Melendi
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Melendi (Ramón Melendi Espina) is a flamenco-influenced Spanish pop musician. He is currently one of the most popular musicians in Spain.
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[edit] Biography
He was born in 1979 in Oviedo. After a relatively normal childhood, it became to clear to his parents that the adolescent Melendi was not born to study. He turned to soccer, playing for lower categories of Real Oviedo. In 2001, he joined a band called "El bosque de Sherwood" (Sherwood Forest), and soon after recorded a solo disc containing three tracks. In 2002, he submitted his disk to Javier Valiño of Carlito records, who called him days later.
In February 2003, the album Sin Noticias de Holanda ("No News from Holland") was released, with twelve tracks highly regarded for their intelligent lyrics. In May of that year, he embarked on a small tour of Spain, and in September his fan club formed, at this point in modest numbers. By May 2004, following an acclaimed concert performance in Madrid, Melendi reached the 50,000 discs sold plateau. His song "Con la luna llena" ("With the full moon") has been a huge hit across Spain.
In 2005, Melendi released his second album, Que el cielo espere sentao ("Let heaven sit and wait"), which has already sold more than 300,000 copies.
In October 2006, Melendi released his third album, Mientras no cueste trabajo, his first disc with EMI.
[edit] Lyrics and translation
[edit] Que el cielo espere sentao (Let heaven have a seat and wait)
Pa' que tanto trabajo
Que pongan mas bajos los techos del cielo
Por mucho que salto no llego
Me faltan un par de dedos
Y faltan valores y sobran principios fingidos
Se me han olvidado los sentidos
A causa de la soledad
La soledad en mi cabeza que no encuentra una salida
Cuando le atrapan los miedos de si algo en la otra vida
Y si solo estoy de paso como firmemente temo
Que el cielo espere sentao
Why so much work
Let the roof of the sky become lower
Despite all my jumping, I can't reach it
I'm missing a couple fingers
And there aren't enough values
And there are far too many fained principles
I've forgotten my senses
From so much solitude
This solitude in my head that can't find a way out
When it gets trapped by the fear that there's something in the next life
And if I'm only passing through, as I firmly suspect
Let heaven have a seat and wait!
[edit] Con la luna llena (With the full moon)
Porque te quiero como el mar
Quiere a un pez que nada adentro
Dandole de respirar, protegiendole del viento
Porque te quiero dibujar desnuda en el firmamento
Pa' hacer todavia mas bonito,
Mas bonito el universo
Because I love you like the ocean loves a fish that swims inside it
Giving it breath, protecting it from the wind
Because I want to draw you naked in the sky
To make the universe even more beautiful
[edit] External links
- Official Site (Spanish)
- Yahoo! LAUNCH: Melendi (Spanish)
- Official Biography
