Melina Aslanidou was born in Stuttgart though she soon returned with her fa… Read Full Bio ↴Melina Aslanidou was born in Stuttgart though she soon returned with her family to Greece and grew up in Giannitsa.
Her first contact with music was in an early age when she started participating in the local choir and later on in the musical school events. In her 18 years she went to Thessaloniki for studies and later on she started singing in small student venues.
In 1996 she met Christos Mitrentzis, a remarkable Greek traditional musician and she collaborated with him in the following years. Together they took part at the WOMAD FESTIVAL in Berlin as representatives of the Greek traditional music.
In 2001 the group “Oi Apenantoi” is created where she is the frontwoman and they released the cd single “To Parelthon Thimithika”” and the song “Ti sou kana kai pineis” became a great hit.
In 2002 she withdraws from the group and starts working in Athens by collaborating with the famous Greek singer George Dallaras in live concerts and tours in Greece and abroad.
In 2003 she participated in the album of Nikos Antipas, Giannis Spathas and Lina Nikolakopoulou “Oposdipote Parathiro” with the song “Nai tha po” which climbed at the top of the radio charts.
In April 2003 she released her first album “To perasma” and in the summer of the same year she toured through Greece with Dimitra Galani.
In 2004 she appeared for the whole season in the live concerts of Eleftheria Arvanitaki and then she toured in the summer with the same set.
At the end of 2004 she cooperated with Giannis Kotsiras in his live shows.
In 2005 she released a CD single with three songs under the title “Treis Euhes” while in the end of the same year she released her second album “Paihnidi Einai”. Meanwhile she cooperated with Orpheas Peridis in a series of concerts in Athens and Thessaloniki.
In 2006 she appeared for a few shows next to the great Greek singers Dimitris Mitropanos, Glykeria and Stelios Dionisiou.
In the summer of 2007 she released the CD single “Psila Takounia” and she toured with Kostas Makedonas all over Greece. In wintertime she cooperated with Manos Pirovolakis and Giorgos Karadimos in a series of live performances in Athens.

Me Dio Gatous Parea
Melina Aslanidou Lyrics

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Αγκαλιές κι επισκέψεις
εκδρομές και τοπία
αποφεύγω να βάζω
να βάζω τελεία.

Κάνω λάθος τις λέξεις
επιμένουν οι σκέψεις
κι όταν φτάνω σε σενα

χάνω αμέσως το θέμα
με δυο γάτους παρέα...

Τώρα μόνη εδώ
το φεγγάρι μισό
το ζηλεύω...
ένα φόρεμα παλιό
από κάποιο χορό
το χαζεύω...
τι να πώ;
τι να πιω;
Μεθάω με νερό
Σε γυρεύω...

Σε γιορτές και αργίες
Κυριακές κι ιστορίες
παράπονο δεν έχω...
Σωρός ιστορίες.

Τώρα φτιάχνω διαλόγους
και ξεχνάω τους τόπους
πρόσωπα αγαπημένα,
ακουμπήσαν σε μένα
με δυο γάτους παρέα...

Τώρα μόνη εδώ
το φεγγάρι μισό
το ζηλεύω...
ένα φόρεμα παλιό
από κάποιο χορό
το χαζεύω...
τι να πω;
τι να πιω;

Μεθάω με νερό
Σε γυρεύω...

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Melina Aslanidou's song "Me Dio Gatous Parea" describe the singer's feelings of loneliness and longing for the company of others, particularly her lover. She mentions avoiding the use of periods or ending her statements, indicating her reluctance to fully express herself or make definitive statements. She acknowledges that she often misspeaks due to her racing thoughts and when she is with her lover, she loses track of the topic at hand, distracted by their companionship and the comfort of their two cats.

The second stanza finds the singer alone, gazing at the moon and feeling envious of its completeness. She admires an old dress from a past dance and is left wondering what to say or what to drink, admitting to being intoxicated by water as she continues to search for her lover.

The third stanza mentions holidays, Sundays, and past memories, but the singer claims to have no complaints about her life. She entertains herself by creating imaginary dialogues and reminiscing about her favorite people, who have touched her life in some way while accompanied by her two cats.

Overall, the song describes a yearning for connection and the comfort of loved ones, even if it means struggling to express oneself at times. It embraces the soothing presence of pets, the beauty of the natural world and the simple joys of memories and loneliness.

Line by Line Meaning

Αγκαλιές κι επισκέψεις
Embraces and visits

εκδρομές και τοπία
Trips and landscapes

αποφεύγω να βάζω
I avoid putting

να βάζω τελεία.
Putting an end to it.

Κάνω λάθος τις λέξεις
I am mistaken with my words

επιμένουν οι σκέψεις
Thoughts persist

κι όταν φτάνω σε σενα
And when I reach you

χάνω αμέσως το θέμα
I immediately lose the subject

με δυο γάτους παρέα...
In the company of two cats...

Τώρα μόνη εδώ
Now alone here

το φεγγάρι μισό
The moon is half