| Eu cand ma-mbat, is bat
| When I'm drunk, I'm beaten
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| Cand merg ma tin de gard.
| When I walk I hold on to the fence.
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| Dar daca gardul se termina,
| But if the fence ends,
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| Nu stiu ce-am sa fac.
| I don't know what to do.
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| Am sa ma iau in maini
| I'll take it in hand
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| Si am sa-mi fac un vant
| And I'm going to wind up
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| Dar tot mai bine-i pe picioare
| But he's getting better on his feet
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| Cand te sprijini de pamant.
| When you lean on the ground.
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| Dim neata capu-i greu
| It's hard to say goodbye
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| Dar eu mai vreau sa beu.
| But I still want to drink.
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| Dau cu mana pe sub perna
| I run my hand under the pillow
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| Oare unde-i capul meu?
| Where's my head?
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| Cata bautur-ast noapte am baut
| How many drinks did I drink tonight
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| N-am baut in viata mea
| I've never drunk in my life
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| Eu cred ca-s unicul barbat
| I think I'm the only man
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| Care m-am nascut de ziua mea.
| Which I was born for my birthday.
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| De fapt eu ziua mea,
| Actually my birthday
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| Mi-o fac in fiecare zi,
| I do it every day,
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| Daca trebuie cate odata
| If necessary once
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| Chiar de doua ori pe zi.
| Even twice a day.
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| De-o vorba: ziua daca-mi cade ziua
| In a word: the day if my day falls
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| Nu mi-o fac de tat.
| I'm not kidding.
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| Dar daca-mi ziua-mi cade noaptea
| But if my day falls, my night falls
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| Noaptea iarasi ma imbat.
| I got drunk again at night.
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| Ce-neteresante ganduri mi intra-n cap
| What uninteresting thoughts enter my head
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| Atunci numai cand beu
| Only when I drink
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| Nici nu stiu cum de cap in cap
| I don't even know how to head
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| Incap atatea-n capul meu.
| They fit so well in my head.
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| Ori ca memoria ma ajuta,
| Or that memory helps me,
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| Dar asta nu-i putin.
| But that's not a small thing.
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| Ce-i drept, eu am memorie, numai
| Honestly, I only have memory
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| Nu tin minte unde-o tin.
| I don't remember where I keep it.
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| Daca doctorii m-or prinde,
| If the doctors catch me,
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| Stiu ce mi-or propune-amu
| I know what they're proposing to me
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| Ori traiesc putin — dar bine,
| Or I live a little - but okay,
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| Ori mai mult — dar bine nu.
| Or more - but not well.
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| Eu, de-o vorba, pentru mine
| I, for one, for myself
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| De-acum mi-am ales ce-am vrut:
| From now on I have chosen what I wanted:
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| Sa traiesc mai mult — dar bine
| To live longer - but fine
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| Si sa beau cum am baut.
| And to drink as I drank.
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| Beau si eu, ca moldovanul,
| I drink, like the Moldovan,
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| Patru ori pe an, ian zii:
| Four times a year, ian days:
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| La Craciun, de Hram, la Paste
| At Christmas, by Hram, at Easter
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| Si in fiecare zi.
| And every day.
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| Eu cand beau intotdeauna,
| When I always drink,
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| Niciodata nu ma-nervez.
| I never get nervous.
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| Ma-nervez atuncea numai
| I only get nervous then
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| Cand nu pot sa ma-nervez.
| When I can't get nervous.
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| Doamne, ce se-ntampla aicea
| God, what's going on here
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| De-s asa de multe feti?
| Why are there so many girls?
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| Oare-n seara asta
| Maybe tonight
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| Am sa dovedesc sa beau cu tati?
| Will I prove to drink with Daddy?
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| Cred ca da. | I think so. |
| Pentru ca eu
| Because I
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| Intotdeauna dovedesc
| I always prove it
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| Inaintea lor de-aicea
| Before them from here
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| Dupa dansele sa ies.
| After the dances I go out.
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| Dar pana cand mai este cand
| But until when
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| Si inca nimeni n-a plecat
| And no one has left yet
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| Beau, fumez, mai nu stiu ce
| I drink, I smoke, I don't know what else
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| Cand ma trezesc d amu is beat.
| When I wake up I'm drunk.
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| Si eu de asta nu-nteleg:
| That's why I don't understand:
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| «Mai, ce tot beau asa gustos,
| "May I keep drinking so tasty,
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| De se duce tot in cap,
| If everything goes in your head,
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| De parca-s bea cu capu-n jos?»
| Do I feel like I'm drinking upside down? ”
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| Cand dau din bar sa 'intru'-afara
| When I walk out of the bar, I go in
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| Si-ncep cu umbra sa ma-ntrec,
| And I start to overtake with the shadow,
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| Eu inteleg ca-ncep sa inteleg
| I understand that I am beginning to understand
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| Ca nica nu-nteleg.
| I don't understand anything.
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| Da principalu-i important
| Yes, the main one is important
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| Ca unde m-am pornit m-am dus
| Like where I started I went
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| Si daca am ajuns acasa,
| And if I got home,
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| Acasa-nseamna c-am ajuns.
| It means I'm home.
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| Si chiar de-o sa ma-ntrebe tata unde-am fost
| And my father will even ask me where I was
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| Ii spun si ce-am facut:
| I also tell him what I did:
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| 'Am baut la bar cu Ghita,
| 'I drank at the bar with Ghita,
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| Ei, si ce daca-am baut?
| Well, what if I drank?
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| Si cu fetele-am baut
| And I drank with the girls
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| Si unde-am fost ma duc si maine
| And where I was I go tomorrow
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| Stii ce-am mai facut cu fetele, tata?
| Do you know what I did with the girls, Dad?
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| Sss rusine!' | Sss shame! ' |