He realized very quickly that he wasn't made for studying, but he was good at soccer. He played in the lower ranks of Astur CF, at the time a reserve team for Real Oviedo. Afterwards, he worked as a waiter in several bars and spent all night out, living experiences that would later go on to make up the lyrics of his songs. In 2001, he joined a group called "El bosque de Sherwood", and soon after recorded a demo with only three songs, "Sin noticias de Holanda", "El informe del forense", and "Vuelvo a traficar".
In February 2003, Melendi released his first solo disc, called "Sin noticias de Holanda" with twelve songs. In December 2003, this disc was rereleased with two new songs, "Asturias" and "Moratalá". However, he reached true fame with the 2004 Vuelta a España chose his song "Con la luna llena" as its official theme. In May 2004, he started a small tour around Spain, selling 50,000 copies of his CD, making it a Gold Album.
In 2005, he released his second solo CD, "Que el cielo espere sentao", which has sold more than 200,000 copies. Later that same year, he rereleased the album with three new songs, "El Nano", "La dama, and "El vagabundo y Carlota", and a Live concert DVD recorded in Oviedo. He also became a father that year, and received the Onda award for Best Song of the Year for "Caminando por la vida".
In November 2005, he received seven Platinum Discs for his two albums. "Sin noticias..." received four and "Que el cielo..." three.
In 2006, it was announced that he would be one of the main stars in the PSP game "Gangs of London". Melendi played Mr. Big, an evil gangster. He also wrote the song "Gangs of London" for the occasion, going on to film a video amidst police lights and sirens. The videogame was launched on August 1 of that year in the UK and on September 6 in Spain; EMI stepped in to distribute his CDs worldwide.
Melendi in Valladolid.
He also wrote the song "Volveremos" (We Shall Return) for Real Oviedo. The singer is also involved in the production of the film "Vuelvo a traficar: The Film" (I'm Dealing Again).
"Mientras no cueste trabajo" was released on November 13, 2006 in two formats: a normal CD with 12 songs, and a special edition, with 16 songs and a DVD with extras. The disc was rereleased on September 29, 2007 with four new songs, "Firmes", "El rey de la baraja", "La aceituna", and "Me gusta el fútbol".
In 2007, he received the "Best Tour" award from the "Premios de la Música" ceremony held in Cordoba. He also did an advertising campaign for Canal+ Spain entitled "Me gusta el fútbol" (I Like Football), for which he wrote a song of the same name.
In 2007, he stood trial for provoking an incident while under the influence of alcohol on a flight from Madrid to Mexico City that required the pilot to return to Madrid two hours after takeoff[1][2]. He was released after testifying. Soon after, he was given the "Left Foot" award from Spanish radio station Cadena 100 for this incident.
Currently, Melendi directs his Blue Donkey Music company, helping young singers start their careers. He's offered contracts to four groups, Algunos Hombres Buenos, Rasel, La Dama y Belo, and Los Susodichos. This last group was nominated for a Latin Grammy for Best Rock Vocals. Algunos Hombres Buenos left the label in 2008.
On August 9, 2008 he presented his new single, "Un violinista en tu tejado" from his album Curiosa la cara de tu padre on Spanish radio station Los 40 Principales. The album was released on September 16, 2008. On December 12, Los 40 Principales awarded him their award for this album.
On March 17, 2009 he released a new double CD, Aún más curiosa la cara de tu padre, including the original disc and another with nine new songs and links to exclusive content on his website.
Mientras No Cueste Trabajo
Melendi Lyrics
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tan solo quise inventarte,
ponerte dos ojos verdes y en mi pecho tatuarte,
de la paseada paloma que me lleva hasta tu calle,
que me limpie las arterias de tu veneno en mi sangre,
que lo mejor de mi pasado,
si, sea lo peor de tu futuro,
que a mi la vida me a pagado,
ya no vivo en la maleta,
ya no duermo en las esquinas,
he dejao atras la merca,
pues tu amor es mi heroina,
y he aparcao las papelas con los papeles del paro
pues por ti hago lo que sea mientras no cueste trabajo.
yo nunca quise venderte,
tan solo quise anunciarte,
morenita de ojos tristes,
50 kilos de arte.
dd la paseada paloma que me lleva hasta tu calle,
que me limpie las arterias de tu veneno en mi sangre,
que lo mejor de mi pasado,
si, sea lo peor de tu futuro,
que a mi la vida me ha pagado,
con pocos besos y en pan duro,
ya no vivo en la maleta,
ya no duermo en las esquinas,
he dejao atras la merca,
pues tu amor es mi heroina,
y he aparcao las papelas con los papeles del paro
pues por ti hago lo que sea mientras no cueste trabajo.
yo no canto a los amores imposibles,
que me da jaqueca,
le canto a la portera y un buen plato de lentejas y es que yo,
me doy la vuelta al mundo por un beso y eso que estoy cojo por tu amor,
yo ya le di 1000 vocaos a una manzana,
mi vida es pagana y yo,
lo que quiero es comerte y enterito el corazon
es que yo no entiendo de reproches ni agonias,
la patentes de tu olor yo no canto a los amores imposibles,
que me da jaqueca,
e canto a la portera y un buen plato de lentejas y es que yo,
me doy la vuelta al mundo por un beso y eso que estoy cojo por tu amor.
The lyrics of Melendi's song "Mientras No Cueste Trabajo" are about a man who is deeply in love with a woman who has transformed his life. In the first two verses, he describes his desire to create her, to give her his own eyes and to have her mark his chest with her love. He speaks of the "paseada paloma" that carries him to her street, wanting her to cleanse him of any negative past experiences and wipe away her poison from his blood. He hopes that his future with her will be brighter than his past and that he will be rewarded for his sacrifices with her love.
