Translation of the song Nunta artist Cleopatra Stratan

Mama cu tata

The mother and the father

Marită fata.

Marry the daughter

Săraca fată, pentru dânsa-i prima dată.

Poor girl, for her it's the first time

Da` mirele i-a spus -

But the groom told her

Că dacă nouri nu-s,

That if there aren't clouds (now)

Aşa ar trebui să fie toată viaţa.

The entire life should be like this

Da, da` parcă poţi să crezi,-

Yes, but as if you can believe this!

Pân` nu te-nsori nu vezi.-Until you don't get married, you don't realise ( it addresses to the groom, because in Romanian there are different terms for man and woman. In english you say get married but in Romanian the verb for the girl is: se mărită-she gets married and for the boy- se însoară

he gets married)

Şi dac-ai intrat în joc,

And if you joined the game

Joacă pân` la urmă!-Play till the end (this is a romanian expression, I translated it word-by

word, but it actually referes not to game but to dance: if you joined the dance, dance till the end and it refers to the circle dances we have, where you usually keep dancing with the others till the end of the song, you don't leave the circle sooner)

Cântă tare, lăutare, să te-audă bucătarii,

Sing loud, musician, so that the cooks can hear you ( here musician= member of popular bands who sing traditional music at parties, weddings, etc)

Să ne toarne în pahare, vin de cel mai bun.

So that they pour us in the glasses, the best wine

Joacă toţi cu fiecare, şi din mâini şi din picioare,

Everybody dances with everybody, using their hands and feet

Numai cine chef nu are, las` să stea în drum!

Only (the one) who is not in the mood (good mood), let them stay in the middle of the road! (let them stay outside the party)

Din lume-n lume,

From world to world ( actualy it means a lot of people)

Se-adună-anume

Gather specifically for this purpose

Şi fiecare spune

atâtea vorbe bune... And each one of them says so many good words

Cadouri, bani şi flori,

Gifts, money and flowers

Cu chefuri până-n zori,

With parties till dawn

Aşa se face nunta pe la moldoveni!

This is how the wedding is made at the moldavians!

Mâncare - te îngropi, -Food

you can burry yourself in it!

Pahare - pline ochi, -Glasses

full!

Vioara cântă, cântă, cântă, cântă, cântă...

The violin is playing, is playing, is playing

Cântă tare, lăutare, să te-audă bucătarii,

Sing loud, musician, so that the cooks can hear you

Să ne toarne în pahare, vin de cel mai bun.

So that they pour us in the glasses, the best wine

Joacă toţi cu fiecare, şi din mâini şi din picioare,

Everybody dances with everybody, using their hands and feet

Numai cine chef nu are, las` să stea în drum!

Only (the one) who is not in the mood (good mood), let them stay in the middle of the road!

Mama cu tata,

The mother and the father

Îşi laudă fata,

Praise thier daughter

Că fata lor cu alţii n-a fost niciodată.

Because their daughter has never been with others

Da` mirele-a tăcut.

But the groom stayed silent

Adică, i-a crezut.

Meaning, he believed them

C-aşa ar trebui să fie, pân` la nuntă...

Because that's how it's supposed to be till the wedding

Da, da` parcă poţi să crezi,

Yes, but as if you can believe

Pân` nu te-nsori nu vezi.

Till you don't get married you don't realise it!

Şi dacă ai intrat in joc,

And if you joined the dance

“Bea Grigore-aghiazma!”

Drink, Grigore, holy water!( another Romanian expression, meaning: want it or not, if you've made it so far, you can't go back!)

Cântă tare, lăutare, să te-audă bucătarii,

Sing loud, musician, so that the cooks can hear you

Să ne toarne în pahare, vin de cel mai bun.

So that they pour us in the glasses, the best wine

Joacă toţi cu fiecare, şi din mâini şi din picioare,

Everybody dances with everybody, using their hands and feet

Numai cine chef nu are, las` să stea în drum!

Only (the one) who is not in the mood (good mood), let them stay in the middle of the road!

Chitara cântă, cântă, cântă, cântă, cântă!..

The guitar is playing, playing, playing