After moving to Europe in 2004 he started what has been a very fulfilling solo career which has so far produced two albums, and has taken him to tour extensively across Europe and South America. In Germany he collaborated extensively with producer Tato Gomez, with whom he recorded most of the songs on his solo debut.
In 2005, during a trip to Amsterdam, he met Philippe Lemm and together they founded Wazabe, a band that to him fells more like a family -the way it "should" be. After that, Nano moved to the dutch capital and spent a whole year playing extensively with many different bands spaning many styles; from the Colombian cumbias and vallenatos of 'La Parranda' to the gypsy swings of the 'Caspian Hat Dance'. He studied at the Jazz department of the Amsterdam conservatory and made himself a name in the local scene. During that year, several albums where recorded. Together with Pablo Fagundez, he produced Indo(cumentados)`s debut album: "Reciclaje Latinoamericano".
2007 was a busy year, Nano Stern recorded and released his second solo album "Voy y Vuelvo" which has been acclaimed by the Chilean media. Wazabe saw the release of its first LP and did another european tour. Stern also produced the recordings of Gavin Mee's secodn album "Mee Mantras" and colaborated with Manuel García and Catalonian musician Guillamino in "eXile", a multicultural project which explored the poetry writen while in exile by Pablo Neruda and Pera Cuar.
Nano currently lives between continents and is very busy -and happy- composing, producing traveling, learning and performing. Plans for the near future are an Australian tour in January 2008, a series of Folk oncerts with Matija Solce in Chile and Argentina, and another European tour in summer 2008.
Los Espejos
Nano Stern Lyrics
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son tus ojos muertos
y reflejan sin mentiras
mi mirada incierta
Me delatan me retratan
siempre desde lejos
y me traen los recuerdos
No me basta con romperlos
en pequeños trozos
nunca dejaré de verlos
al cerrar mis ojos
Aunque trate y aunque mate
cada pensamiento
no podré esquivar tus ojos
ni por un momento
Tantas veces te apareces
entre fotos y cuadernos
me persigue tu memoria
eres padre, eres historia
me persigue tu memoria, ah!, eh!
Los espejos que dejaste
se quedaron solos
ya no hay nadie que los mire
se han marchado todos
Poco a poco se me olvida
como era el reflejo
pero se que tu mirada
nunca se va lejos
Tantas veces te apareces
entre fotos y cuadernos
me persigue tu memoria
eres padre, eres historia
me persigue tu memoria
Tantas veces te apareces
entre fotos y cuadernos
me persigue tu memoria
eres padre, eres mi historia
me persigue tu memoria, ah!, eh!, ah!, eh!
Nano Stern's song Los Espejos (The Mirrors) tells a story of memories that cannot be forgotten, even after someone has physically left. The first verse describes how the mirrors that are reflecting the singer's image are the same ones that reflect the image of someone who has died. These mirrors reflect "without lies" and show the singer's uncertain expression. The mirrors "betray and portray" him, even from a distance, and bring back memories of old pains that have been experienced. In the second verse, the singer speaks of wanting to break the mirrors into tiny pieces but knowing that he will never stop seeing them when he closes his eyes.
The chorus is where the singer reveals that the person who left and whose memory haunts him is his father. The father is a constant presence in the singer's life, appearing in photos and notebooks and affecting his every thought. The third verse speaks of how the mirrors that the father left are now alone and unlooked at since everyone has moved on. However, the singer cannot forget the reflection of his father in these mirrors even though his memory of the reflection may fade. In the end, the singer's father's memory follows him, as he is part of the singer's history.
Line by Line Meaning
Los espejos que me miran
I see your dead eyes in the mirrors around me.
Son tus ojos muertos
I only see your lifeless eyes staring back at me.
Y reflejan sin mentiras
The mirrors don't lie, they show me the truth.
Mi mirada incierta
But I'm never sure of what I'm seeing.
Me delatan me retratan
The mirrors reveal my secrets and show me for who I am.
Siempre desde lejos
Even when I'm far away from them.
Y me traen los recuerdos
They remind me of memories.
De dolores viejos
Of old pains that still linger.
No me basta con romperlos
Even if I break the mirrors into pieces,
En pequeños trozos
In small fragments,
Nunca dejaré de verlos
I can't escape the reflection,
Al cerrar mis ojos
Even when I close my eyes.
Aunque trate y aunque mate
Even if I try and try to forget,
Cada pensamiento
Every thought that runs through my mind,
No podré esquivar tus ojos
I can't avoid your eyes.
Ni por un momento
Not even for a moment.
Tantas veces te apareces
You appear so often,
Entre fotos y cuadernos
In photos and notebooks.
Me persigue tu memoria
Your memory haunts me,
Eres padre, eres historia
You are my father, you are my story.
Me persigue tu memoria, ah!, eh!
Your memory haunts me over and over again.
Los espejos que dejaste
The mirrors you left behind.
Se quedaron solos
They are all alone now.
Ya no hay nadie que los mire
No one else uses them anymore.
Se han marchado todos
Everyone has left.
Poco a poco se me olvida
Little by little I forget.
Como era el reflejo
What the reflection looked like.
Pero se que tu mirada
But I know your gaze,
Nunca se va lejos
Will never truly go away.
Eres padre, eres mi historia
You are my father, you are my story.
Me persigue tu memoria, ah!, eh!, ah!, eh!
Your memory haunts me over and over again.
Contributed by Alex V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
monchamon1
esa canción fue hecha para su padre, que un día cuando Nano era pequeño, le dijo que estudiara lo que quisiera con tal de cuando de viera al espejo viera aun hombre feliz
Cecilia Granic
Adoro esta canción! Bellísima...
Miss Yoselin
Excelente tema,me encanta este tipo de música.Saludos...
unicornioo666
increíble, gigante nano stern!!!!
Roxana cepedes vergara
me encanta esta cancion :)
jhon iturra
Te vi en el Galpón el sábado Compañero que placer poder escuchar tus canciones Nano ... :)
Luis Marchant
Gran tema y cantautor chileno grande nano
Carlos Lopez
Algo parecido de lo que le dijera a mis hijos...muy bueno el Nano.
Stephanie Elizabeth Vergara Colombo
2019 escuchando este temazo loco
daniela costaurina
hermoooooossaaaaa!!