Hijo de la Luna Mecano Translation Meaning and Lyrics

Song Meaning

'Hijo de la Luna' means 'Son of the Moon' in English. It is a name of a song by 'Mecano' human translated here by a native speaker.

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Original Lyrics: Tonto el que no entienda

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Aligned Translation: Fool who does not not understand

Free Translation: Who does not understand this is a fool

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Original Lyrics: Cuenta una leyenda

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Aligned Translation: Tells one legend

Free Translation: as the story goes

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Original Lyrics: Que una hembra gitana

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Pronoun		Noun	Noun
que		hembra	gitana
who; that		female	Feminine noun of gitano

that	one	gypsy	female

Aligned Translation: Than a gypsy female

Free Translation: Than a gypsy woman

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Original Lyrics: Conjuró a la luna hasta el amanecer

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Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Determiner	Noun
conjuró	a	la	luna	hasta	el	amanecer
to conjure, invoke (ghosts)	to	the	moon	until	Masculine singular definite article; the.	dawn (the morning period of twilight)
3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb conjurar
invoked	to	the	moon	until	the	dawn

Aligned Translation: He conjured the moon until dawn

Free Translation: Invoked the moon until dawn

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Original Lyrics: Llorando pedía

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Verb	Verb
llorando	pedía
intransitive to cry, to weep	to ask for something
Simple Gerund of the verb llorar	3rd Person Singular Indicative Imperfect of the verb pedir
crying	asked

Aligned Translation: Crying asked

Free Translation: She begged crying

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Original Lyrics: Al llegar el día

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Preposition	Determiner		Determiner	Noun
a	el		el	día
to	Masculine singular definite article; the.		Masculine singular definite article; the.	day (any period of 24 hours)

to	the	arrives	the	day

Aligned Translation: arrive the day

Free Translation: When the day arrive

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Original Lyrics: Desposar un calé

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Verb	Determiner	Noun
desposar	un	calé ³
transitive to marry	a	gypsy
Infinitive
marrying	one	gypsy male
³ *Calé: That he belongs to a nomadic race with dark skin and black hair that probably came from India and spread through Europe. (Gypsy male)

Aligned Translation: marrying one gypsy male

Free Translation: marrying a gypsy man

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Original Lyrics: "Tendrás a tu hombre, piel morena"

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Verb	Preposition	Pronoun	Noun		Noun	Adjective
tendrás	a	tú	hombre		piel	moreno
transitive to have, possess (literally)	to	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	man, (adult male human)		skin	dark-skinned, tan
2nd Person Singular Indicative Future of the verb tener
you will have	to	your	male	,	brown	skinned

Aligned Translation: you will have your male skinned brown

Free Translation: "You'll have your brown-skinned man

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Original Lyrics: Desde el cielo habló la luna llena

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Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Verb	Determiner	Noun	Adjective
desde ¹	el ²	cielo ³	habló ⁴	la ⁵	luna ⁶	llena ⁷
from (a location)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	sky	intransitive to talk; to speak; to communicate using words	the	moon	Feminine singular of lleno
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb hablar
from	the	sky	spoke	the	moon	full
^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7} *"Desde el cielo habló la luna llena" Literal translation: "From the sky spoke the moon full" In spanish the correct order of this sentence should be: "La luna llena (subject) habló (verb) desde el cielo (predicate)

Aligned Translation: from the sky spoke the moon full

Free Translation: From the sky the full moon spoke

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Original Lyrics: "Pero a cambio quiero

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Conjunction	Preposition	Noun
pero	à	cambio
but	Obsolete spelling of a	exchange rate

but	in	return	i want

Aligned Translation: but in return i want

Free Translation: "But in return I want

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Original Lyrics: El hijo primero

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Determiner	Noun	Adjective
el	hijo	primero
Masculine singular definite article; the.	son	first

the	son	first

Aligned Translation: the son first

Free Translation: The first son

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Original Lyrics: Que le engendres a él

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Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb	Preposition	Pronoun
que	él	engendres	a	él
that	he, him, masculine personal third person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions)	to engender, spawn, beget	to	he, him, masculine personal third person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions)
		2nd Person Singular Imperative Negative of the verb engendrar
that	you	father	with	him

Aligned Translation: that you father with him

Free Translation: you father with him

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Original Lyrics: Que quien su hijo inmola

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Conjunction	Pronoun	Adjective	Noun	Verb
que	quien	suyo	hijo	inmolar ⁵
that	who	His, hers, its, to her.	son	to immolate
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that	who	his	son	sacrifices
⁵ Literal translation: that whom his son immolates inmolates: sacrfices

