Leopoldo Méndez Alcayaga is a Chilean DJ, singer and producer better knows … Read Full Bio ↴Leopoldo Méndez Alcayaga is a Chilean DJ, singer and producer better knows as DJ Méndez or simply Méndez. He was born in Valparaiso, Chile in 1975. That's where he began producing his music, which is a mixture of rap and Latin rhythms. Some of his songs like "Estocolmo", show-through a Latin song the attitude and opinion of Latin American migrants to lands so different from theirs as the Scandinavian countries. He has two number-one hit singles in Chile, Fiesta (House Party) and Lady.

The emerging interest for the Latin American music in Europe was one factor in the acceptance and music like this Chilean market as closed as the Scandinavian market, which until recently were only local artists and popular English-speaking. Méndez moved to Stockholm, Sweden, in 1986. He was raised in a modest family struggling to achieve a better future, sometimes getting in trouble while walking around immigrant slums. After joining a counseling institution called Fasta and meeting sound engineer Jordi Fuste, DJ Méndez started his career as a Latin rapper, making his live debut in a local festival. Mixing hip-hop and traditional Latin American rhythms, he was able to get a record deal in 1999, soon climbing charts in Sweden, Norway, Scandinavia, Denmark, Finland, and even Russia with his first hit "Chiki-Chiki", featured in his debut album Latino for Life. In March 2001 he visited his native country, carrying out a successful promotional tour.

His songs in Spanish with a mixture of English, was produced in conjunction with the popular DJ's Rob'n'Raz, have melodic choruses made by singers such as Emmanuel Contreras, Martin Thors, Pablo Javier Gonzalez Cepeda or (better known as Yei) choristers who were both in their studio recordings and in each of the live performances he does. Today is one of the best representatives of Chilean rap and hip-hop and one of the Chilean artists with greater international influence. Has accomplished many milestones and participated in several music festivals, highlighting 1 Award MTV Video Music Awards Latinoamérica Awards and 1 MTV Europe Music Awards, second place in Melodifestivalen Sweden 2002, the gull of gold in the Song Festival of Viña del Mar, participation in the famous festival Son Latinos in the Canary Islands, Spain with 350,000 people, a concert for more than 250,000 people in Red Square in Moscow, Russia, and participation to more than 100,000 people in La Pampilla of Coquimbo. He is currently managing his own label, Macabro Records, where he supports young emerging music, and together with his brother, DJ eMe, own school of DJ's largest in Scandinavia, Dj Macabre School.

In 2009, Méndez is working in his upcoming album and the first single of the album titled "Lady" was recently released on radios in Chile.

Lady
DJ Méndez Lyrics

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Ready when you ready now
take it little high your now
time to cross the fire now
Ready when you ready now

Lady , no puedo despegarte for my mind
me pongo crazy when I see you pariway (MENDEZ)
es tu estilo , tu sonrisa you deside

ohh ohh (lo maximo cabros)

te ves presiosa que ya no me aguanto
me tienes loko con tu movimiento
donde sea que ahora miro estas tu
estas tu

y espera un poco no te me vallas a ir (don't go)
que esta noche no se acaba es sin fin
tu conmigo yo contigo
eres tu y eres tu eres tu

so Lady , no puedo despegarte for my mind
me pongo crazy when I see you pariway
es tu estilo , tu sonrisa you deside (LADY)
ohh ohh

so Lady , esta noche quiero ser tu parimay
me pongo crazy when I see you pariway
want a pump it want a pump it
want a cuain
ohh ohh

so Laddy (put your hands up)...
Laddyy

(LADY)

olle mama , mama vente pa'ca ca ca
estay tan sexy la piel de baby
a super suave que dice AGU
What you do you set que tiu
te llevo al altar y te digo I do
criatura, dulzura Bella pura,cara dura,
que mendez ya no aguanta mas!

y espera un poco no te vallas a ir
porque esta noche no se acaba es sin fin
tu conmigo yo contigo
eres tu y eresz tu eres tu

so Lady , no puedo despegarte for my mind
me pongo crazy when I see you pariway
es tu estilo , tu sonrisa you deside
ohh ohh

so Lady , esta noche quiero ser tu parimay
me pongo crazy when I see you pariway
want a pump it want a pump it
want a cuain
ohh ohh

so Lady , no puedo despegarte for my mind
me pongo crazy when I see you pariway
es tu estilo , tu sonrisa you deside
ohh ohh

so Lady , esta noche quiero ser tu parimay
me pongo crazy when I see you pariway
want a pump it want a pump it
want a cuain
ohh ohh (MENDEZ)

Ready when you ready now
take it little high your now
time to cross the fire now
Ready when you ready now

Ready when you ready now
take it little high your now

time to cross the fire now
Ready when you ready now

Overall Meaning

The song "Lady" by DJ Mendez is a romantic dance track that expresses the feelings of a man who cannot stop thinking about a woman. The lyrics are in Spanish, with a few English phrases thrown in. The song starts with a call to action, urging the woman to be ready to dance and have a good time. The verses describe the man's infatuation with the woman, noting how she drives him crazy with her smile and style.

The chorus repeats the name "Lady" and emphasizes the man's inability to get her out of his mind. He wants to be her partner for the night and is excited at the prospect of being close to her. The second verse adds some playful lines, including the slang term "parimay," which means "partner." The bridge features a spoken-word section in which the man praises the woman's beauty and declares his desire to marry her.

Line by Line Meaning

Ready when you ready now
I am eager to start whenever you are ready.

take it little high your now
Push yourself a bit higher than before.

time to cross the fire now
It's time to take the risk and go for it.

Lady , no puedo despegarte for my mind
Lady, I can't get you out of my mind.

me pongo crazy when I see you pariway (MENDEZ)
I go crazy when I see you, darling.

es tu estilo , tu sonrisa you deside
It's your style, your smile that sets you apart.

te ves presiosa que ya no me aguanto
You look so beautiful that I can't resist.

me tienes loko con tu movimiento
Your movements drive me crazy.

donde sea que ahora miro estas tu
No matter where I look, you are always there.

y espera un poco no te me vallas a ir (don't go)
Wait a bit, don't leave yet.

que esta noche no se acaba es sin fin
This night doesn't end, it's endless.