http://diggiloo.net/

Performed by: Nelly Ciobanu
Music by: Veaceslav Daniliuc
Lyrics by: Andrei Hadjiu, Nelly Ciobanu, Aristotelis Kalimeris
Language: Romanian & English
Placing: 14th (69 points)
Other versions: Romanian

Hora din Moldova

Dance from Moldova

Ye ye... le la te nane  
Ye ye ye ye... le la te na  
Ooh... oh... oh...  
  
(Ra! Ra!)  
  
All the mountains, all the seas  
All the winds are dancing hora  
It's a dance you've never seen  
From my country called Moldova  
  
Şai lalai la... şi zborul Shai lalai la... and the flight
Şai lalai la... duce dorul Shai lalai la... brings sorrow
Dans de foc al iubirii joc The dance of fire, the game of love
E hora din Moldova (Ru!) Is the dance from Moldova (Ru!)
  
Când o iubeşti te răsfaţă When you love it, it spoils you
Când o-nvârteşti îţi dă viaţă When you spin it, it gives you life
Toţi cu foc se avântă-n joc All with fire dash into the game
Că-i cu noroc 'Cause it brings luck
  
(Ra, he hei, he hei) (Ra, he hey, he hey)
(Hai la hora, hai la hora din Moldova) (Come to the dance, come to the dance from Moldova)
(Ra, he hei, he hei) (Ra, he hei, he hei)
(Iute-i hora, iute-i hora în Moldova) (The dance is fast, the dance from Moldova is fast)
  
(Ra, he hei, he hei) (Ra, he hey, he hey)
(Hai la hora, hai la hora din Moldova) (Come to the dance, come to the dance from Moldova)
(Ra he hei, he hei) (Ra he hei, he hei)
(Iute-i hora, iute-i hora în Moldova) (The dance is fast, the dance from Moldova is fast)
  
Foaie verde-a bobului, măi (Hop hop şi-aşa) The grean leaf of a pea plant, more (Jump, jump around)
Păi jucaţi hora neamului (...) Come play our dance (...)
Şi zi-i mai tare lăutare Come shout louder, musician
Să se-audă-n lumea mare So all people can hear it
Joacă hora mic şi mare Both the young and the older
Hop şi-a şa, măi Jump, jump around, more
  
All the seas, all the winds  
All the feelings that you get from hora  
All the day, past and nowaday  
Oh the dance you wanna play  
  
(Ra, he hei, he hei) (Ra, he hey, he hey)
(Hai la hora, hai la hora din Moldova) (Come to the dance, come to the dance from Moldova)
(Ra he hei, he hei) (Ra he hei, he hei)
(Iute-i hora, iute-i hora în Moldova) (The dance is fast, the dance from Moldova is fast)
  
(Ra, he hei, he hei) (Ra, he hey, he hey)
(Hai la hora, hai la hora din Moldova) (Come to the dance, come to the dance from Moldova)
(Ra he hei, he hei) (Ra he hei, he hei)
(Iute-i hora, iute-i hora în Moldova) (The dance is fast, the dance from Moldova is fast)
  
(Ra! He hei) Şai lai la... (Hei) (Ra! He hey) Shai lai la... (Hey)
(Ra! He hei) Şai lalai la... (Hei) (Ra! He hey) Shai lalai la... (Hey)
(Ra! He hei) Şai lai lalalai lalai lalala he... (Ra! He hey) Shai lai lalalai lalai lalala he...
  
(Ra! He hei) Şai lai la... (Hei) (Ra! He hey) Shai lai la... (Hey)
(Ra! He hei) Şai lalai la... (Hei) (Ra! He hey) Shai lalai la... (Hey)
(Ra! He hei) Şai lai lalalai lalai hei hoi hei... (Ra! He hey) Shai lai lalalai lalai hei hoi hei...

Translation by Romagia.

'Foaie verde' (green leaf), followed by the name of a plant, is a common way to start folkloric songs. It's not supposed to mean anything, the plant is chosen for reasons of rhyme. 'Hop, hop ş-aşa' is an interjection used in traditional dances, usually accompanied by a jump or feet tapping on the ground. It literally means 'hop, hop and so'.
  • Hora - traditional Romanian & Moldovan folk dance that gathers everyone into a big closed circle. The dancers hold each other's hands and the circle spins, usually clockwise, as each participant follows a sequence of three steps forward and one step back.