Aligned Translation: because who his son sacrifices

Free Translation: because the person who sacrifices his son

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Original Lyrics: Para no estar sola

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Preposition	Adverb	Verb	Adjective
para	no	estar	solo
to, in order to, so, for (expressing the intended purpose of an action)	not	to be (have a (transient) location in space). Compare ser, quedar.	alone, by oneself
		Infinitive
for	not	being	alone

Aligned Translation: for not being alone

Free Translation: just not to be alone

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Original Lyrics: Poco le iba a querer"

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Adverb	Pronoun	Verb	Verb
poco	él	iba	querer
little (not much)	he, him, masculine personal third person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions)	auxiliary (with a followed by the infinitive) to be going to (near future), to go	to love; to be fond of
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Imperfect of the verb ir	Infinitive
lacks	he		love
^{Entire Phrase} Poco le iba a querer: "I wasn't going to love him much"

Aligned Translation: lacks love for him

Free Translation: lacks love for him

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Original Lyrics: Luna quieres ser madre

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Proper noun		Verb	Noun
Luna		ser	madre
Earth's Moon		to be (essentially or identified as).	figuratively mother (source or origin)
		Infinitive
Moon	wants	to be	mother

Aligned Translation: moons you wants to be mother

Free Translation: Moon you want to be a mother

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Original Lyrics: Y no encuentras querer

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Conjunction	Adverb	Verb	Verb
y	no	encuentras	querer
and	no	transitive to find, encounter, come across	to love; to be fond of
		2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb encontrar	Infinitive
and	you can't	find	love

Aligned Translation: and can't find love

Free Translation: And you can't find a love

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Original Lyrics: Que te haga mujer

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Pronoun		Verb	Noun
que		haga	mujer
that; whom		to make (eg. someone do something or feel a certain way.)	wife
		2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Polite of the verb hacer
that	you	make	woman

Aligned Translation: that makes you woman

Free Translation: To make you a woman

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Original Lyrics: Dime, luna de plata

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Verb	Pronoun	Noun	Preposition	Noun
decir	yo	luna	de	plata
to say, to tell	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	moon	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	silver
of the verb
tell	me	moon	of	silver

Aligned Translation: tell me moon of silver

Free Translation: Tell me, silver moon

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Original Lyrics: ¿Qué pretendes hacer con un niño de piel?

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	Pronoun	Verb	Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Noun
	qué	pretendes	hacer	con	un	niño	de	piel
	what (interrogative only)	to intend, to aim (for/to)	to do	with	a	child; boy, girl	of (expressing composition, substance)	skin
		2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb pretender	Infinitive
¿	what	intend	to do	with	a	child	of	skin

Aligned Translation: ¿What intend to do with a child of skin

Free Translation: What do you intend to do with a meat and bone child?

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Original Lyrics: Hijo de la luna

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Noun	Preposition	Determiner	Noun
hijo	de	la	luna
son	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	the	moon

son	of	the	moon

Aligned Translation: son of the moon

Free Translation: son of the moon

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Original Lyrics: De padre canela nació un niño

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Aligned Translation: of father brown-skinned born a baby

Free Translation: a baby was born to a brown-skinned father

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Original Lyrics: Blanco como el lomo de un armiño

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Proper noun		Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Determiner	Noun
Blanco		el	lomo	de	un	armiño ⁷
a surname		Masculine singular definite article; the.	back (the rear of body)	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	a	ermine

white	as	the	spine	of	an	ermine
⁷ Armiño: White stoat

Aligned Translation: White as the back of an ermine

Free Translation: White as the back of an ermine

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Original Lyrics: Con los ojos grises en vez de aceituna

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Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Adjective	Preposition	Noun	Preposition	Noun
con	los	ojo	gris	en ⁵	vez ⁶	de ⁷	aceituna
with	the	eye	grey, gray	in, at, on	time, instance	of (expressing composition, substance)	olive (fruit)

with	the	eyes	grey	-	instead	of	olive
^5,6,7 *Aceituna: Translate as green eyes

Aligned Translation: With the eyes grey instead of green

Free Translation: With grey eyes instead of green eyes

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Original Lyrics: Niño albino de luna

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Noun	Noun	Preposition	Noun
niño	albino	de	luna
child; boy, girl	albino: person or animal congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); one afflicted with albinism	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	moon

child	albino	of	moon

Aligned Translation: child albino of moon

Free Translation: an albino child from the moon

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Original Lyrics: "Maldita su estampa, este hijo es de un payo

