| Se spunea c-a fost odata,
| It was said that once upon a time,
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| Pare straniu, dar sa vezi
| Sounds weird, but look
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| In poiana din padure
| In the forest glade
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| Trasa capra cu trezi iezi.
| Pull the goat with awake kids.
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| Nu departe de-a lor casa
| Not far from their home
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| Cu narav si-acelasi trup
| With the same body
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| Fara pic in el de suflet
| With no soul in him
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| Gazduia batranul lup.
| Host the old wolf.
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| Ca vecini, pareau prieteni
| As neighbors, they seemed friends
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| Capra buna, lupul bland,
| Good goat, gentle wolf,
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| Iezii fara griji prin curte
| Carefree kids in the yard
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| Mai zburdau din cand in cand
| They flew from time to time
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| Iar odata, cand se-ntoarse
| And once, when he returned
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| Capra din vecinul sat,
| The goat from the neighboring village,
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| Ce sa vada, in casuta,
| What to see in the box
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| Iezii toti erau sub pat.
| The kids were all under the bed.
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| Nu-ntelese ce se-ntampla
| He didn't understand what was going on
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| Usa-ntreaga, iezii trei
| The whole door, the three kids
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| Doi din ei abia mai sufla
| Two of them were barely breathing
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| Unu tremura-ntre ei
| One trembled between them
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| -Mai sa fie, zise capra
| "Let it be," said the goat
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| Oare nu cumva pe-aici?
| Isn't it around here?
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| A trecut batand la usa
| He knocked on the door
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| Intr-o gluma, mos arici?
| In a joke, old hedgehog?
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| -Ce arici? | -What hedgehogs? |
| Sarise primul
| He had jumped first
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| Eu as spune c-a fost urs.
| I'd say it was a bear.
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| Uite-asa batea la usa!
| That's how he knocked on the door!
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| Doamne, bine ca s-a dus.
| God, it's good he's gone.
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| -Ursu zici?, da poate vulpea?
| -Do you say bear ?, maybe the fox?
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| Se baga al doilea ied
| The second goat is inserted
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| Ce sa cate ursu frate
| What a bear bear, brother
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| Pe la douaspe? | About two o'clock? |
| Eu nu cred.
| I do not think.
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| -Ei si vulpea ce sa cate?
| -What about the fox?
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| Ursu zici, ca n-are rost.
| You say bear, it doesn't make sense.
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| Spuse cel micut. | Said the little one. |
| Dar poate,
| But maybe,
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| Poate lupul sa fi fost!
| Maybe the wolf was!
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| -Ce conteaza, c-a fost vulpea,
| -What matters, it was the fox,
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| Lupul, bufnita cu mot,
| The wolf, the owl with the word,
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| Daca hotul prins nu este,
| If the caught thief is not,
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| Cum sa zici ca este hot?
| How do you say he's a thief?
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| Zise capra, si-i venira
| Said the goat, and he would come
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| Chiar atunci pe loc idei,
| Right then ideas,
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| Cum sa scape de probleme
| How to get rid of problems
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| Si problemele de ei
| And their problems
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| Ce-ar fi daca usa casei
| What if the house door
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| In fara de zavor,
| Without a lock,
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| Intre noi ramaie vorba
| It remains between us
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| Ar avea si un vizor
| It would also have a viewfinder
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| N-ati fi sat voi ochi-n patru
| You wouldn't have sat on all fours
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| Sa vedeti ce v-am adus?
| See what I brought you?
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| Orice fiara joaca teatru
| Every beast plays theater
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| Dupa usa cand eu nu-s
| Behind the door when I'm not
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| N-a mai stat pe ganduri capra
| The goat stopped thinking
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| L-a chemat pe cocostarc,
| He called the crowbar,
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| A facut ce-a zis ca face,
| He did what he said he did,
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| Si-a plecat cu treaba-n targ
| He went to work at the fair
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| Iar in casa, prin cenusa,
| And in the house, through the ashes,
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| Iezii zburda, fac ce vor
| The kids fly, they do what they want
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| Daca au vizor la usa
| If they have a viewfinder on the door
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| Ce sa le mai pese lor?
| What else do they care?
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| Dar de unde nu se stie
| But how is it not known
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| Na, si lupul aparu
| No, and the wolf appeared
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| Ei pe lup il vad afara,
| They see the wolf outside,
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| Dar pe dansii lupul nu
| But the wolf doesn't dance
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| Si atunci batu la usa
| And then I knocked on the door
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| -Cine e?
| -Who is?
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| -Cum cine e? | -How is he? |
| Eu sunt asta mama voastra
| This is your mother
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| V-am adus mancare bre
| I brought you some food
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| -Mama zici? | - Mom, you say? |
| S-a intors din lunca?
| Is he back from the meadow?
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| Si de cand ma rog in plus
| And since when do I pray extra
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| Are mama coada lunga si urechile in sus?
| Does my mother have a long tail and her ears up?
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| -Ce ureche? | -What ear? |
| Care coada?
| Which tail?
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| Gata plec acum s-o tai
| I'm ready to cut it now
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| Da dar mama are coarne
| Yes, but my mother has horns
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| Dar mata de ce nu ai?
| But why don't you?
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| -Cum sa nu? | -How not? |
| aveam si coarne
| I also had horns
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| Ba si acum le am, sa mor
| Even now I have them, let me die
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| -Nenea lupu, las-o balta
| -No baby, drop it
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| Tu nu vezi ca avem vizor? | Can't you see we have a viewfinder? |