Dragostea din tei
August 10, 2003 (Romania ) April 19, 2004
Dragostea din tei ( moldaw. about love in the linden tree), on the cover (also) in the notation Dragostea Din Tei is a song by Moldovan pop group O-Zone, and their most successful single. She appeared in April 2004.
In Germany, the song was number 1 for 14 weeks and was the most successful single of the annual chart of 2004. In England he reached number 3 and in the U.S. Pop 100 72nd place in France the song for 15 weeks at No. 1 A was popular cover of Haiducii also topped the singles chart, also in Italy and Sweden. The original song was known by a Viral video in the U.S. in which Gary Brolsma danced to the song, which he called " Numa Numa ". Composer and lyricist of the song is a band leader Dan Bălan. Originally the single was released only in Moldova, a year later, but also in other parts of Europe. An entry in the charts also succeeded in New Zealand, the song was played even in South Korea, where in April 2006 succeeded in entering the airplay charts.
The band explained their success with the simplicity of the song and the fact that hardly any were songs of this kind on the market until the date of publication.
Cover and sample versions
- In addition to the original version of O-Zone, there is also a made in Italy Gabry Ponte version of the Romanian band Haiducii, which was successful in Italy than the version of O-Zone.
- Published in 2008 under the pseudonym Dan Bălan " Crazy Loop " a new version of the song with the name " Numa Numa 2 ". It is available on the CD single " Crazy Loop ". The text is based on the song "Sugar Tunes " which Bălan published in 2006.
- Also in 2008 was of Rihanna and T.I. a cover version under the name " Live Your Life " was published.
- On 22 October 2012, published by the Japanese singer Gille their international, English and digital EP Girls / Winter Love, two days later, in CD format and on Japanese language in Japan. The song Girls is a sample to Dragostea din tei and assumes the successful yodel.
Lyrics
The most famous lines from the text written in Romanian are the repeated words "nu mĂ, nu mĂ iei " from the chorus, from which the name " Numa Numa song" derives. Literally does not mean " nu mĂ " " me ," while " nu mĂ iei " means in this context: "You do not take me ". Thus, the repeated refrain " do not you take me, do not you take me." The full chorus of the song is:
Vrei să pleci is mĂ nu, nu mĂ iei, mĂ nu, nu mĂ iei, nu ma, nu mĂ, nu mĂ iei. Chipul Tau şi din tei dragostea mi - amintesc de ochii Tai.
In German translation:
You go like, but you will take me, do not take me with you, Take me, do not take me, take me, take me, do not take me with you. Your face and the love in the Lindenbaum remind me of your eyes.