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	Verb	Adjective	Noun		Pronoun	Noun	Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Noun
	maldita	suyo	estampa		éste	hijo	es	de	un	payo ¹¹
	to damn, to curse	His, hers, its, to her.	appearance		this one	son	to be (in the passive voice sense)	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	a	non-Romani person; gadjo
	Pastparticiple Singular Feminine of the verb maldecir						3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser
	Damned	his	face	,	this	son	is	from	a	city man
¹¹ Payo: "That he is not of the gypsy race"

Aligned Translation: Damned his face this son is from a city man

Free Translation: This son is damned, is from a city man

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Original Lyrics: Y yo no me lo cayo"

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Conjunction	Pronoun	Adverb	Pronoun	Pronoun
y	yo	no	yo	él
and	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	no	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	it, masculine non-personal third-person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions to refer to masculine nouns)

and	i	will not	I	it	shut up

Aligned Translation: and i will not shut

Free Translation: and i will not shut up

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Original Lyrics: Luna quieres ser madre

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Proper noun		Verb	Noun
Luna		ser	madre
Earth's Moon		to be (essentially or identified as).	figuratively mother (source or origin)
		Infinitive
Moon	wants	to be	mother

Aligned Translation: moons you wants to be mother

Free Translation: Moon you want to be a mother

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Original Lyrics: Y no encuentras querer que te haga mujer

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Conjunction	Adverb	Verb	Verb	Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb	Noun
y	no	encuentras	querer	que	tú	haga	mujer
and	no	transitive to find, encounter, come across	to love; to be fond of	indicating desire or permission (usually used with the subjunctive)	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	to make (eg. someone do something or feel a certain way.)	wife
		2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb encontrar	Infinitive			2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Polite of the verb hacer
and	you can't	find	a love	that	you	makes	woman

Aligned Translation: and can't dinf love that makes you woman

Free Translation: And you can't find a love to make you a woman

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Original Lyrics: Dime, luna de plata

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Verb	Pronoun	Noun	Preposition	Noun
decir	yo	luna	de	plata
to say, to tell	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	moon	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	silver
of the verb
tell	me	moon	of	silver

Aligned Translation: tell me moon of silver

Free Translation: Tell me, silver moon

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Original Lyrics: ¿Qué pretendes hacer con un niño de piel?

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	Pronoun	Verb	Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Noun
	qué	pretendes	hacer	con	un	niño	de	piel
	what (interrogative only)	to intend, to aim (for/to)	to do	with	a	child; boy, girl	of (expressing composition, substance)	skin
		2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb pretender	Infinitive
¿	what	intend	to do	with	a	child	of	skin

Aligned Translation: ¿What intend to do with a child of skin

Free Translation: What do you intend to do with a meat and bone child?

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Original Lyrics: Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah

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Original Lyrics: Hijo de la luna

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Noun	Preposition	Determiner	Noun
hijo	de	la	luna
son	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	the	moon

son	of	the	moon

Aligned Translation: son of the moon

Free Translation: son of the moon

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Original Lyrics: Gitano al creerse deshonrado

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Noun	Preposition	Determiner	Verb	Pronoun	Verb
gitano	a	el	creer	se	deshonrar
Gypsy	to	Masculine singular definite article; the.	transitive to believe	Third person (also used for usted and ustedes) reflexive direct or indirect object, oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself; each other; one another	to dishonor
			Infinitive		of the verb
gypsy man	to	the	believing	he was	deshonored

Aligned Translation: Gypsy believing he was dishonored

Free Translation: Gypsy man believing that he was cheated

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Original Lyrics: Se fue a su mujer, cuchillo en mano

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Pronoun	Verb	Preposition	Adjective	Noun		Noun	Preposition	Noun
se	fue ²	a	suyo	mujer		cuchillo	en	mano
Third person (also used for usted and ustedes) reflexive direct or indirect object, oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself; each other; one another	intransitive to go	to	His, hers, its, to her.	wife		knife	in, at, on	anatomy:of a person hand
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb ir
he	stabbed	to	his	woman	,	knife	in	hand
² Se fué a su mujer Meaning stabbing his wife*

Aligned Translation: stabbed his woman knife in hand

Free Translation: with a knife in his hand he stabbed his wife

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Original Lyrics: "¿De quién es el hijo? Me has engañao' fijo"

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	Preposition	Pronoun	Verb	Determiner	Noun
	de	quién	es	el	hijo
	about (concerning; with regard to)	who?, whom?; (with “de”) whose?	to be (essentially or identified as).	Masculine singular definite article; the.	child (when the gender of the child is unknown)
			2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Polite of the verb ser
¿	From	Whose	is	him	son	?

