Viata, intoarce-ma-n trecut
Life, take me back to the past
Da-mi inapoi imperiul ce l-am avut si l-am pierdut
Give me back the empire that I had and lost
Viata, acum caminul e mai rece
Life, now my hearth is colder
Adu-mi familia-napoi ca sa n-o mai las sa plece
Bring my family back so that I stop them from leaving anymore
Ce drame ascund ochii tai
What drama your eyes hide
Cand se pierd in pahare, ca ploile in mare
When they get lost in glasses, like rain on the ocean
Ce drame ascund ochii tai
What drama your eyes hide
Cand viata ta frumoasa, azi a plecat d-acasa
When your beautiful life, left home today
Ea fata cuminte, el baiat de casa
She, a pleasant girl, him, a homeboy
Dragostea s-a asezat pe nepusa masa
Love suddenly sat down at their table
O vedea numai pe ea si ea numai pe el
He only saw her and she only saw him
A muncit din greu cu ziua sa-i cumpere inel
He worked hard during the day to buy her a ring
Si s-a pus in genunchi un pic timid din fire
And he got down on one knee, a bit shy by nature
O cere de nevasta si ii jura iubire
A proposal and he swore love
Ea raspunde cu un da plangand de fericire
She responded with a yes, crying of happiness
Inima-i sare din piept sublima traire
Her heart jumped out of her chest, sublime livin
Dupa 9 luni se naste rodul iubirii lor
After 9 months, the fruit of their love was born
Ce familie, ce viata, ce tablou stralucitor
What a family, what a life, what a brilliant painting
Altii ar da ani din viata si-un venit stabil
Others would give years of their lives and a stable income
Sa aibe asa camin asa femeie asa copil
To have such a home, such a woman, such a child
Toate bune si frumoase pana in ziua cand
Everything was good and beautiful until the day when
Tatal vine acasa beat rupt si injurand
The father came home drunk, broken, and swearing
Femeia ii deschide, el crede c-a gresit etajul
The woman let him in, he thought he had gotten the wrong floor
Etajul nu-i gresit, gresit era anturajul
But the floor wasn't wrong, the company he kept was wrong
Ce drame ascund ochii tai
What drama your eyes hide
Cand se pierd in pahare, ca ploile in mare
When they get lost in glasses, like rain on the ocean
Ce drame ascund ochii tai
What drama your eyes hide
Cand viata ta frumoasa, azi a plecat d-acasa
When your beautiful life, left home today
Vine ziua de salariu, merge iar la aparate
Payday comes, he goes to the slot machines again
Cu gandul ca se face bogat peste noapte
With the idea of getting rich overnight
Pierde tot in doua ore si se imprumuta
He loses everything in two hours and takes a loan
Pierde iar, pleaca la bar sa mai bea o suta
He loses again, leaves for the bar, and drinks another hundred
Dar alcoolul nu-l facea deloc mai fericit
But alcohol doesn't at all make him any happier
Bag-o doza in siringa sa uite c-a saracit
He puts a dose in a syringe to forget what he lost
Depravat , mers leganat calca pragul casei iar
Depraved, swaying as he walks, he steps to the threshold of his house again
Femeia lui il priveste, nervos sare la scandal
His woman looks at him, angry, jumping on the scandal
O ia de par, o loveste o face in ultimul hal
He grabs her by the hair, hits her, beats her up
Copilul lui priveste la un tata exemplar
His child sees him as an exemplary father
Mama-si ia copilul, se-nchide in dormitor
The mother takes their child, and locks themselves into the bedroom
El bate cu pumnii-n usa “Fa deschide ca te omor”
He beats the door with his fists, Open up or I'll kill you
Femeia plange, ca n-a gresit cu nimic
The woman cries, because she didn't do anything wrong
i-a daruit un copil, e muncitoare, l-a iubit
She gave him a child, she works hard, she loved him
isi face bagajul in el isi pune viata
He packs up his bags and puts his life into them
cu gandul sa plece-n lume cand vine dimineata
With the idea of leaving into the world when morning comes
Ce drame ascund ochii tai
What drama your eyes hide
Cand se pierd in pahare, ca ploile in mare
When they get lost in glasses, like rain on the ocean
Ce drame ascund ochii tai
What drama your eyes hide
Cand viata ta frumoasa, azi a plecat d-acasa
When your beautiful life, left home today
Viata, intoarce-ma-n trecut
Life, take me back to the past
Da-mi inapoi imperiul ce l-am avut si l-am pierdut
Give me back the empire that I had and lost
Viata, acum caminul e mai rece
Life, now my hearth is colder
Adu-mi familia-napoi ca sa n-o mai las sa plece
Bring my family back so that I stop them from leaving anymore
Barbatul se trezeste si striga dupa ei
The man wakes up and yells after them
Vede urme de pumni in usa camerei
He sees the marks his fists left on the room's door
Vede si jucariile ce plang in liniste
He also sees the toys, which cry in silence
Si-si vede sufletul plin de neliniste
And he sees his own soul, full of uneasiness
Vede ca anturajul l-a transformat in fiara
He sees that the company that he kept turned him into a beast
Isi vede toata viata cum e pe punct sa piara
He sees his whole life, how it's on the brink of perishing
Si-ar da orice pe lume sa-i aduca-napoi
And he would give anything in the world to go back in time
Si-ar curata iubirea manjita de noroi
And he would clean the love, smeared with mud
Afara tuna, s-a-nnorat e frig si-a fulgerat*
Outside, it thunders, it's cloudy, it's cold, and lightning struck
Mai mult ca niciodata se simte vinovat
More than ever, he feels guilty
E rece casa fara ei pe unde o-r umbla
The house is cold without them, where they would wander
Pe unde viata lui pierduta, unde-i familia
Where is his lost life, where is his family
Nu pune geana peste geana
He can't sleep a wink
Curge doar sare peste rana
Salt just runs onto his wounds
Inima se rupe cand vede ce-a facut
His heart breaks when he sees what he did
Familia era imperiu ce-acum l-a pierdut
His family was the empire which he now has lost