His first steps as a musician were at the age of 15, in the local punk band Don Nadie. He also developed some of his musical skills in Argentina, where he travelled in 2 ocassions and played as second guitarist in the punk-metal band Diadema. and invited by the argentinian band Loquero, whose members got impressed by his skills as a performer, went to La Plata where he stayed there for some time doing live concerts at cafes and bars.
In 2007 he moves to Valparaíso to study Arts, but but drops out a little after, to focus exclusively to write and perform his songs at bars and other public locations. He started to get attention thanks to his way of playing the guitar, his androgynous voice and his ability to express. When Manuel García got to know Chinoy, he invited him to perform as the opening act at an event in the Council of Culture in Valparaíso, and in the Spain Cultural Centre, where he was being part. Soon he was traveling to various Chilean southern cities, and his song "Carne de gallina" got included in the 2007 compilation album Escuelas de Rock 1er Disco Bicentenario.
At the time he still hadn't release any record, several songs of him and illegal bootlegs were available in internet, and his MySpace reached the 130 thousand visits. His breakthrough came after filmmaker Andrés Wood asked him to create the theme song for his 2008 movie, La Buena Vida. Then he finally became a known musician in the whole the Chilean music scene. In late 2009 his long-awaited first original album Que salgan los dragones was released through the Quemasucabeza record label.
Klara
Chinoy Lyrics
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En la cama
Nuestra es toda la mañana (x2)
Afuera penando el sismo
La cuidad mentalizada
Las noticias de la plaga
Las normas matando al ritmo
Las leyes con su sadismo
Pernos de la maquinaria
Novias cansadas de rabia
Santos del escepticismo
Con la pala el pesimismo
Que la cara sale cara
Que hasta la sombra sin ganas
Que la espera hacia el abismo
Que marxismo que fascismo
Que la broma sanguinaria
Que la espalda dromedaria
Que el disparo hacia sí mismo
Clara dame un beso
En la cama
Nuestra es toda la mañana (x2)
Adentro ningún modismo
La carne totalitaria
Las orillas de la dama
Donde en casi todo existo
Las fotos del optimismo
Las sonrisas de una hazaña
Tú me sacas las lagañas
Las migajas donde pinto
La boca de lo más limpio
Eso fuera de la raya
Que los dos haciendo cama
Que despierto no me he visto
Que colchón del trapecismo
Que la puerta bien cerrada
Que la lengua solidaria
Que matando el egoísmo
Clara dame un beso
En la cama
Nuestra es toda la mañana (x4)
The song “Klara” of Chinoy talks about the escape of two lovers from the outside world, where they can be free from the rules and norms that control and inhibit them. The first stanza depicts the outside world as a suffering society, wherein everything and everyone struggles. There is chaos brought by the earthquake, the mentally-challenged city, and the news about the plague. The norms that restrict them are killing their freedom, and the sadistic laws and perverted machinery are pushing them towards pessimism.
Under the sheet, however, there is no more formality nor dictatorship of the outside world. They are both just enjoying the moment, love, and the freedom they share. There is no space for pessimism, Marxism nor fascism, just genuine love in bed. The second stanza portrays a more personal picture of the lovers’ escape - their shared joy, triumphs, and even mishaps. They find solace in each other's arms; all mundane things like pictures, smiles, and other things that give them hope, they share. Like a refuge, they are in control, and everything is perfect until the outside world knocks on the door.
Overall, the song “Klara” is a romantic and melancholic description of an escape to freedom from the outside world. Through the portrayal of the outside world, the song highlights the different societal issues, struggles, and sufferings, all of which the lovers try to escape.
Line by Line Meaning
Clara dame un beso
Asking Clara for a kiss.
En la cama
In bed.
Nuestra es toda la mañana
The morning belongs to us.
Afuera penando el sismo
Outside, the earthquake is causing suffering.
La cuidad mentalizada
The city is focused and attentive.
Las noticias de la plaga
The news of the plague.
Las normas matando al ritmo
The rules killing the rhythm.
Las leyes con su sadismo
The laws with their sadism.
Pernos de la maquinaria
The nuts and bolts of the machinery.
Novias cansadas de rabia
Girlfriends tired of anger.
Santos del escepticismo
Saints of skepticism.
Con la pala el pesimismo
With the shovel, the pessimism.
Que la cara sale cara
That it's expensive to show your face.
Que hasta la sombra sin ganas
Even the shadow without enthusiasm.
Que la espera hacia el abismo
That the wait is towards the abyss.
Que marxismo que fascismo
Communism or fascism.
Que la broma sanguinaria
The bloody joke.
Que la espalda dromedaria
The camel's back.
Que el disparo hacia sí mismo
The self-inflicted shot.
Adentro ningún modismo
Inside, no fashion.
La carne totalitaria
The totalitarian meat.
Las orillas de la dama
The edges of the lady.
Donde en casi todo existo
Where I exist in almost everything.
Las fotos del optimismo
The photos of optimism.
Las sonrisas de una hazaña
The smiles of an achievement.
Tú me sacas las lagañas
You help me wake up in the morning.
Las migajas donde pinto
The crumbs where I paint.
La boca de lo más limpio
The cleanest mouth.
Eso fuera de la raya
That's out of line.
Que los dos haciendo cama
That we're both in bed together.
Que despierto no me he visto
That I haven't seen myself awake.
Que colchón del trapecismo
The trapeze-like mattress.
Que la puerta bien cerrada
That the door is well closed.
Que la lengua solidaria
That the tongue is supportive.
Que matando el egoísmo
That we're killing selfishness.
Contributed by Makayla W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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