Hijo De La Luna Lyrics in English Gerónimo Rauch , Carlos Rivera

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Hijo De La Luna by Gerónimo Rauch from Spanish to English.

Verse 1

Fool whoever doesn't understand

A legend tells that

that a gypsy woman

conjured the moon until dawn

Weeping she begged

When the day came

to marry a Calé

You'll have your dark-skinned man

From the sky the full moon spoke

But in return I want

the first son

that you beget for him

that whoever sacrifices her child

to not be alone

would love him little

Chorus 1

Moon, you want to be a mother

and you can't find love

that makes you a woman

Tell me, silver moon

what you intend to do

with a child of skin

Son of the moon

Verse 2

To a cinnamon-skinned mother a child was born

White like the back of an ermine

With gray eyes

instead of olives

Albino child of the moon

Damn his appearance

This child is a payo's

and I won't keep quiet about it

Chorus 2

Moon, you want to be a mother

and you can't find love

that makes you a woman

Tell me, silver moon

what you intend to do

with a child of skin

Son of the moon

Verse 3

Gypsy, believing himself dishonored

went to his woman knife in hand

Whose child is it?

You've definitely cheated on me

And he wounded her to death

Then he took to the mountains

with the child in his arms

and there he abandoned him

Chorus 3

Moon, you want to be a mother

and you can't find love

that makes you a woman

Tell me, silver moon

what you intend to do

with a child of skin

Son of the moon

Outro

And the nights that there's a full moon

it'll be because the child is in a good mood

And if the child cries

the moon will wane

to make him a cradle

And if the child cries

the moon will wane

to make him a cradle

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SONG MEANING

Hijo De La Luna spins a haunting Romani legend where love, longing and superstition tangle under the silver glow of the full moon. A gypsy woman, desperate to marry the man she loves, begs the moon for help. The celestial goddess agrees but demands a heart-wrenching price: the woman’s firstborn. When the child arrives, his pale skin and gray eyes reveal the moon’s claim, igniting jealousy and tragedy as the distraught father suspects infidelity.

The tale ends with sorrow yet offers a poetic twist. The moon cradles the abandoned child, and every full moon shines brightly when the boy is happy or fades when he cries. The song blends folklore with a cautionary message about bargaining with fate, all wrapped in dramatic vocals that make the story feel both mythical and painfully human.

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Gerónimo Rauch Hijo De La Luna Lyrics