Hijo De La Luna

Son of the Moon

Hijo De La Luna

Foolish is the one who doesn't understandTonto el que no entienda
a legend is toldcuenta una leyenda,
that a gypsy womanque una hembra gitana
conjured the moon until dawnconjuro a la luna hasta el amanecer.
weeping, she beggedllorando pedia
as the day arrivedal llegar el dia
to marry a gypsy man.desposar un cale.

-You will have your man, dark-skinned-Tendras a tu hombre, piel morena
-the full moon spoke from the sky--desde el cielo hablo la luna llena-,
but in return, I wantpero a cambio quiero
the first childel hijo primero
that you bear him.que le egendres a el.
For she who sacrifices her childQue quien su hijo inmola
to not be alonepara no estar sola
will not love him much.poco le iba a querer.

Moon, you want to be a motherLuna, quieres ser madre
and can't find lovey no encuentras querer
to make you a woman.que te haga mujer.
Tell me, silver moonDime, luna de plata
what do you intendque pretendes hacer
to do with a child of skin.con un nino de piel.
Ah, ah, son of the moon.Ah, ah, hijo de la luna.

From a cinnamon father was born a childDe padre canela nacio un nino
white as the back of an ermineblanco como el lomo de un armino,
with gray eyescon los ojos grises
instead of oliveen vez de aceituna
albino son of the moon.hijo albino de luna.
-Cursed be his appearance!-Maldita su estampa!
This child is from a non-gypsyEste hijo es de un payo
and I won't keep quiet about it!y yo no me lo cayo!

Moon, you want to be a mother!Luna quieres ser madre!
and can't find lovey no encuentrar querer
to make you a woman.que te haga mujer.
Tell me, silver moonDime, luna de plata
what do you intendque pretendes hacer
to do with a child of skin.con un nino de piel.
Ah, ah, son of the moon.Ah, ah, hijo de la luna.

The gypsy, feeling dishonored,Gitano, al creerse deshonrado,
went to his wife, knife in hand:se fue a su mujer, cuchillo en mano:
-Whose child is this-De quien es el hijo
you've deceived me for sure!me has enganado fijo!
... and he wounded her to death.... y de muerte la hirio.
Then he went to the mountainLuego se hizo al monte
with the child in his armscon el nino en brazos
and there he abandoned him.y alli le abandono.

-Moon, you want to be a mother-Luna, quieres ser madre
and can't find lovey no encuentrar quere
to make you a woman.que te haga mujer.
Tell me, silver moon,Dime, luna de plata,
what do you intendque pretendes hacer
to do with a child of skin.con un nino de piel.
Ah, ah, son of the moon.Ah, ah, hijo de la luna.

And on nights with a full moon,Y en las noches que haya luna llena,
it will be because the child is in good spiritssera porque el nino este de buenas
and if the child cries,y si el nino llora,
the moon will wanemenguara la luna
to make him a cradle.para hacerle una cuna.
And if the child cries,Y si el nino llora,
the moon will wanemenguara la luna
to make him a cradle.para hacerle una cuna.