Liz Story is a new age pianist, born in 1956. According to the bio on her … Read Full Bio ↴Liz Story is a new age pianist, born in 1956. According to the bio on her website lizstory.com : "A native of California, Liz began her musical training as a young child, mastering Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 11 by the age of 11. When her family moved to Germany during her teens, she added languages, philosophy, and poetry to her studies. On her return to the United States, she continued her piano studies at the Juilliard School of Music and enrolled at Hunter College. But after hearing the jazz pianist Bill Evans one night at the Bottom Line in New York City, she decided to learn jazz piano and became a student of Sanford Gold, whom Evans recommended. Later, after moving back to Southern California, she studied at the Dick Grove Music Workshops in Studio City. During her studies, she took a job playing piano in a restaurant and was thrust suddenly into improvisations when the piano had no music stand. Over several months these improvisations developed into compositions. When Windham Hill's Will Ackerman heard a tape of these, he signed her to record her debut album, Solid Colors."

She released a number of albums starting in 1983.

Ana
Liz Story Lyrics

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ana tiene 15, niña se le vino un problemon
algo esta creciendo, en su vientre hay algo en expansion
el culpable ya huyo, pobre ana sola se quedo
no le duele tanto eso, sino que lo niege el maricon.

ana no lo cuenta, ana llueve llanto en su colchon
y hay q ser discreta, ropa suelta esconde la ocacion
se siente morir, pobre ana no quiere vivir

si en casa la descrubren la corren la azotan la matan

ana se ira algun dia se ira para siempre
ana se ira de esta mundo se ira a el jamas(bis)

por sierto en casa de ana
claro nunca hubo comprension, lo que mas lamenta ana
esque nunca hubo educacion y desesperacion la visda de ana
se esfumava y todo porq alquel dia
el globito y la conciencia se quedaron en un cajon

ana se ira algun dia se ira de esta mundo,
ana se ira algun dia se ira a el jamas(bis)

oooooooooohhhhhhhhh

se ira, se ira, se ira, al jamas(bis)

ooohhhh no no no

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Liz Story's song Ana are a heartbreaking portrayal of a young girl named Ana who is dealing with an unwanted pregnancy. At just 15 years old, Ana finds herself in a difficult situation after becoming pregnant with no one to turn to. The culprit responsible for the pregnancy has fled and Ana is left to deal with the situation on her own. While the physical pain of the pregnancy may not be as unbearable as the pain of denial from the culprit who has left her alone, Ana is left feeling lost and alone in the world. She cries herself to sleep every night, hiding her condition with loose clothes to avoid detection. The fear of being caught and punished is always in her mind, and Ana wishes for a way out.

Ana's situation is worsened by the lack of understanding and education in her home. Her family offers no support or assistance, leaving Ana to deal with her troubles alone. It's clear that Ana wants to escape, to leave this world and never return. The song ends with the repeated refrain of Ana leaving this world, going to a place where her troubles will no longer haunt her. The song is a sad tale of the consequences of unwanted teenage pregnancies, especially when faced with unsupportive environments and a lack of education.

Line by Line Meaning

ana tiene 15, niña se le vino un problemon
Ana is a 15-year-old girl who got into trouble as she is carrying a child

algo esta creciendo, en su vientre hay algo en expansion
Ana's pregnancy is growing with every passing day, and her body is expanding

el culpable ya huyo, pobre ana sola se quedo
The one responsible for Ana's pregnancy has fled, leaving Ana alone to face the consequences

no le duele tanto eso, sino que lo niege el maricon.
What hurts Ana more than anything else is not her pregnancy, but the fact that the culprit denies responsibility

ana no lo cuenta, ana llueve llanto en su colchon
Ana keeps her pregnancy a secret, and she cries herself to sleep every night

y hay q ser discreta, ropa suelta esconde la ocacion
Ana must keep her pregnancy a secret, so she wears loose clothing to hide it

se siente morir, pobre ana no quiere vivir
Ana feels like dying, and she does not want to live anymore

si en casa la descrubren la corren la azotan la matan
If her family discovers Ana's pregnancy, they will punish her harshly, abuse her, and possibly kill her

ana se ira algun dia se ira para siempre
Ana will leave one day, and she will be gone forever

ana se ira de esta mundo se ira a el jamas(bis)
Ana will leave this world and never come back

por sierto en casa de ana
By the way, at Ana's home

claro nunca hubo comprension, lo que mas lamenta ana
Obviously, there was never any understanding in her family, and that is what Ana laments the most

esque nunca hubo educacion y desesperacion la visda de ana
There was a lack of education in Ana's life, and her life was filled with despair

se esfumava y todo porq alquel dia
Everything vanished because, on that day

el globito y la conciencia se quedaron en un cajon
The awareness and conscience were left in a box

se ira, se ira, se ira, al jamas(bis)
She will leave this world and never come back

ooohhhh no no no
Oh no, no, no

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