Luz de Luna – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the melancholic beauty of "Luz de Luna" by José José, a quintessential bolero that offers a perfect entry point for learning Spanish. Through its rich, poetic lyrics and José José's masterful, emotive delivery, you'll grasp expressions of deep sorrow and romantic longing, enriching your vocabulary with heartfelt Spanish phrases that are both timeless and culturally significant.

[English]

I want moonlight

For my sad night

To think divine thoughts

The illusion you brought me

To feel you’re mine

Mine, you like no other

Since you left

I haven't had moonlight

I feel your shackles

Like hooks, like claws

That choke me on the beach

Of revelry and pain

If I drag your chains behind me

In the silent night

May it be full‑mooned

Blue like no other

Since you left

I haven't had moonlight

...

If you never come back

My dear little provincial one

To my beloved jungle

That is sad and cold

May at least your memory

Cast light upon my mist

Since you left

I haven't had moonlight

I feel your shackles

Like hooks, like claws

That choke me on the beach

Of revelry and pain

If I drag your chains behind me

In the silent night

May it be full‑mooned

Blue like no other

Since you left

I haven't had moonlight

Since you left

I haven't had moonlight

...

[Spanish]

Yo quiero luz de luna

Para mi noche triste

Para pensar divina

La ilusión que me trajiste

Para sentirte mía

Mía tú como ninguna

Pues desde que te fuiste

No he tenido luz de luna

Yo siento tus amarras

Como grafios, como garras

Que me ahogan en la playa

De la farra y del dolor

Si llevo tus cadenas a rastras

En la noche callada

Que sea plenilunada

Azul como ninguna

Pues desde que te fuiste

No he tenido luz de luna

Si ya no vuelves nunca

Provincianita mía

A mi selva querida

Que está triste y está fría

Que al menos tu recuerdo

Ponga luz sobre mi bruma

Pues desde que te fuiste

No he tenido luz de luna

Yo siento tus amarras

Como garfios, como garras

Que me ahogan en la playa

De la farra y del dolor

Si llevo tus cadenas a rastras

En la noche callada

Que sea plenilunada

Azul como ninguna

Pues desde que te fuiste

No he tenido luz de luna

Pues desde que te fuiste

No he tenido luz de luna

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
luz lus A1	noun - light
luna luˈna A1	noun - moon
triste ˈtɾiste A1	adjective - sad
divina diˈβina A2	adjective - divine
ilusión iluˈsjon A2	noun - illusion
amarras aˈmaras B1	noun - moorings
garfios ɡarˈfjos B1	noun - hooks
garras ˈɡarras A2	noun - claws
ahogan aˈoɡan A2	verb - to drown
playa ˈplaʝa A1	noun - beach
farra ˈfarra B1	noun - partying
cadenas kaˈðenas A2	noun - chains
rastras ˈrastras B2	noun - dragging
plenilunada pleniˈlunada C1	noun - full moon night
bruma ˈbruma B2	noun - mist

Key Grammar Structures

• Yo quiero luz de luna

  ➔ Present tense of verb 'querer'

  ➔ The verb 'quiero' is the first-person singular present tense of 'querer', expressing a current desire.

• Para mi noche triste

  ➔ Preposition 'para' + possessive adjective 'mi'

  ➔ The preposition 'para' is used to indicate purpose, and 'mi' is a possessive adjective meaning 'my'.

• Pues desde que te fuiste

  ➔ Conjunction 'pues' + preterite tense 'fuiste'

  ➔ 'Pues' is used to introduce a consequence, and 'fuiste' is the second-person singular preterite of 'ir', indicating a completed action in the past.

• Que me ahogan en la playa

  ➔ Subjunctive mood 'ahoguen'

  ➔ The verb 'ahoguen' is in the subjunctive mood, used after 'que' to express a subjective or uncertain action.

• Si ya no vuelves nunca

  ➔ Conditional clause with 'si'

  ➔ The conjunction 'si' introduces a conditional clause, expressing a hypothetical situation.

• Que sea plenilunada

  ➔ Subjunctive mood 'sea'

  ➔ The verb 'sea' is in the subjunctive mood, used after 'que' to express a wish or desire.

• Azul como ninguna

  ➔ Comparative adjective 'como ninguna'

  ➔ 'Como ninguna' is a comparative construction meaning 'like no other', emphasizing uniqueness.