Joc De Leagane [Maramures, Romania] song lyrics

Mama cand m-o leganat,

Numai de dor mi-o cantat.

Mi-o cantat de dor si-o plans,

Dorul de mine s-o prins.

De cand port dor la inima,

Nu mai am nici o hodina,

Nici la pranz si nici la cina.

Cate doruri rele-s grele,

Tate-s pa bratele mele.

Altul moare de batran,

Nu stii dorul de ce-I bun.

Dar eu stiu ca l-am purtat,

De cand mam mi-o cantat.

Translation

When mama rocked me,

She only sang to me of longing.

She sang to me of longing and I cried,

And longing took me.

Since then I carry longing to my heart,

And I have no respite,

Neither during the day nor in the evening.

So many hard longings are severe,

All are on my arms.

One dies from old age,

You don’t know what good it is.

But I know that I carried it,

Since mama sang of it to me.