"The first artist named "El Mayimbe" (Born Ramon Fernando Villalona Evora O… Read Full Bio ↴"The first artist named "El Mayimbe" (Born Ramon Fernando Villalona Evora On May 7, 1955, aged 52) is a Dominican merengue singer whose popularity started to grow in the early 1980s and has not declined ever since. Fernando began singing at a very early age and became popular after participating in "El Festival de la Voz", an amateur TV talent show. After that, merengue icon Wilfrido Vargas hired him to form part of his group "Los Hijos del Rey" but Fernando and the group would soon be separated after his popularity became larger than the group itself. He would then go into a period of drugs and isolation but never stopped singing, recording some of his best music during that period.

Songs such as "Celos", "Te Amo Demasiado", "Dominicano Soy", "Sonambulo", "Baila en la Calle" among others became popular in the 1980s. "Quisqueya", "No Podras", "Musica Latina", "Retorno" and "Me He Enamorado" were some of his big hits in the 1990s. In recent years he has had some health problems making performing a difficult task. But besides that he has still probably been the most important merengue singer in Dominican history.

Mi Pueblo
Fernando Villalona Lyrics

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En un rincon de mi pais esta mi pueblo
Me vio crecer y junto a el forge mis sueños
Me dio su amor y bajo el sol alze mi vuelo
Y hoy quiero volver a ti, mi Pueblo.

Pero no me culpes, Pueblo querido
Aunque estes bien lejos estoy contigo
Con mi familia, con mis amigos

Pueblo mio, Pueblo mio.

Pero no me culpes Pueblo querido
Si me he marchado no lo he querido
Me empuja la vida, me empuja el destino
Pueblo mio, Pueblo mio.

En un rincon de mi pais esta mi Pueblo
De leche y miel, de gente fiel y de veleros
Dormido al mar parece soñar

Mi pequeño Pueblo
Y quiero volver a ti, mi Pueblo.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Fernando Villalona's song Mi Pueblo describe the deep bond the artist has with his hometown. He refers to his pueblo as the place where he grew up, where he forged his dreams and where he received love. He acknowledges that he had to leave his pueblo to pursue his dreams and to answer the call of life but that wherever he may go, he carries his pueblo with him. He assures his pueblo that he is present in his heart with his family and friends despite the distance between them. The song is a tribute to the artist's roots and a reminder of the importance of the places that contribute to shaping who we are.

The lyrics of Mi Pueblo tell a story that is common to many people who have had to leave their hometowns to seek a better life or to pursue their dreams. The song captures the bittersweet emotions of nostalgia, longing, and gratitude. It speaks to the universal human experience of having a sense of belonging and of being connected to a place that we call home.

Line by Line Meaning

En un rincon de mi pais esta mi pueblo
My small town is nestled away in a corner of my homeland

Me vio crecer y junto a el forge mis sueños
It watched me grow and together we crafted my aspirations

Me dio su amor y bajo el sol alze mi vuelo
It gave me its affection and under the sun, I took flight

Y hoy quiero volver a ti, mi Pueblo.
And now, I want to return to you, my beloved town.

Pero no me culpes, Pueblo querido
But do not blame me, dear town

Aunque estes bien lejos estoy contigo
Even though I am far away, I am still with you

Con mi familia, con mis amigos
With my family and my friends

Pueblo mio, Pueblo mio.
My town, my town

Pero no me culpes, Pueblo querido
But do not blame me, dear town

Si me he marchado no lo he querido
I did not want to leave when I departed

Me empuja la vida, me empuja el destino
Life and fate drive me forward