Descantece Wedding incantations

Io si cu vecina mee Me and my neighbour Raiu in veci nu l-oi vedea Won’t see the Heaven ever Nu-i ciuda ca nu-l vedem It’s no wonder we won’t see it Dupa ce oameni suntem By the kind of people we are

Tătăisii, tătăisii Sister, sister Hai si facem o richisii Let’s bake a pancake Richisea din 2 oua A pancake from two eggs Si traim bine amandoua So we both have a good life

Mireasa cu cunună Bride with a wreath Să te cunosc că eşti buna I know you are good Că nici ma-ta nu o fost rea Because your mother wasn’t bad Ca te-o facut frumusea Cause she made you pretty Ca te-o facut cu ochi caprui She made you with hazel eyes Si acum te-o dat la straini And now she gave you to strangers Si daca te-ai maritat And if you got married Baga sama pa barbat Take care of your husband Nu-i da blidu nespalat Don’t give him the plate unwashed Si lingura da sub pat And the spoon from under the bed Ca vecinele-s catele Because your neighbours are bitches Si ti-or scoate vorbe rele And they’ll gossip about you

Mireasa mirele tau Bride, your groom Poate fi sorga birau-primar Can be the mayor Da pa cari l-ai lasat But the boy you left Poate fi purcar in sat Can be the swineherd

Muierea care-i de rand The regular kind of woman Meri cu sambata-n targ Goes to the market every Saturday Si isi ie batic cu jura And she wears a modelled kerchief, La barbat ii da pasula But she feeds her husband beans

Miresuta draga mea Bride dear Da fi socrata cam rea If your mother-in-law is wicked Matura tinda cu ea Sweep the floor with her Si ocolu jumatate And half of the yard Si straga ca ea te bate And yell that she beats you

Nu te supara mireasa Don’t be upset bride Ca ai soacra ca si un lant That you have a mother-in-law as a chain Polili ii ajung prin sant. With her skirts through the ditch. Ai o soacra ca o hedeada If you have a mother-in-law as a violin Numai tu si fii de treaba Only you have to be nice

La nanasu sub cotetz At the best man under the coop Rasarit-o castraveti The cucumbers have sprung Cu nanase i-oi plivii With his wife I will weed them Cu nanasu m-oi iubii And I will love the best man.

Nanasu s-o laudat The best man has praised himself Ca venii cu un chepeneag That he’ll come with a …….. Si-o venit cu-n suman sur But he showed up with a grey coat Si cu pantalonii rupti in cur And with the trousers broken on behind

Miresuta tu si tu You and you bride Bine ti-o canta cucu The cuckoo bird has sung for you Te-o luat cine ai vrut tu You got the one you wanted Si-mi cante si mie asa May it sing the same for Si ma iei cine oi vrea So I get married to whom I want