| Cand iese badea la cosit
| When the badea comes out to mow
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| Iese si mandra la prasit
| She goes out and prides herself
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| Si la hora duminica e tot cu ochii dupa ea
| And on Sunday the choir is still watching her
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| Si cand e joc de alunel, mandruta e tot langa el
| And when it's a student's game, the proud one is all next to him
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| Pai tarancuta cum e ea
| Well, she's as stupid as she is
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| E drept ca Bade i-ar placea
| It's true that Bade would like it
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| Dar cand ii cauta vorba el
| But when he seeks her word
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| Ea fuge si nu vrea de fel
| She runs away and doesn't want to
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| Dar intr-o zi n-a mai rabdat
| But one day he couldn't wait
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| Si i-a spus Badea suparat
| And Badea said angrily
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| Tarancuta, tarancuta
| Tarancuta, tarancuta
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| Cu bujori in obrajori
| With peonies on the cheeks
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| De ce-mi cauti tu pricina
| Why are you looking for my cause?
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| Vrei sa uit ca mi-esti vecina
| You want me to forget you're my neighbor
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| Cand imi tii calea-ngradina
| When you keep my way to the garden
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| Noaptea cand e luna-n nor
| At night when the moon is in the cloud
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| Tocmai cand e luna-n nor
| Just when the moon is in the cloud
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| Tarancuta, tarancuta
| Tarancuta, tarancuta
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| Cu fuiorul prins in brau
| With the string on his belt
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| Iti merge vestea de sfioasa
| The shy news is coming to you
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| Ca te-ncui si ziua-n casa
| That you lock yourself in the house for the day
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| Daca ziua esti fricoasa
| If you're scared during the day
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| Ce cauti noaptea la parau?
| What are you doing at night in the stream?
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| Ce cauti noaptea la parau?
| What are you doing at night in the stream?
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| De data asta mai fata
| This time before
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| Zi ba-da-proste c-ai scapat
| You're so stupid that you escaped
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| Dar de te prind eu alta-data
| But I'll catch you another time
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| Sa stii ca intru in pacat
| Know that I am entering into sin
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| Tarancuta, tarancuta
| Tarancuta, tarancuta
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| Cu bujori in obrajori
| With peonies on the cheeks
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| O sa ma aduci in stare
| You will bring me back
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| Sa te prind de cingatoare
| To hold you by the belt
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| Ziua in amiaza mare
| The day at noon
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| Sa-mi dai fraga buzelor
| Give me lipstick
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| Sa-mi dai fraga buzelor
| Give me lipstick
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| Ea fraga buzelor i-a dat
| She smacked his lips
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| Si-apoi l-a luat si de barbat
| And then she took him as a man
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| Si-apoi la nunta au jucat cu toti prietenii din sat
| And then at the wedding they played with all the friends from the village
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| Si au mancat si au baut
| And they ate and drank
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| Trei zile nunta a tinut
| The wedding lasted three days
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| Trecut-au ani si ani de-atunci
| Years and years have passed since then
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| Si-acolo in satul dintre lunci
| And there in the village between the meadows
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| Gospodarie ca a lor si voie buna ca a lor
| Household like theirs and good will like theirs
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| Nu mai gasesti cat ai cauta
| You can't find what you're looking for
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| Nu mai gasesti la nimenea
| You can't find anyone else
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| Tarancuta, tarancuta
| Tarancuta, tarancuta
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| Te-au nins florile de mar
| The apple blossoms have snowed on you
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| Nu mai esti tu tinerica
| You're not young anymore
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| Dar esti inca frumusica
| But you're still beautiful
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| Si-ti sta bine ca mamica
| And you're fine as a mom
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| Cu trei fire albe-n par
| With three white strands in her hair
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| Cu trei fire albe-n par
| With three white strands in her hair
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| Tarancuta, tarancuta
| Tarancuta, tarancuta
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| Cine e ca tine-n sat
| Who is like you in the village?
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| Ai acum o fata mare
| You have a big girl now
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| Si de ea esti mandra tare
| And you're very proud of her
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| Ca-i din cap pana-n picioare
| It's from head to toe
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| Cum erai tu altadat'
| How were you once
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| Cum erai tu altadat'
| How were you once
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| Pai sa-ti traiasca fetita
| Well, long live your little girl
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| Si sa o vezi la casa ei
| And see her at her house
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| Si sa-ti traiasca si Badita
| And long live Badita
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| Si sa va vad cu nepotei
| And to see you with your granddaughter
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| Tarancuta, tarancuta
| Tarancuta, tarancuta
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| Cu bujori in obrajori
| With peonies on the cheeks
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| Si ne mai facusi surata 2 baieti pe lang-o fata
| And you made us smile 2 more boys besides a girl
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| Ce vor creste mari odata
| What will grow big once
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| Mandri de maicuta lor
| Proud of their nun
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| Mandri de maïcuta lor | Proud of their mother |