The chorus reinforces his commitment to her, saying that he will do anything for her as long as it doesn't require too much work. He is willing to work for their relationship but he implies that he has worked hard enough in the past and doesn't want to suffer anymore. The last section of the song talks about his love for her and his willingness to do anything to make her happy, even if it means leaving his old ways behind and starting anew.
Overall, the song is about the transformative power of love and the sacrifices we are willing to make for it.
Line by Line Meaning
yo nunca quise perderte,
I never wanted to lose you,
tan solo quise inventarte,
I just wanted to create you,
ponerte dos ojos verdes y en mi pecho tatuarte,
Give you two green eyes and tattoo them on my chest,
de la paseada paloma que me lleva hasta tu calle,
From the wandering dove that takes me to your street,
que me limpie las arterias de tu veneno en mi sangre,
To clean my arteries from your poison in my blood,
que lo mejor de mi pasado,
That the best of my past,
si, sea lo peor de tu futuro,
May be the worst of your future,
que a mi la vida me a pagado,
That life has paid me,
con pocos besos y en pan duro,
With few kisses and stale bread,
ya no vivo en la maleta,
I no longer live out of my suitcase,
ya no duermo en las esquinas,
I no longer sleep on corners,
he dejao atras la merca,
I left the drugs behind,
pues tu amor es mi heroina,
Because your love is my heroine,
y he aparcao las papelas con los papeles del paro
And I've put away the papers with the unemployment forms,
pues por ti hago lo que sea mientras no cueste trabajo.
Because of you, I'll do anything as long as it doesn't cost me a job.
yo nunca quise venderte,
I never wanted to sell you,
tan solo quise anunciarte,
I just wanted to advertise you,
morenita de ojos tristes,
Little brown one with sad eyes,
50 kilos de arte.
50 kilos of art.
dd la paseada paloma que me lleva hasta tu calle,
From the wandering dove that takes me to your street,
que me limpie las arterias de tu veneno en mi sangre,
To clean my arteries from your poison in my blood,
que lo mejor de mi pasado,
That the best of my past,
si, sea lo peor de tu futuro,
May be the worst of your future,
que a mi la vida me ha pagado,
That life has paid me,
con pocos besos y en pan duro,
With few kisses and stale bread,
ya no vivo en la maleta,
I no longer live out of my suitcase,
ya no duermo en las esquinas,
I no longer sleep on corners,
he dejao atras la merca,
I left the drugs behind,
pues tu amor es mi heroina,
Because your love is my heroine,
y he aparcao las papelas con los papeles del paro
And I've put away the papers with the unemployment forms,
pues por ti hago lo que sea mientras no cueste trabajo.
Because of you, I'll do anything as long as it doesn't cost me a job.
yo no canto a los amores imposibles,
I don't sing about impossible love,
que me da jaqueca,
That's too much for me,
le canto a la portera y un buen plato de lentejas y es que yo,
I sing to the doorman and a good plate of lentils, because,
me doy la vuelta al mundo por un beso y eso que estoy cojo por tu amor,
I'd go around the world for a kiss, even when I'm crippled by your love,
yo ya le di 1000 vocaos a una manzana,
I've called out to an apple a thousand times,
mi vida es pagana y yo,
My life is pagan and I,
lo que quiero es comerte y enterito el corazon
All I want is to eat your heart whole
es que yo no entiendo de reproches ni agonias,
You see, I don't understand about complaints or struggles,
la patentes de tu olor yo no canto a los amores imposibles,
The essence of your scent, I don't sing about impossible love,
que me da jaqueca,
That's too much for me,
e canto a la portera y un buen plato de lentejas y es que yo,
I sing to the doorman and a good plate of lentils, because,
me doy la vuelta al mundo por un beso y eso que estoy cojo por tu amor.
I'd go around the world for a kiss, even when I'm crippled by your love.
Contributed by Leah P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
SPIKE DAF
El gran melendi..... El que conocimos todos y nos rompió la cabeza!! Lastima que ya no vamos a disfrutar de más música así de don Ramón Melendi Espino. 🙁
Maika Castillo
Ramón melendi espina... Te ha bailado una vocal 🙄😂
Eva García Linares
Cuándo mi madre era joven escuchaba tus canciones, cuando yo nací me puso tus canciones una y otra vez, según iba creciendo más canciones me ponía, y ahora sigo escuchando esas canciones y más.
Eres el más grande, y además de mi pueblo😍😍
TamiAlwaysSmile
Escucho a Melendi desde los 6 años y aún no me cansa ;)
Diego Marcos
esta canción fue un descubrimiento para mí estando lejos de mi casa... cuando me sentía re mal me ayudaba a soportar mi situación.
le tengo mucho cariño 😊
Minder
Yo lo escuché primera vez anunciando la vuelta España con aquella mítica canción 'Con la luna llena' allá por el 2002 con mis 8 añitos. Desde entonces siempre ha sido mi cantante preferido y también sigue sin cansarme. Porque los grandes artistas de verdad, marcan una época, nunca pasan de moda y se escuchan por generaciones. Y sí, también echo de menos el viejo Melendi, con esas rastas y esa sonrisilla de caradura xD
Pablo Rodriguez
Amo esta cancion ❤👌
Susana Rivero
Esta canción me encanta, como muchas otras de Melendi, el tio es un crac, tiene más arte que mis andares, me encanta.... y sus canciones es lo que se ve en el día a día... Eres el mejor Melendi.....
ana isabel
Melendii puede que alla cambiedo que alla "madurado" y a muchos no les guste pero su esencia esta en el y cada vez que alguien dice su nombre se m iluminan los ojos porque es grande es MELENDI
Laura Carolina Orellano Silva
XD Me encanta esta cancion... y lo peor es que llevo casi una semana escuchandola muchotas veces al dia :P