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.
O Xenos Anthropos
Melina Aslanidou Lyrics
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Ήμουν όπως ήσουνα κι εσύ
Έβλεπα τον ίδιο ουρανό ίδια σύννεφα
Μα η μοίρα μ' έστειλε εκεί
Ο ξένος άνθρωπος για σένα
Γελά ειρωνικά
Ο ξένος άνθρωπος που έχει
Ο ξένος άνθρωπος στον κόσμο
Ήρθε μια βραδιά
Με ένα κλάμα που θα φύγει
Πάλι τόσο απλά
Δεν γεννήθηκα να ζήσω εγώ τα θαύματα
Μόνο τραύματα που είν' ανοιχτά
Και πονάνε κάθε μέρα τα χαράματα
Γιατί ζω στη μαύρη ξενιτιά
Ο ξένος άνθρωπος για σένα
Γελά ειρωνικά
Ο ξένος άνθρωπος που έχει
Τρύπα στην καρδιά
Ο ξένος άνθρωπος στον κόσμο
Ήρθε μια βραδιά
Με ένα κλάμα που θα φύγει
Πάλι τόσο απλά
These lyrics are from the song "O Xenos Anthropos" by Melina Aslanidou. The lyrics convey a sense of alienation and loneliness that the singer feels in their life. The first verse reflects on the similarity between the singer and the person they address, highlighting their shared experiences and perspectives. However, despite this connection, fate has sent the singer on a different path, leading them to feel like a stranger in the world.
The chorus repeats the phrase "O Xenos Anthropos," which translates to "The Stranger." In this context, it refers to how the singer feels like a foreigner or outsider. The chorus describes this stranger as someone who laughs ironically, indicating a sense of bitterness or cynicism. The reference to a "hole in the heart" suggests some kind of emotional pain or emptiness that the stranger carries with them. Despite this, the stranger brings with them a moment of crying, which paradoxically is described as something simple that will eventually pass.
In the second verse, the singer expresses a sense of resignation. They don't believe they were meant to experience miracles or wonders in life, only open wounds that continue to hurt every day. The singer attributes this pain to living in the "black exile," a metaphor for feeling disconnected from their true place or sense of belonging.
Overall, the lyrics of "O Xenos Anthropos" paint a picture of someone who feels like an outsider in the world, carrying a sense of loneliness and emotional pain. Despite the shared experiences and perspectives they may have with others, their fate has led them down a different path, making them feel like a stranger.
Line by Line Meaning
Δεν γεννήθηκα με την ψυχή μου γκρίζα κι άγρια
I was not born with a gray and wild soul
Ήμουν όπως ήσουνα κι εσύ
I was like you
Έβλεπα τον ίδιο ουρανό ίδια σύννεφα
I saw the same sky, the same clouds
Μα η μοίρα μ' έστειλε εκεί
But fate sent me there
Ο ξένος άνθρωπος για σένα
The stranger for you
Γελά ειρωνικά
Laughs ironically
Ο ξένος άνθρωπος που έχει
The stranger who has
Τρύπα στην καρδιά
A hole in the heart
Ο ξένος άνθρωπος στον κόσμο
The stranger in the world
Ήρθε μια βραδιά
One night came
Με ένα κλάμα που θα φύγει
With a tear that will go away
Πάλι τόσο απλά
Again, so simple
Δεν γεννήθηκα να ζήσω εγώ τα θαύματα
I was not born to experience miracles
Μόνο τραύματα που είν' ανοιχτά
Only open wounds
Και πονάνε κάθε μέρα τα χαράματα
And they hurt every dawn
Γιατί ζω στη μαύρη ξενιτιά
Because I live in the black exile
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Πάλι και πάλι,συνέχεια ακούω Ασλανίδου.Ε ρε Μελινάκι δεν χορτένεσαι όσο κι αν σε ακούω!!!!!!!!
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σαν την ασλανιδιυ δεν ξανα ειδα δεν υπαρχει κανεις να ειναι τοσο γλυκος τοσο ομορφος τοσο τραγουδαρα ειναι η πιο ομορφη ολοκλυρου του κοσμου δεν υπαρχει πιο ομορφος απο την ασλανιδου
@FollowYourInstinct.
Τι ωραιο "βαρδέικο" κουπλέ ειναι αυτο; Μπραβο Μελινακι. Μπραβο Μηλιωτακη που ακουγεται εστω το μπουζουκι σημερα που προσπαθουν να το εξαφανισουν τελειως!!
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Απο τα καλύτερα του δίσκου θα έλεγα 💕💕 καλοταξιδο μελιναρα μουυυυυ
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Μόνο τραύματα!δικό μου!Μελίνα αγγίζεις την ψυχή...
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Ρε Μελίνα μου τι τραγουδάρες έβγαλες πάλι; Μπράβο στους δημιουργούς αυτού του δίσκου και στην Μελίνα που με τη μαγική φωνή της κάνει τα τραγούδια μαγικά ❤❤❤
@okmarielena9404
εισαι η πιο ομορφη του κοσμου μακαρι να ηξερα που εμενες σε αγαοαμε ολοι εισαι πολυ ομορφη
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τί κομμάτι θεέ μου 🔝