| Asta-i tara mea, tara lui, tara noastra
| This is my country, his country, our country
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| Si vreau sa fie tara in care fi-miu sa creasca
| And I want it to be the country where I grew up
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| Sa-nvete limba, steagu', sa vada meleagu'
| To learn the language, the flag, to see the land
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| Da sa il feresc de cei care dau cu noroi in cadru
| Let me protect him from those who get muddy in the frame
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| Ca e frumos la noi, au spus-o si strainii
| That it is beautiful in our country, the foreigners also said
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| Unii zic ca e a lor cand uita ca noi am fost primii
| Some say it's theirs when they forget we were the first
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| Si-ar trebui sa ii mai amendam
| We should fine them again
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| Nu sa ne-aplecam si sa ne prefacem ca ne bucuram
| Let's not bend over backwards and pretend we're happy
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| Si ce dracu tot halim la cuburi de zahar?
| And what the hell are we doing with sugar cubes?
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| Zici ca tara asta-i cumparata de vreu «maher»
| You say this country is bought by some "maher"
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| Si cateodata ma si sperie gandul ca Romania se transforma-ncet in Daniela Crudu
| And sometimes I am scared by the thought that Romania is slowly turning into Daniela Crudu
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| Si-acum are si-o logica forma de peste:
| And now it has a logical fish shape:
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| E un peste bolnav care se tot rasuceste
| It's a sick fish that keeps twisting
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| Dar pan' la urma sunt sigur ca se trezeste
| But in the end, I'm sure he'll wake up
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| Si tot pan' la urma sunt sigur ca reuseste!
| And in the end, I'm sure he'll succeed!
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| Tara arde si n-au niciun gand s-o scape
| The country is burning and they have no intention of escaping
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| Tu n-auzi, tu nu crezi si oftezi si visezi, nu contezi si nu vezi ca…
| You don't hear, you don't believe and sigh and dream, you don't count and you don't see that
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| Tara plange, de parc-o taie-n jumatate
| The country is crying, as if it were cut in half
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| Tu n-auzi, tu nu crezi si oftezi si visezi, nu contezi si nu vezi ca…
| You don't hear, you don't believe and sigh and dream, you don't count and you don't see that
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| Tara arde… aia mari sunt la gratar
| The country is burning - those big ones are grilled
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| Ii pun p-astia mici pe jar, scalda zambete-n pahar
| I put these little ones on the fire, bathe smiles in the glass
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| Sorb licoarea din sudoarea si din lacrimile noastre
| I suck the liquor from our sweat and tears
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| Oare curge-acelasi sange si prin venele albastre?
| Does the same blood flow through the blue veins?
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| Oglinda ti-e patata. | Your mirror is a potato. |
| Nu se teme de rasplata?
| Aren't you afraid of the reward?
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| Mi-ai pus visele in groapa, esti cu mana pe lopata
| You put my dreams in the pit, you're with your hand on the shovel
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| Stingi lumina de la capat, eu orbecai prin pasaj
| Turn off the light from the beginning, I blindfolded through the passage
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| Ca tu ai obrazul gros, nu-mi vezi roa de pe-obraji
| Since you have a thick cheek, you can't see the gnaw on my cheeks
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| D-aia-mi promit ca prind curaj, inspre tine sa fac pasi
| That's why I promise to take courage to take steps towards you
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| Ca-s satul de porcii grasi si de-ai lor din anturaj
| I'm the village of fat pigs and their entourage
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| Ce mi-au lasat tara gaj si-au vandut al meu oras
| What they left my country pledge and they sold my city
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| Ori ajungem toti borfasi, ori te facem sa ne lasi
| Either we all get bored, or we make you leave us
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| Ca-s un dac mandru si sunt fiul lu' Traian
| I'm a proud Dacian and I'm Trajan's son
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| Sunt fratele lu' Cuza, Horea, Closca si Crisan
| They are Cuza's brother, Horea, Closca and Crisan
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| Sunt valah viteaz, sunt var cu Vladimirescu
| I am a brave Wallachian, I am a cousin of Vladimirescu
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| Sunt Stefan, sunt Mihai, sunt roman, sunt Eminescu
| I'm Stefan, I'm Mihai, I'm Romanian, I'm Eminescu
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| Tara arde si n-au niciun gand s-o scape
| The country is burning and they have no intention of escaping
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| Tu n-auzi, tu nu crezi si oftezi si visezi, nu contezi si nu vezi ca…
| You don't hear, you don't believe and sigh and dream, you don't count and you don't see that
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| Tara plange, de parc-o taie-n jumatate
| The country is crying, as if it were cut in half
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| Tu n-auzi, tu nu crezi si oftezi si visezi, nu contezi si nu vezi ca…
| You don't hear, you don't believe and sigh and dream, you don't count and you don't see that
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| Tara arde si nu arde de la soare
| The country burns and does not burn from the sun
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| Tara plange si plange doar cand o doare
| The country cries and cries only when it hurts
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| Si cand o arde vreo unu prost lumea il vede
| And when a fool burns it, people see it
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| Da' cand joaca niste teatru bun lumea il crede
| But when he plays some good theater, people believe him
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| Tara moare si nu au nicio solutie
| The country is dying and they have no solution
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| Mai are rost sa facem alta revolutie?
| Does it make sense to make another revolution?
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| Alta revolutie…
| Another revolution
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| Sa moara lumea fara nicio rezolutie
| Let the world die without any resolution
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| Tara arde si n-au niciun gand s-o scape
| The country is burning and they have no intention of escaping
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| Tu n-auzi, tu nu crezi si oftezi si visezi, nu contezi si nu vezi ca…
| You don't hear, you don't believe and sigh and dream, you don't count and you don't see that
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| Tara plange, de parc-o taie-n jumatate
| The country is crying, as if it were cut in half
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| Tu n-auzi, tu nu crezi si oftezi si visezi, nu contezi si nu vezi ca…
| You don't hear, you don't believe and sigh and dream, you don't count and you don't see that
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| Tara arde… arde…arde | Tara arde… arde… arde |