Susana Esther Baca de la Colina (born 24 May 1944 in Chorillos, Lima, Peru)… Read Full Bio ↴Susana Esther Baca de la Colina (born 24 May 1944 in Chorillos, Lima, Peru) is a prominent Peruvian singer of Afro-Peruvian descent. She has been a key figure in the revival of Afro-Peruvian music within Peru (which had previously, like the culture that produced it, received little recognition there), and has contributed much to its international popularity, which began in 1995 with the release of the compilation CD The Soul of Black Peru, on which she was featured.

Luna Llena
Susana Baca Lyrics

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I saw a dark heron
Struggling in a river
That's how your heart
Falls in love with mine

Moon, moon, full moon waning

Go boy to the house

And bring me my rifle
To kill this chicken-hawk
That won't leave my hen alone

The moon is watching me
I don't know what she sees in me
I have clean clothes
I washed them yesterday afternoon

Moon, moon, full moon waning

Yo vide una garza mora
dándole combate a un río
Así es como se enamora
Así es como se enamora
tu corazón con el mío
tu corazón con el mío

Luna luna luna llena menguante
luna luna luna llena menguante

Anda muchacho a la casa
why me traes la carabina
pa' mata' este gavilán
que no me deja gallina

La luna me está mirando
Yo no se lo que me ve
yo tengo la ropa limpia
Yo tengo la ropa limpia
Ayer tarde la lavé
Ayer tarde la lavé

Luna luna luna llena menguante
Luna luna luna llena menguante

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Susana Baca's song "Luna Llena" focuses on the theme of love, particularly how two hearts fall in love with each other. The first stanza describes the image of a dark heron struggling in a river, which is used to metaphorically describe how the heart falls in love. The second stanza mentions a full moon and the singer of the song asking someone to bring her a rifle to get rid of a chicken-hawk that is bothering her hen. The moon is then personified as watching the singer, and she doesn't know what it sees in her, but she declares that she has clean clothes that she washed the day before.

The chorus repeats the phrase "luna llena menguante" which translates to "full moon waning". This phrase emphasizes the cyclical nature of the moon, symbolizing the ups and downs of a relationship. Overall, the song utilizes various natural symbols and metaphors to portray the process of falling in love and the various emotions that come with it.

Line by Line Meaning

I saw a dark heron
I witnessed a dark heron fighting against a flowing river

Struggling in a river
The bird was fighting hard to survive in the water

That's how your heart
This scene is similar to the way our hearts connect

Falls in love with mine
Our hearts have fallen in love with each other

Moon, moon, full moon waning
The moon is present and shining bright

Go boy to the house
Send a boy to my house

And bring me my rifle
Ask to bring my rifle with him

To kill this chicken-hawk
The rifle is to be used to kill a hawk that's troubling my hen

That won't leave my hen alone
The hawk is not leaving my hen alone and is causing trouble

The moon is watching me
I feel the presence of the moon watching over me

I don't know what she sees in me
I am unsure of what the moon sees in me

I have clean clothes
My clothes are freshly laundered

I washed them yesterday afternoon
I washed them the previous afternoon

Moon, moon, full moon waning
The moon is still present and shining bright

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@nicorogervonlohengramm

Yo vide una garza mora
Dándole combate a un río
Así es como se enamora
Tu corazón con el mío

Yo vide* una garza mora*
Dándole combate a un río
Así es como se enamora
Así es como se enamora
Tu corazón con el mío
Tu corazón con el mío

Luna, luna, luna llena
Menguante
Luna, luna, luna llena
Menguante

Anda, muchacho, a la casa
Y me traes la carabina
Pa' mata' ese gavilán
Que no me deja gallina

La Luna me está mirando
Yo no sé lo que me ve
Yo tengo la ropa limpia
Ayer tarde la lavé

La Luna me está mirando
Yo no sé lo que me ve
Yo tengo la ropa limpia
Yo tengo la ropa limpia
Ayer tarde la lavé
Ayer tarde la lavé

Luna, luna, luna llena
Menguante
Luna, luna, luna llena
Menguante

All comments from YouTube:

@nicorogervonlohengramm

2y↑4

Hermosa versión de Susana Baca, gracias por subirla. Los que llegaron hasta acá, los invito a escuchar la versión original "Tonada de Luna Llena" de Simón Díaz, así como la increíble interpretación de Natalia Lafourcade.

@ElainaWilliams994

2y↑1

Muchas gracias por la informacion. ;o)

@alexandermaldonado1414

8y↑14

Orgullosísimo de escuchar en voz de esta maravillosa mujer, tan preciada obra del gran Simón Díaz el gran tío Simón, larga vida a esta mujer y paz al alma de tan talentoso hombre.

@CasimirLeYeti

5y↑1

Simón Narciso Díaz Márquez (Barbacoas, Estado Aragua, 8 de agosto de 1928 - Caracas, 19 de febrero de 2014), más conocido como Simón Díaz o simplemente por el apodo de El Tío Simón, fue un cantante, músico, compositor, poeta, humorista, caricaturista y empresario venezolano.