Aligned Translation: from whose is the son you have fooled me

Free Translation: "Whose son is this? You've fooled me"

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Original Lyrics: Y de muerte la hirió

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Conjunction	Preposition	Noun		Verb
y	de	muerte		hirió
and	of, from (indicating cause)	death (the cessation of life)		transitive to wound, injure (to cause physical injury and pain)
				3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb herir
and	of	death	her	wounded

Aligned Translation: and he wounded her to death

Free Translation: And he wounded her to death

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Original Lyrics: Luego se hizo al monte con el niño en brazos

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luego	se	hizo ³	a	el	monte	con	el	niño	en	brazo
later, later on (at some point in the future)	Third person (also used for usted and ustedes) reflexive direct or indirect object, oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself; each other; one another	to do	to	Masculine singular definite article; the.	mountain, mount	with	Masculine singular definite article; the.	child; boy, girl	in (in various expressions)	anatomy arm
		2nd Person Singular Indicative Preterite Polite of the verb hacer
then	he	went	to	the	mountain	with	the	child	in	his arms
³ *se hizo al monte: "to go to the mountain"

Aligned Translation: then he went to the mountain with the child in arms

Free Translation: then he took the child and went to the mountain

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Original Lyrics: Y allí le abandonó

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Conjunction	Adverb	Pronoun	Verb
y	allí	él	abandonó
and	there (away from the speaker and the listener)	he, him, masculine personal third person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions)	to abandon, to leave
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb abandonar
and	there	he	left him

Aligned Translation: and there he left it

Free Translation: And he left it there

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Original Lyrics: Luna quieres ser madre

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Proper noun		Verb	Noun
Luna		ser	madre
Earth's Moon		to be (essentially or identified as).	figuratively mother (source or origin)
		Infinitive
Moon	wants	to be	mother

Aligned Translation: moons you wants to be mother

Free Translation: Moon you want to be a mother

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Original Lyrics: Y no encuentras querer que te haga mujer

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Conjunction	Adverb	Verb	Verb	Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb	Noun
y	no	encuentras	querer	que	tú	haga	mujer
and	no	transitive to find, encounter, come across	to love; to be fond of	indicating desire or permission (usually used with the subjunctive)	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	to make (eg. someone do something or feel a certain way.)	wife
		2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb encontrar	Infinitive			2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Polite of the verb hacer
and	you can't	find	a love	that	you	makes	woman

Aligned Translation: and can't dinf love that makes you woman

Free Translation: And you can't find a love to make you a woman

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Original Lyrics: Dime, luna de plata

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Verb	Pronoun	Noun	Preposition	Noun
decir	yo	luna	de	plata
to say, to tell	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	moon	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	silver
of the verb
tell	me	moon	of	silver

Aligned Translation: tell me moon of silver

Free Translation: Tell me, silver moon

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Original Lyrics: ¿Qué pretendes hacer con un niño de piel?

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	Pronoun	Verb	Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Noun
	qué	pretendes	hacer	con	un	niño	de	piel
	what (interrogative only)	to intend, to aim (for/to)	to do	with	a	child; boy, girl	of (expressing composition, substance)	skin
		2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb pretender	Infinitive
¿	what	intend	to do	with	a	child	of	skin

Aligned Translation: ¿What intend to do with a child of skin

Free Translation: What do you intend to do with a meat and bone child?

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Original Lyrics: Hijo de la luna

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Noun	Preposition	Determiner	Noun
hijo	de	la	luna
son	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	the	moon

son	of	the	moon

Aligned Translation: son of the moon

Free Translation: son of the moon

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Original Lyrics: Y las noches que haya luna llena

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	las	noche	que	haya	luna	llena
	the	night (the period between sunset and sunrise)	that; which	impersonal:in third person singular only to exist; “there is”, “there are” (hay); “there was”, “there were” (había)	moon	Feminine singular of lleno
				3rd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative of the verb haber
and	the	nights	that	is	moon	full

Aligned Translation: and the nights that is moon full

Free Translation: The nights there is a full moon

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Original Lyrics: Será porque el niño esté de buenas

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Verb	Conjunction	Determiner			Preposition	Adjective
será	porque	el			de	bueno
to be (essentially or identified as).	because	Masculine singular definite article; the.			of (indicates a quality or characteristic)	good
3rd Person Singular Indicative Future of the verb ser
will be	because	the	child	is	of	good mood

