Hijo de la Luna 🌙

Song by Mecano — Hijo de la Luna (Son of the Moon)

Written by José María Cano

The lyrics depict a tragic Romani legend of a Roma woman who awakes at sunrise, begging to the moon to marry a Roma man. In exchange the moon asks for the woman's first-born as payment. In turn, the Moon doubts the mother's commitment to the little boy, wondering how much she can love her child if she is eager to trade him for a partner.

After the child is born, the woman and man are dismayed to see that his skin is silvery white and his eyes are grey, even though they both have dark skin and dark eyes. The legend explains that this is due to the child being a son of the Moon. However, the man presumes that his wife was unfaithful and furiously stabs her to death. He takes the child and abandons him in the mountains.

Later the baby is said to live happily ever after with the Moon as his mother. When the child cries, the Moon turns into a crescent shape to form a light-cradle and comfort him.