Comments on: Eurovision 2009 Moldova: Nelly Ciobanu – Hora Din Moldova

By: a fan of manga

a fan of manga — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:28:19 +0000

wonderfull song I love it! so energetic. Soo enjoyable. It makes me feel very happy and dinamic . I’m sooo sad that this song couldn’t get a place at top 10…

By: amin

amin — Sat, 08 May 2010 05:53:12 +0000

i love it so much

By: admin

admin — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:26:42 +0000

taleana, English translation is right there – under the Romanian version: Dance From Moldova … as well as in brackets in the Romanian-English Eurovision version

By: taleana

taleana — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:17:36 +0000

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE an English translation to this song. Neli did a spectacular job singing for her country so passionately. We just don’t know what she is singing about.

Thankyou

By: Sofi

Sofi — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:02:42 +0000

Hi! I’m from Hungary and I love this song! I think it was the best song of Eurovision 2009! Great song, fantastic voice of Nelly Ciobanu and fire-fire-fire Congratulation, Moldova!

By: ifell4hot

ifell4hot — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:19:47 +0000

“is loving that dance in Moldava!” – My status in FACEBOOK

Great song! Looking forward to next year’s Eurovision.

By: Lestat021

Lestat021 — Tue, 26 May 2009 19:43:41 +0000

This was greatest song on Eurovision..Greetings from Vojvodina.

By: elena

elena — Sat, 23 May 2009 10:33:22 +0000

Excellent job from out brothers Moldova. Really love the song especially beeing singed in romanian, it gives me goose bumps. Good job Nelly!

By: KOSTAS

KOSTAS — Thu, 21 May 2009 14:50:07 +0000

TELEIO TO TRAGOUDI BRAVO STIN MOLDOVA

By: Maia

Maia — Thu, 21 May 2009 08:00:03 +0000

No, actually I already explained. “Green leaf” is a start line in most of our popular songs. We usually add “green leaf of…” some plant that rhymes with the next verse.
“Foaie verde (green leaf) a bobului
Jucati hora neamului”
See? Bobului, neamului… rhymes.
It’s mainly because our countries (Romania and Moldova) used to be highly agrarian societies before the technology era.

By: Olea

Olea — Thu, 21 May 2009 07:32:20 +0000

The boys that are dancing with Nelly are part of a folk dance group called “JOC” (which means dance in romanian).
I agree the translation offered by the site doesn’t correspond with the meaning of the song, and the translation given by Maia is much better.

here is another dance by Joc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjftpvuY5nE&feature=related

By: mertzi

mertzi — Wed, 20 May 2009 13:16:26 +0000

well,i think it was one of the best songs in eurovision this year and it deserved a better place ,i like very much the rythm and she has a unique voice…i didn’t like the results of eurovision 2009

By: admin

admin — Wed, 20 May 2009 12:34:04 +0000

hm.. the only explanation I can come up with is that it might be something like – silver lining as in “Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining”

green leaf – new life, hope for something better
But of course I have absolutely no idea and we need expert advise from Moldova lol

By: me

me — Wed, 20 May 2009 12:21:16 +0000

thanks for that translation. I love the song, but the lyrics made me scratch my head. what’s with the green leaf?

By: Maia

Maia — Wed, 20 May 2009 10:16:58 +0000

I’m Romanian, and we have the same language, so lemme translate it accurately (I mean, your version is accurate enough but it has some flaws):

Over hills, over valleys
The wind carries our dance (hora is a dance)
A whisper filled with fire
Overflowing the horizon

Shai lalai la… and the flight
Shai lalai la… carries our yearning
A dance of fire, a game of love
It’s the dance of Moldova

When you love it, it spoils you
When you spin it, it gives you life
Everyone passionately joins the dance
It brings luck

Ra, he hei, he hei, come to the dance, the dance of Moldova

Green leaf of pea
(it’s a national expression that we use in popular songs: green leaf of everything;
same goes with “hop hop si-asa”, it tries to indicates the steps of the dance)
Dance the dance of our people
Play it louder, musician
So they can hear it in the wide world
Both the young and the old dance our dance

Over valleys, over seas
It spins us with love
The dance of our ancestors
The heart of our land
The game of our people

By: Rachel

Rachel — Wed, 20 May 2009 00:38:19 +0000

I agree. This contest is for European countries, so they should celebrate their country by speaking in the tongue of their country. I LOVE this song because it’s traditional and modern at the same time. A lot of the other contestants were good too, but it sounded like the were going more for a modern-American sound. I’n not saying this sound itsn’t good, but this is a European contest. I’m German but i LOVE Moldova as if it were my own homeland. This song is unique and was a great way to repressent this fascinating country.

By: Marie k

Marie k — Tue, 19 May 2009 07:31:27 +0000

Congratulations to Moldova, Nelly Ciobanu and the dancers!
(from France)

For me this song was a winner. Joyful, hopeful and punchy though traditional. I’m French and I thought it was such a great deal to have a “traditional” song. This Eurovision song contest should write down a rule for performers to sing in their own language.

We have the chance in Europe/world to have so many different languages and beautiful cultures that it is a shame to see this contest allowing to perform in English.

More people are going to understand English lyrics which gives better chances for the winners – especially if they own natural linguistic abilities – but the true heart of music is to make you vibe regardless of the lyrics.
I’m so proud of those who made the stand for their own identity!

Moldova, bravo!

By: Greta

Greta — Sun, 17 May 2009 23:03:33 +0000

I just adore this song..I live in Greece and miss so much my country..LOVE U MOLDOVA <333..

By: Lonnie

Lonnie — Sun, 17 May 2009 21:16:47 +0000

I fell in love with the dancing. Can someone tell me the name of the dance group? Of course, I loved Nelly too and hope to hear more about her.

By: athena

athena — Sat, 16 May 2009 13:25:53 +0000

*songs

By: athena

athena — Sat, 16 May 2009 13:25:29 +0000

I’ts second class song…It’s so traditional…There are more better song…

By: Éirinn

Éirinn — Sat, 16 May 2009 12:12:27 +0000

OH MY GOD, I LOOOOVE this song!!!

By: Danielle

Danielle — Thu, 14 May 2009 21:50:03 +0000

I love it! Nelly noi te sustinem! tu esti THE BEST OF THE BEST!