won't make people admire you
Bien jwe se jwe pouw genyen
Playing well means winning
Depiw bay rezilta
Giving you positive results
Pou mizem pase
For me to pass
Pou kafou m'janbe
For me to reach the top
Wi la vi se sacrifis li mande fom travay
Yes, life demands hard work and sacrifice
E m'konnen bon rezilta ap tonbe sim travay
And I know that good outcomes will come if I work hard
Mpa decourage,
I'm not discouraged
Non non mpap lague
No, no, I won't give up
Pou subi m'subi
To endure is to suffer
Se chak jou pou demelew pou'w fon pa
Every day is for you to untangle yourself and move forward
Sou rout ki pral ba ou rezilta
On the road that will give you the results
Focus epi sonje
Focus and remember
Problem pap janm fini
Problems never end
Son'w lwa nan lanati
Your sound is the law of nature
)Lew resoud youn gon'w lot ki nan rout kap vini
You solve one problem, another is on its way
Pou lom li nesese pou'w montre sa ou konn fe
For a man, it's necessary to show what you're capable of
Le'w we on nonm fe sucse on pat konn ki sa'l te fe
When you see a successful man, you don't know what he went through
Li met janbe lanfe ou pap janmen konnen
He stepped on burning coal, and you'll never know
Tonne krazem, mpa semante Bondie
Thunder strike me, I'm not afraid of God
Resilta se li'k impotant
Results are what's important
Contributed by Mackenzie C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@Alvin_25242
Konbyen kap enjoy rezilta avem nan 2024 la?
A chak fwa m santim vle febli telmanm travay m just panse qk reziltaa,m chantel epim focus plus,antouka ZENGLEN se pou mwen w te fe music saa tande😂😂😂
@simonproduction2321
Jodia 24 fev 2024. Chak m vle dekouraje ak lavi se mizik sa m tande. Mèsi Reginald wap tjou rete atis preferem 🥰
@AndersonAmbroise
Se li map tande maten an la
@VoisinVoie-sh7nu
1:00 ❤😂 1:18 ❤
@VoisinVoie-sh7nu
1:46 1:51
@PrincesseAngelhica
Situation m ye la fem tounen vin chache mizik sa😢 2024❤
@AndersonAmbroise
Reginald Cange atis nomal
Youn nan atis Haiti 💕 pap janm jwenn fasil. Loves and respects brother pam
@dickheadpets
esken se sel mw ki still ap tande mizik sa nn 2023 a?
@kethiaetienne1454
Nn
@PhilomiJoseph
Mwen menm tou juskaprezan Map koutel