Aligned Translation: will be because the child is in a good mood

Free Translation: It is because the child is in a good mood

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Original Lyrics: Y si el niño llora

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Conjunction	Conjunction	Determiner	Noun	Verb
y	si	el	niño	llora
and	if	Masculine singular definite article; the.	child; boy, girl	intransitive to cry, to weep
				3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb llorar
and	if	the	child	cries

Aligned Translation: and if the child cries

Free Translation: And if the child cries

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Original Lyrics: Menguará la luna para hacerle una cuna

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Verb	Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Verb	Pronoun	Determiner	Noun
menguará	la	luna	para	hacer	él	un	cuna
to wane	the	moon	to, in order to, so, for (expressing the intended purpose of an action)	to make (something)	he, him, masculine personal third person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions)	a	cradle, crib
3rd Person Singular Indicative Future of the verb menguar				Infinitive
wane	the	moon	to	make	him	a	cradle

Aligned Translation: wane the mon to make him a cradle

Free Translation: The moon will wane to make a cradle

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Original Lyrics: Y si el niño llora

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Aligned Translation: and if the child cries

Free Translation: And if the child cries

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Original Lyrics: Menguará la luna para hacerle una cuna

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Verb	Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Verb	Pronoun	Determiner	Noun
menguará	la	luna	para	hacer	él	un	cuna
to wane	the	moon	to, in order to, so, for (expressing the intended purpose of an action)	to make (something)	he, him, masculine personal third person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions)	a	cradle, crib
3rd Person Singular Indicative Future of the verb menguar				Infinitive
wane	the	moon	to	make	him	a	cradle

Aligned Translation: wane the mon to make him a cradle

Free Translation: The moon will wane to make a cradle

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Review

Summarise the story in the lyrics; you can put your interpretation of the meaning.

This song is about a gypsy woman who wanted to get married and invoked the moon crying, asking for a lover, the moon said that she would give her a man only if she sacrificed her first child in return. When the gypsy woman became pregnant, the child was albino like the moon, and the gypsy man thought his wife cheated on him with another man and with a knife in his hand he stabbed her to death, then the gypsy took the boy in his arms to the mountain and I left him there. The story goes that when there is a full moon it is because the child is happy and when the child is crying the moon is waning to make a cradle for him.

How does it make you feel? Tell us about how the artist weaves the story. Use the How, Where, When, Who & What technique questions to help you cover everything.

This is a very famous band from Spain and "Hijo de la luna" is a very famous song that every Spanish speaking person has heard at least once is very emotional and slow and makes your imagination go wild since is very explicit and it's almost a very lyrical poem. This is a sad song that makes you reflect on relationships and inspires you to imagine the story.

Does it include explicit themes? Is it a fun or sad song?

Yes very explicit, this is a sad song, and this song is about betrayal and includes themes such as death, the gypsy world and mysticism, and magic.

How does the song relate to the YouTube video? What is going on in the video?

Ana Torroja is an incredible and quite expressive artist who in this video (in a very poetic way) sitting on a chair tells us the story, also there are a few images about the albino child but she implies that she wants to protect the child since this terrible misfortune happened. We have to remember that this video is from the '80s, that's why the visual effects were very successful at that time

Put links to other sites where the song is discussed

https://www.sonica.mx/musica/2021/1/30/mecano-el-oscuro-significado-historia-de-la-cancion-hijo-de-la-luna-534.html

https://culturacolectiva.com/musica/mecano-hijo-de-la-luna-significado-de-la-cancion

https://www.revistacentral.com.mx/EN-CORTO/la-tragica-historia-detras-de-hijo-de-la-luna-de-mecano-y-su-significado

https://extra.com.co/noticias/mecano-que-significa-su-cancion-hijo-de-luna

Put links to the artist's home page or Twitter/Instagram feeds

https://www.grupomecano.com/

https://www.facebook.com/Mecano-288370254524854/

https://www.instagram.com/quevuelvamecano/?hl=en

https://mecano.zone/

Submitted by user: PAULETTE

Average Ratings

Most people find the song lyrics hard to understand lyrics, lyrics sung very slowly and it has very easy to remember verbs and nouns

Most words used are in very common daily usage.^RAE

Hijo de la Luna has 119 BPM (beats per minute)

References

^RAE Based on a median word frequency of 74 using the frequency database from the Royal Spanish Academy (La Real Academia Española)

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