| MÂNDRULUŢ, SIR DE SANSIU | YOU HANDSOME BEAU ... |
| Sanda Golopenţia | tr. Peg Hausman |
Mândruluţ, sir de sansiu Vrut-aş si să nu te ştiu. lo de cân te ştiu pă tine N-o ramas came pă mine De o-ai pune-o pe fonturi N-ar trage ca doi fluturi De o-ai pune-o pă cântari N-ar trage câ doi bunzari. lo de cân te-am cunoscut Altu drăguţ n-am avut Fă la tine-am tras mai mult Ş-amu văd că ce-am făcut. | You handsome beau, carnation flower Wish we'd never known each other Since I've known you I can see Not an ounce of flesh on me Put it on a scale, it lies Lighter than two butterflies Put it on a scale, it weighs Lighter than two bumblebees. Since I met you, don't you know, Haven't had another beau It's to you that I was drawn, Now I see what I have done. |
Copyright © Sanda Golopenţia 2009; trans. © Peg Hausman 2009 - publ. Editura Ethnologica
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