From the White House to el barrio, Tish Hinojosa has enchanted, enlightened and entertained countless listeners with her distinctive cross-cultural music. In the process, she has become one of the most acclaimed and beloved artists in the contemporary Latin and folk scene. With a purity of voice and a vision that also embraces pop, rock, tejano and international styles into her music, she reflects modern America's multicultural richness with sincerity, heart and a winning musicality.
Family, music and a multicultural perspective were hallmarks of Hinojosa's years growing up in San Antonio, where she began performing as a teen. Alongside the traditional Mexican songs she inherited from her parents, she was inspired by the pop and rock artists she and her older siblings listened to along with the folk revival of the early 1960s. Performing in her hometown as well as doing stints in Taos and Nashville, she eventually landed in the renowned Austin, TX music scene. Her debut album, "Homeland", found Hinojosa weaving all the threads of her musical ethos into a stunning tapestry that immediately put her on the international musical map. With her release, "Culture Swing", Hinojosa won the NAIRD Award for Best Folk Album.
Over the eleven subsequent releases, countless tours of North America and Europe, Hinojosa developed a loving and loyal audience and has explored a wide range of musical expression. Her music and social activism has won her numerous awards and accolades, including recognition by Fox TV's Bravo Honors and a Las Primeras (The Firsts) Award from MANA, the largest organization of Latina women. Hinojosa is frequently asked to appear at events, make cultural contributions and work on behalf of children, bilingual education, civil liberties, immigration, farm workers, multicultural organizations, and other humanitarian causes. Recent examples include: the National Bilingual Educators conference; the National Council of La Raza's conference, including performances at the event recognizing Latinas; the National Latino Children's Agenda, honoring the work of Latino legislators; a Capitol Hill reception publicizing the plight of Latino children during Hispanic Heritage Week, in Washington, DC; the Hispanic Women in Leadership's national conference; local spokesperson, PSA's, and events for Any Baby Can which provides aid to families of children with chronic illness or handicaps; a reception at the MAFO (farm worker organizations coalition) conference. She performed at the Hispanic Gala and at other events at the 1993 inauguration of the President of the United States and for the National Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Conference. Tish was also invited to perform at The White House for President and Mrs. Clinton.
Linda Ronstadt has recorded Hinojosa’s songs among many others. She has recorded with Lucinda Williams, Joan Baez, Dwight Yoakum, Kris Kristofferson, Albert Lee and Nancy Griffith to name just a few. Along the way, Tish has performed with various eminent symphonies throughout the United States. Her albums have been favorites on radio stations around the world, consistently winning critical praise and making annual Top 10 lists both nationally and internationally. Her appeal reaches both Anglo and Hispanic listeners. Since 1996, Tish has forged a separate career as a children's music artist with the release of “Cada Niño” (Every Child) CD and illustrated songbook in Spanish and English. The 2005 release of “A Heart Wide Open” has added to her stature as an American musical treasure.
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Noche sin Estrellas
Tish Hinojosa Lyrics
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Toda sustancias que no pude controlar
El espejismo de pensarte frente a mi
Totalmente eso me pone a meditar
En medio de la noche en oscuridad
Y mis tinieblas hasta me empiezan a hablar
Escalofrios solo siento al entablar
Pero tu no tienes nada solo digo que esto de la nada empieza a
Temblar, el vacío del cuerpo en el que pienso sin
Noches de ternura a preguntar, ¿porque me quieres dejar?
De la nada levantar, nunca te voy a dejar,
Eso no cabe duda aquí de lo que piensas tú de mi.
Una fogata prendiste, entonces porque te fuiste?
La llama sigue intacta, siempre fuiste la mala
La noche sin estrellas, que fue de aquellas
Tu gran susurro ingrato que fuiste y solo dejas
Me dejas, te quejas, mas eso nunca será una noche más de aquellas,
Del pasado, aunque es del pasado pisado no olvidó,
Lección grande no olvidó,
Pues quedaste sin líos, el corazón descuido.
En mi cara burlaste, y tú contaste,
Los mismo cinco chistes, los cuales repetiste.
Te quiero, te anhelo, pero esto ya no da pa mas,
6 meses de olvidó el cual te repito personas que amas.
Contando la noche y reproche del coche donde hubo pasión.
