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Asta-i Viaţa Omului
Tot oi bea şi-oi chefui
I'll always drink and party
Câte zile oi trăi
For as many days as I live
Omul care bea şi cântă
The man who drinks and sings
Nu are viaţă urâtă
Can't have an ugly life
Asta-i viaţa omului, da, omului
This is the life of man, yes, of man
Astăzi e şi mâine nu-i, şi mâine nu-i
Today he is and tomorrow he isn't, and tomorrow he isn't
Au, şi se duce dracului
Oh, and he goes to the Devil [to hell!]
Omul care strânge bani
The man who gathers money
Îşi face numai duşmani
Can only make enemies
Decât să le duci grija
Instead of worrying about them
Mai bine le duci lipsa
It's better to not have them at all
Au, dacă stai să te gândeşti
Oh, if you sit and think
Pentru ce te chinuieşti
What are you torturing yourself for
Nu uita de viaţa ta
Don't forget about your own life
N-ai să stăpâneşti lumea
You'll never own the world [you're only the owner of your life!]
Romanian Translated by Sergiu V. Vasile
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Las Vertientes
03:12
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Sunt singur pe mâna mea
I'm alone on my own hand
i.e. 'I am responsible for my own actions'.
Singur eu ma duc pe unde apuc
Alone I go wherever I get the chance to
ca să fac un ban
To make some money
Prietenii mei care astăzi i-am avut
The friends I had today
s-au făcut duşmani
Have become enemies
Sunt singur pe mâna mea
I'm alone on my own hand
Nu mă dau pe-altcineva
I wouldn't exchange myself for someone else
Ce moare dusmanii mei
Oh, how my enemies die [of envy]
Că trag cu banii pe ei
When I throw [/ shoot] money at them
Nu mă dau pe orişicare
I wouldn't exchange myself for anyone else
Produc multe milioane
I make a lot of millions
Să se nască cine-o vrea
Whoever is born in this world (literally: whoever wants to be born!)
Tot nu calcă-n urma mea
Still doesn't get to follow in my footsteps
Mergi pe drumul tău, mergi pe drumul tău
Go on your own road, go on your own road
Şi nu te uita
And don't look [back]
Prietenu' e buzunarul tău
Your only friend is your own pocket
Şi familia
And your family
Romanian Translated by Sergiu V. Vasile
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Oslo
03:25
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Wannabe Tigan
04:38
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Wannabe Ţigan
I just wanna be a ţigan* (Roma, Gypsy)
Live along the road along…
Take me down Devla mai* (God)
Take me long all the way
Mai Devla, mai Devla
Pale late me merav
I am dying for her
Take me down than take me up
Then take me long the way
Where i go and where from I can not say
Take me down than take me up
Take me all the way
The life we live is not a crime
We come and go, you come and stay.
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Aranyeső - Golden Rain
03:03
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Aranyeső
Golden Rain (Pollen from tree flowers)
Drága Isten szépen kérlek
Dear God, pretty please
Aranyeső hulljon nékem
Golden rain to fall on me
Aranyeső a virágos réten.
Golden rain in a flowery meadow
Aranyeső a szép kis házra
Golden rain on the nice little house
Aranyeső a családomra
Golden rain on my family
Jajj, ha meghalok.
Yooh!! If i die (fml)
Aranyeső a szép kis házra
Aranyeső a családomra
Jajj, temera.
Azt hiszitek jó kedvem van,
You think i am in a good mood
Pedi a szívem gyászba van
But my heart is going to the grave.
Pedi a szívem gyászba van jajj. (Yooh!)
Gyászba is lessz amíg élek
To the Grave it goes, for the rest of my life
Míg a sírba le nem tesznek jajj, Én meghalok.
Until they bury me in my coffin, Yeah! I Die.
Gyászba is lessz amíg élek
Míg a sírba le nem tesznek jajj,
Ha meghalok.
Hungarian Translated by Ásmány Lívia
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Szkojáni Charlatans Budapest, Hungary
The “Szkojáni Charlatans” are world traveling folk musicians from the formerly mysteriously disappeared Transylvanian town of Szkoján. Their music is with influence from: Gipsy, Transylvanian Hungarian, Serbian and Romanian musical traditions.
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