| Tata,
| Father,
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| La beci cand a schimbat lacata
| In the basement when he changed the lock
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| Eu si cu fratele deodata
| Me and my brother at once
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| Ne-am intrebat de ce si cum
| We wondered why and how
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| Gata,
| Ready,
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| Pe suflet mi se pune pata
| My soul is stained
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| Ei, cum sa-i lamuresti lu' tata
| Well, how do you explain it to Dad?
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| Ca te asteapta cineva in drum
| That someone is waiting for you on the way
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| Raspunde,
| Reply,
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| O sarmâ sa gasesc de unde
| A wire to find where
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| Si frate in trei secunde
| And brother in three seconds
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| Ne schimba soarta la baieti
| It changes the fate of boys
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| Da' tata,
| Dad,
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| N-o vrut deodata sa ne bata
| He didn't want to beat us all of a sudden
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| Pan' o gasit sarma in lacata
| Until he found the wire in the lock
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| Si-n fundul beciului pe toti
| And everyone in the back of the cellar
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| Si-am incercat sa nu incerc
| And I tried not to
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| Si nu mi s-o primit deodata
| And I didn't get it all of a sudden
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| Curea tatei cat o incerc
| Dad's belt as long as I try it
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| De boloboc, ori ii mai lata
| Bubble, or wider
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| Si chiar si daca vreau sa fug
| And even if I want to run away
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| Precis ca nimanui nu-i pasa
| I mean, nobody cares
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| Si eu stiu ca toti care-s aici se duc
| And I know that everyone here is going
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| Da' eu raman acasa
| Yes, I'm staying home
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| Da' mama,
| Yes mom,
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| Ca in borcane e numa' rama si zeama
| As in jars there is only frame and juice
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| Din porcul nostru o ramas.
| It's left of our pig.
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| Of, ofteaza, mai sede
| Oh, sigh, more seat
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| Oricum, speranta nu si-o pierde, se vede
| However, hope is not lost, it is clear
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| Cu grija schimba iar lacata
| Carefully change the lock again
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| Si crede ca tot s-o terminat de azi
| And he thinks it's over today
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| De azi, de azi, da' maine gata…
| Today, today, tomorrow ready…
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| De maine,
| Starting tomorrow,
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| Promit ca nu vorbesc cu nimeni
| I promise I'm not talking to anyone
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| Si-n maini ma iau singur pe mine
| And in my hands I take myself
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| Ca m-am saturat atata sa ard
| That I'm so tired of burning
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| Da' iara,
| Yes,
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| Pan' maine venim toti deseara
| Until tomorrow we all come tonight
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| Si tata in drum ne prinda iara
| And Dad catches us on the road again
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| Pe toti movila langa gard
| All mound near the fence
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| Sa fug nu pot, sa stau nu vreau
| I can't run, I don't want to stay
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| Sa zic ca nu mai fac nu crede
| Let's just say I don't think so anymore
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| Ce interesant e tata-meu
| How interesting my father is
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| Mananca numa' cotlete
| Eat only chops
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| Si cat de des nu s-ar schimba lacata
| And how often the padlock would not change
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| N-are nici o jena
| She's not embarrassed
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| Noi ca ii faceam, chestia-i ca
| We used to do them, it's like that
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| De graba vinul se termïna… | The wine is running out in a hurry |