La gran agonía de aquel asiento dónde esto termino.
Ya no dio pa más, entonces te vas, y empiezo a llorar.
En soledad me encuentro ahora al encontrar
Toda sustancias que no pude controlar
El espejismo de pensarte frente a mi
Totalmente eso me pone a meditar
En medio de la noche en oscuridad
Y mis tinieblas hasta me empiezan a hablar
Escalofrios solo siento al entablar
La charla larga del cuento sin acabar
Pero tu no tienes nada solo digo que esto de la nada empieza a
Temblar, el vacío del cuerpo en el que pienso sin
Noches de ternura a preguntar, ¿porque me quieres dejar?
De la nada levantar, nunca te voy a dejar,
Eso no cabe duda aqui de lo que piensas tú de mi.
Una fogata prendiste, entonces porque te fuiste?
La llama sigue intacta, siempre fuiste la mala
La noche sin estrellas, que fue de aquellas
Tu gran susurro ingrato que fuiste y solo dejas
Me dejas, te quejas, mas eso nunca será una noche más de aquellas,
Del pasado, aunque es del pasado pisado no olvidó,
Lección grande no olvidó,
Pues quedaste sin líos, el corazón descuido.
The lyrics of Tish Hinojosa's song, "Noche sin Estrellas," depict the singer's sense of loneliness, uncertainty, and unrequited love. She finds herself alone with her thoughts and the substances that she couldn't control. She longs for the presence of her love interest, but she knows that it is just a mirage that will only lead to more contemplation. The night adds to her gloom, and her inner demons start to speak to her. She begins to shiver when she thinks about the conversation that she wishes to have but knows can never reach its conclusion.
The lyrics go on to suggest that her love interest is absent, and she feels betrayed. The fire they started symbolizes the passion they had, but the love interest left without closing the chapter. She accuses the other person of being malicious, leaving her in a night without stars. She reiterates how she doesn't want to seem needy, but she questions what caused her partner to leave her. She hopes to rise above the nothingness she feels and never leave the other person, but at the same time, she knows that things will never be the same.
Overall, the song depicts the singer's feelings of abandonment and failed attempts to reignite her love. The melancholic melody and the use of metaphors like the starless night and the fire that burns but isn't tended, all come together to project the sense of loss.
Line by Line Meaning
En soledad me encuentro ahora al encontrar
I find myself alone now that I have discovered
Toda sustancias que no pude controlar
All substances that I couldn't control
El espejismo de pensarte frente a mi
The mirage of thinking about you in front of me
Totalmente eso me pone a meditar
Completely that makes me ponder
En medio de la noche en oscuridad
In the middle of the night in darkness
Y mis tinieblas hasta me empiezan a hablar
And my darkness even begins to speak to me
Escalofrios solo siento al entablar
Only chills I feel upon engaging
La charla larga del cuento sin acabar
The long talk of the unfinished tale
Pero tu no tienes nada solo digo que esto de la nada empieza a
But you have nothing, I only say that this out of nowhere starts to
Temblar, el vacío del cuerpo en el que pienso sin
Tremble, the emptiness of the body in which I think without
Noches de ternura a preguntar, ¿porque me quieres dejar?
Nights of tenderness to ask, why do you want to leave me?
De la nada levantar, nunca te voy a dejar,
To rise from nothing, I will never leave you
Eso no cabe duda aqui de lo que piensas tú de mi.
There's no doubt about what you think of me here.
Una fogata prendiste, entonces porque te fuiste?
You lit a campfire, so why did you leave?
La llama sigue intacta, siempre fuiste la mala
The flame is still intact, you were always the bad one
La noche sin estrellas, que fue de aquellas
The starless night, what happened to those
Tu gran susurro ingrato que fuiste y solo dejas
Your great ungrateful whisper that you were and only leave
Me dejas, te quejas, mas eso nunca será una noche más de aquellas,
You leave me, you complain, but that will never be another of those nights,
Del pasado, aunque es del pasado pisado no olvidó,
From the past, although it's been stepped on I haven't forgotten,
Lección grande no olvidó,
A great lesson I haven't forgotten,
Pues quedaste sin líos, el corazón descuido.
As you were left without ties, the heart neglected.
Writer(s): Tish Hinojosa
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