| Te vad ca suferi si nu vrei sa recunosti
| I see you suffering and you don't want to admit it
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| Sunt atatia-n jurul tau dar pentru tine toti sunt prosti
| There are so many people around you, but to you they are all stupid
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| Monstrii pe pamant, n-am un cuvant sa defineasca
| Monsters on earth, I don't have a word to define
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| Toate gandurile mele ti le spun pe limba noastra
| I tell you all my thoughts in our language
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| Am o fereastra, deasupra capului respir
| I have a window, above my head I breathe
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| Aer curat atunci cand orasu-i in delir
| Fresh air when the city is delirious
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| Si ma inspira atunci cand intru in metrou
| And it inspires me when I enter the subway
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| Cand cobor la magazin defapt lucrez la un tablou
| When I go down to the store I'm actually working on a painting
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| E totul nou, da' toate-s vechi cum le stiam
| Everything is new, yes, everything is old as I knew it
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| Sa fii tare nu-i de-ajuns, aici tre' sa fii titan
| Being strong is not enough, here you have to be a titan
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| E unu slab prin cartier se da Van Damme
| There's a skinny guy around the neighborhood called Van Damme
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| E altul mai tacut, il vezi des la Moneygram
| He's another quieter one, you see him often on Moneygram
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| Am un ocean aproape, vara 40 de grade
| I have an ocean close by, 40 degrees in the summer
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| Am un con de gigi bun, ma-ntind pe plaja, plec departe
| I have a good gig cone, I lie on the beach, I go far away
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| Pe limba noastra, ce-ar putea sa ne doboare
| In our language, what could bring us down
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| Cand ti-am zis de la-nceput ca ne-am facut poeti de foame!
| When I told you from the beginning that we became poets of hunger!
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| Pe limba noastra, o limba straina
| In our language, a foreign language
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| Pentru voi imi pun inima pe foi, multe ploi
| For you I put my heart on the sheets, many rains
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| Abatute peste mine si credeam ca sunt smardoi
| They fell on me and I thought they were sardonic
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| Pana viata mi-a aratat ca eu eram doar un gunoi
| Until life showed me that I was just garbage
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| Si-am realizat cat de importanta e familia
| I realized how important family is
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| Si m-am schimbat, drogurile nu-mi aduc fericirea | And I've changed, drugs don't bring me happiness |
| Ii vad ca-s diferiti ca ciocolata si vanilia
| I see them as different as chocolate and vanilla
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| Si daca au un par in mana se cred mafia din Sicilia
| And if they have a hair in their hand, they think they are the Mafia from Sicily
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| A, si vreau sa merg mult mai departe
| Oh, and I want to go much further
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| Sa trec peste toate lacrimile varsate si poate
| To get over all the tears shed and maybe
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| Ca asta a fost sa fie
| That it was meant to be
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| Dumnezeu mi-a pus un pix in mana si mi-a zis:
| God put a pen in my hand and said:
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| «Lasa strada, scrie! | "Leave the street, write! |
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| "
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| In '81 vedeam primul rasarit de soare
| In '81 we saw the first sunrise
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| Era atat de romanesc si plin de culoare
| It was so Romanian and full of color
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| Incercam cu pasi marunti sa ma ridic pe picioare
| I was trying to get up on my feet with small steps
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| Sa-nteleg sensul cuvintelor pe romaneste in continuare
| To understand the meaning of the words in Romanian below
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| Dar una singura mi-a placut si-am prins-o repede
| But I liked only one and I caught it quickly
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| Era plina de dragoste si-atat de limpede
| She was full of love and so clear
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| Jargoane, consoane, injuraturi ce-ti dau frisoane
| Jargons, consonants, swear words that give you chills
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| Dar coane, e graiu' romanesc ciripit de fiecare
| But damn, it's Romanian slang chirped by everyone
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| Ce-mi trebuie alta limba cand asta imi e mama?!
| Why do I need another language when this is my mother?!
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| Cand urc pe scena, romanii mei atat de frumos aclama…
| When I go on stage, my Romanians cheer so beautifully...
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| I-as face reclama in toata lumea, de lunea pana lunea
| I would advertise it all over the world, from Monday to Monday
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| Sa duc traditia mai departe continuand misiunea
| To carry on the tradition by continuing the mission
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| Pe limba noastra, cea mai proasta gluma
| In our language, the worst joke
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| Dac-o da unu din frati, tre' sa stii ca-i cea mai buna!
| If one of the brothers gives it, you must know that it is the best!
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| Era sa jur ca nu mai scriu
| I was about to swear that I would never write again
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| Dar fara versuri e pustiu ca la metrou noaptea tarziu | But without lyrics it's as empty as the subway late at night |
| La fel de pustiu ca «puştiu» fara diacritice
| As desert as "desert" without diacritics
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| Plus ca bulangii n-ar mai avea ce sa critice
| Plus the bullies would have nothing to criticize
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| Pezia mea o spun pe limba noastra
| I say my poem in our language
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| Ca in alta limba ar fi exprimarea proasta
| As in another language it would be a bad expression
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| Timpu-nseamna bani si uite cum trec anii
| Time means money and look how the years go by
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| Fara indoiala ca trupa lu' Gwen Stefani
| Without a doubt, Gwen Stefani's band
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| Singurul cec pe care-l stiu e mic check-u
| The only check I know is a small check-u
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| Singurul MC care fac bani e mec-u
| The only MC making money is mec-u
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| Recunosc ca n-o sa ma las de scris
| I admit that I will not stop writing
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| Sunt dependent de scris ca un davaist profesionist
| I am addicted to writing as a professional Davaist
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| Pe limba noastra, cea mai proasta gluma
| In our language, the worst joke
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| Dac-o da unu din frati, tre' sa stii ca-i cea mai buna! | If one of the brothers gives it, you must know that it is the best! |