Hijo de la Luna – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Stravaganzza

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the dramatic narrative and powerful sound of Stravaganzza's "Hijo de la Luna." This symphonic metal rendition of a classic Spanish legend offers a unique opportunity to explore the rich vocabulary and emotional depth of the Spanish language through its poignant storytelling and evocative lyrics. The song's intensity and theatricality make it a compelling piece for language learners seeking to engage with Spanish music beyond traditional genres.

[English]

Foolish is he who doesn't understand - A legend is told

That a gypsy girl - Conjured the Moon until dawn

Weeping she begged - That in the morning her love would marry a gypsy

"You will have your darker-skinned man" - From the sky spoke the full Moon

"But in exchange I want - The first child you bear for him

Who kills his own son - To avoid being alone, he wouldn't love him much"

Moon, you want to be a mother - But you can't find love that makes you a woman

Tell me, Silver Moon - What do you intend to do with a boy of skin?

A-ha-ha, a-ha-ha - Son of the Moon

Born from a cinnamon-skinned father - White as the back of a sable

With gray eyes instead of olive - An albino Moon child

"Damn his appearance!

This son is from a Payo - And I won't keep quiet about it"

Moon, you want to be a mother - But you can't find love that makes you a woman

Tell me, Silver Moon - What do you intend to do with a boy of skin?

A-ha-ha, a-ha-ha - Son of the Moon

A gypsy, feeling dishonored - Went after his wife with a knife in hand

"Whose child is this? You tricked me, surely"

And he wounded him fatally

Then he fled to the mountains - With the boy in his arms and abandoned him there

Moon, you want to be a mother - But you can't find love that makes you a woman

Tell me, Silver Moon - What do you intend to do with a boy of skin?

A-ha-ha, a-ha-ha - Son of the Moon

And on nights of a full Moon - It will be because the boy is happy

And if the boy cries - The Moon will shrink to make him a cradle

And if the boy cries - The Moon will shrink to make him a cradle

[Spanish]

Tonto el que no entienda Cuenta una leyenda

Que una hembra gitana Conjuró a la Luna hasta el amanecer

Llorando pedía Que al llegar el día desposara un calé

"Tendrás a tu hombre piel morena" Desde el cielo habló la Luna llena

"Pero a cambio quiero El hijo primero que le engendres a él

Que quien a su hijo inmola Para no estar sola poco le iba a querer"

Luna quieres ser madre Y no encuentras querer que te haga mujer

Dime Luna de plata ¿Qué pretendes hacer con un niño de piel?

A-ha-ha, a-ha-ha Hijo de la Luna

De padre canela nació un niño Blanco como el lomo de un armiño

Con los ojos grises en vez de aceituna Niño albino de Luna

"¡Maldita su estampa!

Este hijo es de un payo Y yo no me lo callo"

Luna quieres ser madre Y no encuentras querer que te haga mujer

Dime Luna de plata ¿Qué pretendes hacer con un niño de piel?

A-ha-ha, a-ha-ha Hijo de la Luna

Gitano al creerse deshonrado Se fue a su mujer cuchillo en mano

"¿De quién es el hijo? Me has engañado fijo"

Y de muerte la hirió

Luego se hizo al monte Con el niño en brazos y allí lo abandonó

Luna quieres ser madre Y no encuentras querer que te haga mujer

Dime Luna de plata ¿Qué pretendes hacer con un niño de piel?

A-ha-ha, a-ha-ha Hijo de la Luna

Y las noches que haya Luna llena Será porque el niño esté de buenas

Y si el niño llora Menguará la Luna para hacerle una cuna

Y si el niño llora Menguará la Luna para hacerle una cuna

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
hijo /ˈi.xo/ A1	noun - son
luna /ˈlu.na/ A1	noun - moon
madre /ˈma.ðɾe/ A1	noun - mother
niño /ˈni.ɲo/ A1	noun - child
cielo /ˈθje.lo/ A2	noun - sky
grises /ˈɡɾi.ses/ B1	adjective - gray
engendrar /en.xenˈdɾaɾ/ B2	verb - to engender, to produce
deshonrado /des.onˈɾa.ðo/ B2	adjective - dishonored
abandonar /aβanˈdo.naɾ/ B2	verb - to abandon
cuchillo /kuˈtʃi.ʝo/ B2	noun - knife
mujer /muˈxeɾ/ A1	noun - woman
leyenda /leˈjenda/ B1	noun - legend
calé /kaˈle/ B2	noun - a Romani man
engendrar /en.xenˈdɾaɾ/ B2	verb - to engender, to produce
llorar /ʝoˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to cry

Key Grammar Structures

• Tonto el que no entienda

  ➔ Subjunctive mood used in a noun clause.

  ➔ The phrase "Tonto el que no entienda" means "Foolish is the one who does not understand," using the subjunctive to express a hypothetical situation.

• Que una hembra gitana conjuró a la Luna hasta el amanecer

  ➔ Use of the past tense (preterite) to describe completed actions.

  ➔ The phrase "Que una hembra gitana conjuró a la Luna hasta el amanecer" translates to "That a gypsy female conjured the Moon until dawn," indicating a completed action in the past.

• Pero a cambio quiero el hijo primero que le engendres a él

  ➔ Use of conditional clauses to express a condition.

  ➔ The phrase "Pero a cambio quiero el hijo primero que le engendres a él" means "But in return, I want the first child you bear to him," indicating a conditional request.

• Luna quieres ser madre

  ➔ Use of the present tense to express desires.

  ➔ The phrase "Luna quieres ser madre" translates to "Moon, you want to be a mother," using the present tense to express a desire.

• Y si el niño llora, menguará la Luna para hacerle una cuna

  ➔ Use of conditional clauses to express future consequences.

  ➔ The phrase "Y si el niño llora, menguará la Luna para hacerle una cuna" means "And if the child cries, the Moon will wane to make him a cradle," indicating a future consequence based on a condition.