| Odata i-a placut lu' Liza de-un barbat,
| Liza once liked a man,
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| Barbatu-i Ghita. | Ghita's husband. |
| Da. | Yes. |
| Da' Ghita-i insurat.
| Yes, Ghita is married.
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| De ciuda Liza bea pahar dupa pahar,
| Despite Liza drinking glass after glass,
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| Ulcioru-i gol da' ea cu vin il umple iar.
| The jug is empty but she fills it with wine again.
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| Si Ghita-al iei macar sa nu fi fost magar,
| And Ghita, at least you weren't a donkey,
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| Sa (fi) zis de-odata Nu!, era sa fie clar.
| To (suddenly) say No !, it was to be clear.
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| Dar din pricina lui, ca fata l-a iubit,
| But because of him, because the girl loved him,
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| Ea fericita nu-i, da' Ghita-i fericit.
| She's not happy, but Ghita is happy.
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| Mama, ce-am patit cu Ghita-aseara,
| Mom, what happened to Ghita last night?
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| Iti spun, da' numai tie:
| I'm telling you, but only you:
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| Eu credeam ca Ghita cum e treaz,
| I thought Ghita was awake,
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| Asa-i si la betie.
| So it is with drunkenness.
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| Da' cand i-am vaz’t mainile cum se lasa
| But when I saw his hands let go
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| La mine pe rochita,
| On my dress,
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| Am inteles ca n-ar sa fie bine
| I understand it wouldn't be good
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| Ce vrea sa faca Ghita.
| What does Ghita want to do?
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| Da' cand l-am intrebat Tu ma iubesti?
| But when I asked him, do you love me?
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| El a zis ca ma iubeste…
| He said he loved me…
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| Zic: Ghita, spune drept. | I say: Ghita, tell me the truth. |
| Tu nu glumesti?
| Aren't you kidding?
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| El a zis ca nu glumeste…
| He said he wasn't kidding…
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| Si eu de fericire ca ii place,
| I'm glad he likes it too,
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| Am uitat ca eu sunt Liza,
| I forgot I'm Liza,
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| Da' de ma afla tata, stiu ce-mi face:
| If my father finds out, I know what he's doing to me:
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| In primul rand valiza!
| First of all, the suitcase!
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| Povestea inca nu de tot s-a terminat,
| The story isn't over yet,
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| Abia amu-i amu va spun din tot ce s-a-ntamplat:
| I can barely tell you everything that happened:
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| A doua seara-n bar, da' inca de cu zi,
| The second night in the bar, but still in the morning,
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| Acelasi Ghita sta cu alta pupaza…
| Ghita stays with another doll…
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| Si-i spune nu stiu ce, da' cand sa-i dea flori,
| I tell him I don't know what, but when to give him flowers,
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| Pe usa intra Liza-n mana cu’n citori
| Liza enters the door with her hands on the readers
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| Da' mai departe ce-a fost, e de necrezut,
| Whatever it was, it's unbelievable,
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| Asa ceva trebu' numai de vazut… de vazut…
| You just have to be more discriminating with the help you render toward other people.
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| Mama, ce-am patit cu Ghita-aseara,
| Mom, what happened to Ghita last night?
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| Iti spun, da' numai tie:
| I'm telling you, but only you:
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| Eu credeam ca Ghita cum e treaz,
| I thought Ghita was awake,
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| Asa-i si la betie.
| So it is with drunkenness.
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| Da' cand i-am vaz’t mainile cum se lasa
| But when I saw his hands let go
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| La mine pe rochita,
| On my dress,
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| Am inteles ca n-ar sa fie bine
| I understand it wouldn't be good
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| Ce vrea sa faca Ghita.
| What does Ghita want to do?
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| Da' cand l-am intrebat Tu ma iubesti?
| But when I asked him, do you love me?
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| El a zis ca ma iubeste…
| He said he loved me…
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| Zic: Ghita, spune drept. | I say: Ghita, tell me the truth. |
| Tu nu glumesti?
| Aren't you kidding?
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| El a zis ca nu glumeste…
| He said he wasn't kidding…
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| Si eu de fericire ca ii place,
| I'm glad he likes it too,
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| Am uitat ca eu sunt Liza,
| I forgot I'm Liza,
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| Da' de ma afla tata, stiu ce-mi face:
| If my father finds out, I know what he's doing to me:
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| In primul rand valiza! | First of all, the suitcase! |