Desde Que Estamos Juntos invites us on a sun-drenched stroll through Havana, where a chance meeting between Melendi and a captivating stranger turns into a decade-long love story. The lyrics paint the scene with vibrant Cuban colors: mojitos at the bar, Silvio Rodríguez on the radio, and strolls along the malecón. What starts as a playful flirtation—he offers a drink, she sets the rules—soon becomes a whirlwind of dancing, teasing, and heartfelt promises. Melendi pokes fun at himself, praying to the Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre for help and confessing that love “bites before it barks,” yet he cannot resist her “lips of chocolate” or the magnetic pull of her laughter.
Ten years later their passion still burns just as hot. He boasts that even at five below zero la ropa estorba (clothes just get in the way) and calls her his “peach-skin, January flower.” The chorus repeats the joyful declaration “desde que estamos juntos” (“since we’ve been together”), celebrating how this spontaneous Cuban romance keeps him tipping his hat in awe. Ultimately the song is a playful tribute to lasting love, Caribbean rhythms, and the magic that happens when two strangers decide to dance instead of walking away.