| Daca grijile ar arde cu flacara
| If worries would burn with a flame
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| Multi am avea caldura in case ma
| Many of us had heat in our houses
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| Si daca ar fi sa fie bani pentru toata lumea
| And if there were to be money for everyone
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| Lumea ar fi mai buna, mai sincera
| The world would be better, more honest
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| Dar astia toti o ard de-an pulea
| But all of them burn it from year to year
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| Au trecut atatia ani de la revolutie
| So many years have passed since the revolution
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| Si nu, nu tin, nu te minti, mai bine nu ne
| And no, I don't, don't lie, better not us
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| Uita-te-n stanga in dreapta, sunt toti ai nostri bre
| Look left and right, they are all our brothers
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| Ne-a dat viata la palme, pana si-a rupt falangele
| He gave us life in the palm of his hand, until he broke his phalanges
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| Domnu' politician esti tot o zdreanta
| Mister politician, you are still a rag
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| Nu te-am vazut in viata mea, dar simt ca te cunosc de-o viata
| I haven't seen you in my life, but I feel like I've known you for a lifetime
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| E o incercare grea, sa ramai integru
| It's a hard attempt to stay whole
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| Pe aici e saracie, si curcubeul e alb-negru
| There is poverty here, and the rainbow is black and white
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| Si voi la fel ca si comunisti
| And you as well as communists
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| Ne luati painea de la gura ca nutritionistii
| You take the bread from our mouth as nutritionists
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| Eu si multi alti ne-am hranit cu Parazitii
| I and many others fed on Parasites
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| Dar pe toti sfinti, ne-ati ingenunchiat parintii
| But all saints, you brought our parents to their knees
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| Injuri de sfinti, iti blestemi destinu'
| You curse the saints, you curse your destiny'
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| Banca iti ia casa, femeia iti ia copilul
| The bank takes your house, the woman takes your child
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| Timpu iti ia anii, stresu sanatatea
| Time takes years, it stresses your health
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| Alcoolul mintile, puscaria libertatea
| Alcohol is the mind, prison is freedom
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| Visezi la un pai pe sezlong in Hawaii
| You dream of a straw on a deckchair in Hawaii
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| Realitatea te trezeste pe un scaun in tranvai
| Reality wakes you up on a seat in the tram
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| Viata-i doar o lupta, fericirea-i scumpa
| Life is just a struggle, happiness is expensive
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| Unii se duc la furat pana-si gasesc de munca | Some go to steal until they find work |
| Sa fi roman, asta-i testul suprem
| To be Romanian, that is the ultimate test
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| Sa-ti doresti, si sa na-i, dar sa continui sa speri
| To wish, and to not have it, but to keep hoping
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| Dar cui sa-i pese? | But who cares? |
| Cand fiecare pentru el
| When to each his own
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| Principiile se schimba cand te uiti in portofel
| The principles change when you look in your wallet
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| Sistemul te tine ca pe sclavi in beci
| The system keeps you as slaves in the dungeon
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| Iar cand n-ai nici o optiune atunci esti liber sa alegi
| And when you have no option then you are free to choose
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| Cu statu' nu-i de joaca, iti ia tot cat ai clipi
| It's not to be played with status, it takes you as many moments as you have
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| Ai grija sa nu mori ca-i bagi pe ai tai in datorii
| Be careful not to get your parents into debt
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| Tre' sa sti, e greu sa fii mai bun ca ieri
| You have to know, it's hard to be better than yesterday
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| E mai mult decat oferi, vrei mai mult decat ceri
| It's more than giving, you want more than you ask
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| Degeaba speri, regretele te pun la colt
| You hope in vain, regrets corner you
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| Daca te inseala memoria, tre' sa bagi divort
| If your memory is wrong, you have to get a divorce
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| Injuri de sfinti, iti blestemi destinu'
| You curse the saints, you curse your destiny'
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| Banca iti ia casa, femeia iti ia copilul
| The bank takes your house, the woman takes your child
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| Timpu iti ia anii, stresu sanatatea
| Time takes years, it stresses your health
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| Alcoolul mintile, puscaria libertatea | Alcohol is the mind, prison is freedom |