Toma la luna – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Eros Ramazzotti
• Album: En todos los sentidos

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Toma la luna

Take the moon

Quédatela

Keep it

Se guarda en un bolsillo

It fits in a pocket

Estará pronto

It'll be soon

Que luego se irá

Before it goes away

Y ya no tiene brillo

And no longer shines

Tú me has pedido la luna y OK

You asked me for the moon and OK

Yo te la traigo de plata a Belén

I'll bring it to you from Silver Bethlehem

Yo cumplo

I deliver

Lo que prometo

What I promise

Toma mis cosas

Take my things

Y quédatelas

And keep them

Sin ti no valen nada

Without you, they're worthless

Ven a mi casa

Come to my house

Tal como estás

Just as you are

Con esta luna tatuada

With this moon tattooed

Tú me has pedido la luna prestada

You asked me for the moon on loan

Yo te la traigo aquí secuestrada

I'll bring it here kidnapped

Yo cumplo

I deliver

Lo que prometo

What I promise

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Tú más yo

You plus me

Música

Music

Yo más tú

Me plus you

Amor intenso

Intense love

Eres mi fantástica

You're my fantastic one

No te separes de mí

Don't leave me

Tú soñarás junto a mí

You'll dream with me

Un sueño erótico

An erotic dream

Un sueño erótico

An erotic dream

Toma la luna

Take the moon

Póntela

Put it on

En tu melena no morirá

In your hair it won't die

La luna

The moon

Es tu mejor gelatina

Is your best gel

Habla con ella

Talk to her

Tranquilamente

Calmly

Cuéntale todo lo que sientes por mí

Tell her everything you feel for me

Pequeña

Little one

Y entenderás lo que sueñas

And you'll understand what you dream of

Un sueño erótico

An erotic dream

Un sueño erótico

An erotic dream

Toma la luna

Take the moon

Guarda la luna

Keep the moon

Y tú estarás conmigo

And you'll be with me

Baila vestida

Dance dressed

Y baila desnuda

And dance naked

Y yo estaré contigo

And I'll be with you

Tú me has pedido la luna y OK

You asked me for the moon and OK

Yo te la traigo de Plata Belén

I'll bring it to you from Silver Bethlehem

Yo cumplo

I deliver

Lo que prometo

What I promise

Yo cumplo

I deliver

Lo que prometo

What I promise

¡Porque te quiero!

Because I love you!

Yeah, yeah

Yeah, yeah

¡Yo te deseo!

I desire you!

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
luna /ˈlu.na/ A1	noun - moon
toma /ˈto.ma/ A1	verb - take
cosas /ˈko.sas/ A1	noun - things
casa /ˈka.sa/ A1	noun - house
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A2	noun - love
música /ˈmu.si.ka/ A2	noun - music
brillo /ˈbɾi.ʎo/ B1	noun - shine, brightness
plata /ˈpla.ta/ B1	noun - silver
sueño /ˈswe.ɲo/ B1	noun - dream verb - I dream
pequeña /peˈke.ɲa/ B1	adjective - small
melena /meˈle.na/ B2	noun - mane, long hair
tatuada /taˈtwa.ða/ B2	adjective - tattooed
intenso /inˈten.so/ B2	adjective - intense
vestida /besˈti.ða/ B1	adjective - dressed
desnuda /dezˈnu.ða/ B2	adjective - naked
erótico /eˈɾo.ti.ko/ C1	adjective - erotic
fantástica /fanˈtas.ti.ka/ B2	adjective - fantastic

Key Grammar Structures

• Quédatela

  ➔ Imperative + Direct Object Pronoun

  ➔ "Quédate" is the imperative form of "quedarse" (to stay, to keep for oneself). "la" refers to "la luna" (the moon), acting as a direct object pronoun attached to the verb. This means "Keep it (the moon)."

• Estará pronto

  ➔ Future Simple tense (estar + future ending)

  ➔ "Estará" is the future simple conjugation of the verb "estar" (to be). It indicates that something "will be" in the future. Here, it's referring to the moon being ready or available.

• Tú me has pedido la luna

  ➔ Present Perfect tense (haber + past participle)

  ➔ "Has pedido" is the present perfect tense of the verb "pedir" (to ask for). It indicates an action that started in the past and has relevance to the present. "You have asked me for the moon."

• Yo te la traigo de plata a Belén

  ➔ Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns

  ➔ "Te" is the indirect object pronoun (to you), and "la" is the direct object pronoun (the moon), both referring to the same object. "Yo traigo la luna a ti de plata a Belén" becomes "Yo te la traigo de plata a Belén".

• Sin ti no valen nada

  ➔ Conditional Clause with 'Sin'

  ➔ "Sin ti" means "Without you". This phrase introduces a condition. The sentence implies that *if* you are not present, the things being referred to are worthless.

• Tal como estás

  ➔ Adverbial Phrase (Tal como)

  ➔ "Tal como" means "just as", "exactly as", or "the way". In this context, it indicates that the person should come *exactly as* they are at that moment.

• No te separes de mí

  ➔ Negative Imperative (Reflexive Verb)

  ➔ "No te separes" is the negative imperative form of the reflexive verb "separarse" (to separate oneself, to leave). The pronoun "te" indicates it's addressed to "tú" (you). It translates to "Don't separate yourself/leave me."

• Habla con ella

  ➔ Imperative + Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ "Habla" is the imperative form of the verb "hablar" (to speak). "Con ella" is a prepositional phrase meaning "with her". It commands the listener to speak with "ella" (her), who is, referring to the moon.