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"Hijo de la Luna" (English: "Son of the Moon") is a song written by José María Cano performed originally by the Spanish band Mecano with lead singer Ana Torroja. It appeared on their 1986 album, Entre el cielo y el suelo, and had great success all over the Spanish-speaking world, as did the album. From 28 December 1998 to 16 January 1999, a cover version by Loona topped the German charts,[1] and reached number two on the Swiss singles' chart.[2]

"Hijo de la Luna"
Single by Mecano
from the album Entre el cielo y el suelo
LanguageSpanish
B-side"Mujer contra mujer"
Released1986
GenrePiano rock, new wave, synth-pop
Length4:21
LabelAriola
Songwriter(s)José Maria Cano
Producer(s)José Maria Cano, Nacho Cano, Ana Torroja
Mecano singles chronology
"Une femme avec une femme" "Hijo de la Luna" "Nature morte"
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Original version



Lyrics


The lyrics depict a tragic Romani legend of a Roma woman who awakes at sunrise, begging to the moon to marry a Roma man (calé) the same day. In exchange the moon asks for the woman's first-born as payment.

After the child is born, the woman and man are dismayed to see that his skin is the whitest white and his eyes are grey, even though they both have dark skin and dark eyes. The lyrics explain that the child is an albino, due to being a son of the moon. But the man presumes that the father is a payo (a non-Roma person) and furiously stabs his wife to death. He takes the child and abandons him on a mountain, leaving the child to die of exposure.

Later the baby is said to live happily ever after with the Moon as his mother. When the child cries, the Moon wanes to cradle and comfort him.

The chorus says that the moon wants to be a mother, yet cannot find a lover who will make her his wife, and questions her as to what she would do with a human child. The French translation of the song asks a more precise question (Tell me, silvery moon, You who has no arms, How will you rock the child?), which is answered in the last stanza (And whenever the child cries, She [The Moon] crescents, Turning herself into a light-cradle).

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.


Track listings


7" single
  1. "Hijo de la luna" – 4:21
  2. "Mujer contra mujer" – 4:06
CD maxi
  1. "Hijo de la luna" – 4:18
  2. "Por la cara" – 3:06
  3. "El cine" – 4:01

Charts and certifications



Loona version


"Hijo de la Luna"
Single by Loona
from the album Lunita
B-side"Another Christmas Without You"
Released23 November 1998 (1998-11-23)[12]
Length4:08
LabelUrban
Songwriter(s)José Maria Cano
Producer(s)DJ Sammy
Loona singles chronology
"Bailando"
(1998)		 "Hijo de la Luna"
(1998)		 "Dónde Vas"
(1999)

Dutch recording artist Loona covered the song and released it as the second single from her debut studio album, Lunita (1999).[13] Issued through Urban Records on 23 November 1998, the song topped the German Singles Chart in 1998 and 1999. Loona's version is certified triple gold in Germany and gold in Switzerland.


Track listings


CD single

  1. "Hijo de la luna (Sentimiento Version)" – 4:08
  2. "Another Christmas Without You" – 4:11

CD maxi

  1. "Hijo de la luna (Sentimiento Version)" – 4:08
  2. "Hijo de la luna (Radio Remix Version) " – 3:52
  3. "Another Christmas Without You" – 4:11
  4. "Hijo de la luna (Instrumental Version)" – 4:15
  5. "Hijo de la luna" (Flip Mjc A Cappella Version) – 3:20

Charts



Certifications


Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[24] 3× Gold 750,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[25] Gold 25,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


References


  1. SWR3.de - Loona Archived 29 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Loona - Hijo de la luna - hitparade.ch
  3. "Mecano – Hijo de la Luna" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  4. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 28 July 1990. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  5. "Mecano – Hijo de la Luna" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  6. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Mecano" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  7. "Mecano – Hijo de la Luna" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  8. "Mecano – Hijo de la Luna" (in French). Les classement single.
  9. German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de Archived 8 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 10 April 2009)
  10. "Single top 100 over 1990" (PDF) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
  11. "French single certifications – Mecano – Hijo de la Luna" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 12 July 2022. Select MECANO and click OK. 
  12. "Loona – Hijo de la Luna" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  13. official LOONA fanclub – LOONA Discografie
  14. "Loona – Hijo de la Luna" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  15. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 1–3. 16 January 1999. p. 7.
  16. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Loona" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  17. "Loona – Hijo de la Luna" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  18. "Loona – Hijo de la Luna". Swiss Singles Chart.
  19. "Jahreshitparade Singles 1999". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  20. "Year in Focus: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 1999". Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 1. 1 January 2000. p. 11.
  21. "1999 Border Breakers Top 100" (PDF). Music & Media. 1 January 2000. p. 13. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  22. "Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 1999" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  23. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1999". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  24. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Loona; 'Hijo de la luna')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  25. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Loona; 'Hijo de la luna')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

На других языках

[de] Hijo de la luna

Hijo de la luna (spanisch für „Kind/Sohn des Mondes“ oder „Kind/Sohn der Luna“) ist ein 1986 veröffentlichtes Lied der spanischen Band Mecano. Der Text gibt vor, eine alte Legende zu erzählen. Es wird thematisiert, wie Luna, die mythische weibliche Figur des Mondes, zu einem Menschenkind kommt. Das von José María Cano geschriebene Lied wurde von verschiedenen Musikern und Bands in eigenen Versionen aufgenommen. Die in Deutschland kommerziell erfolgreichste Coverversion ist von Loona.
- [en] Hijo de la Luna

[es] Hijo de la luna

«Hijo de la luna» es una canción del grupo español de música tecno-pop Mecano, compuesta y producida por José María Cano. Fue publicada en 1986 y estrenada oficialmente el 25 de julio de 1987 en España, en Hispanoamérica y los Estados Unidos se estrenó entre septiembre y octubre de ese mismo año. Fue el quinto y último sencillo del álbum Entre el cielo y el suelo.

[it] Hijo de la luna

Hijo de la luna è un brano musicale inciso nel 1986[1][2] dal gruppo spagnolo dei Mecano e pubblicato come singolo nel 1987/1988[1] estratto dall'album Entre el cielo y el suelo[2]. Autore del brano è José María Cano.[1][3][4]

[ru] Hijo de la luna

«Hijo de la Luna» (с исп. — «Сын Луны») — песня-баллада, первоначально исполненная испанской группой Mecano. Появилась на их альбоме 1986 Entre el cielo y el suelo. С 28 декабря 1998 до 11 января 1999 кавер-версия певицы Loona была лидером немецких чартов, в течение того же самого времени, достигла второго номера в швейцарском чарте.


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