Luz de Piedra de Luna – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Javiera Mena
• Album: Mena

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the poetic world of Chilean synth-pop with Javiera Mena's “Luz de Piedra de Luna.” This song offers a great opportunity to learn Spanish through its evocative and emotional lyrics about love and memory. Its themes are universal, yet the language provides a beautiful and specific way to express the complex feeling of enjoying a moment you know can't last, making it a special and relatable song for language learners.

[English]

When I pushed the door, it started happening to me

That the night was spent thinking of you

I rediscovered a lukewarm regret

And that in turn gives it more strength in the end

And because now it's new to affirm you, my dear

That even though you and I promised it in the river

All the reasons direct me in the present, in the end

Even when I dance with you

I don't worry anymore

I dream of you, moonlight

When I dance with you

No, I no longer try to understand that your light will go out

...

And I remain silent watching your reaction

Rightfully, in your words, I see myself reflected

Because a stage in life traps you, strong (Very strong)

It is that mark that first love leaves (First love)

And because now it's new to affirm you, my dear

That even though you and I promised it in the river

All the reasons direct me in the present, in the end

Even when I dance with you

I don't worry anymore

I dream of you, moonlight

When I dance with you

No, I no longer try to understand that your light goes out

When I dance with you

I don't worry anymore

I dream of you, moonlight

When I dance with you

No, I no longer try to understand that your light will go out

...

When I dance with you

I don't worry anymore

I dream of you, moonlight

When I dance with you

No, I no longer try to understand that your light goes out

When I dance with you

I don't worry anymore

I dream of you, moonlight

When I dance with you

No, I no longer try to understand that your light will go out

...

[Spanish]

Cuando empujé la puerta me empezó a pasar

Que la noche la ocupaba en pensar en ti

Me reencontré con un tibio arrepentimiento

Y que a la vez le entrega más fuerza al fin

Y porque ahora es nuevo afirmar a ti, mi prenda

Que aunque tú y yo lo prometimos en el río

Todos los motivos me dirigen en presente al fin

Aunque cuando bailo contigo

No me preocupo más

Sueño contigo, luz de piedra de luna

Cuando bailo contigo

No, no trato más de entender que tu luz se apagará

Y me quedo en silencio viendo tu reacción

Con razón en tus palabras me reflejo yo

Porque te atrapa una etapa en la vida, fuerte (Muy fuerte)

Es esa marca que deja el primer amor (Primer amor)

Y porque ahora es nuevo afirmar a ti, mi prenda

Que aunque tú y yo lo prometimos en el río

Todos los motivos me dirigen en presente al fin

Aunque cuando bailo contigo

No me preocupo más

Sueño contigo, luz de piedra de luna

Cuando bailo contigo

No, no trato más de entender que tu luz se apaga

Cuando bailo contigo

No me preocupo más

Sueño contigo, luz de piedra de luna

Cuando bailo contigo

No, no trato más de entender que tu luz se apagará

Cuando bailo contigo

No me preocupo más

Sueño contigo, luz de piedra de luna

Cuando bailo contigo

No, no trato más de entender que tu luz se apaga

Cuando bailo contigo

No me preocupo más

Sueño contigo, luz de piedra de luna

Cuando bailo contigo

No, no trato más de entender que tu luz se apagará

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
puerta /ˈpweɾta/ A2	noun - door
pensar /penˈsaɾ/ B1	verb - to think
re-encontré /ʁe.ɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁe/ B2	verb - found again / met again
arrepentimiento /a.ɾre.pen.tiˈmi.en.to/ B2	noun - regret
fuerza /ˈfwer.θa/ B1	noun - force / strength
prometimos /pɾo.meˈti.mos/ B1	verb - we promised
motivos /moˈti.βos/ A2	noun - reasons / motives
presente /pɾeˈsen.te/ A2	noun / adjective - present / current / gift
bailo /ˈbai.ɣo/ A2	verb - I dance
contigo /ˈkɔŋ.ti.ɣo/ A2	preposition / pronoun - with you
apaga /aˈpa.ɣa/ A2	verb - to turn off / extinguish

Key Grammar Structures

• Cuando empujé la puerta me empezó a pasar

  ➔ Past tense (preterite) to describe completed actions.

  ➔ The phrase "Cuando empujé" uses the preterite tense to indicate a specific action that happened in the past.

• Sueño contigo, luz de piedra de luna

  ➔ Present tense to express ongoing actions or states.

  ➔ The phrase "Sueño contigo" uses the present tense to indicate a current and ongoing feeling.

• No me preocupo más

  ➔ Negative form to express the absence of concern.

  ➔ The phrase "No me preocupo" indicates a decision to not worry anymore.

• Que aunque tú y yo lo prometimos en el río

  ➔ Subjunctive mood to express uncertainty or hypothetical situations.

  ➔ The phrase "Que aunque tú y yo lo prometimos" uses the subjunctive to express a condition that may not be fulfilled.

• Es esa marca que deja el primer amor

  ➔ Present tense to describe a general truth or fact.

  ➔ The phrase "Es esa marca" uses the present tense to state a general truth about first love.

• Cuando bailo contigo

  ➔ Present tense to indicate habitual actions.

  ➔ The phrase "Cuando bailo" indicates a regular action that occurs when dancing.

• No trato más de entender que tu luz se apagará

  ➔ Future tense to express actions that will happen.

  ➔ The phrase "se apagará" uses the future tense to indicate that the light will go out.