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“Dragostea din tei”
Single by O-Zone from the album DiscOZone
Released	Spring 2004
Format	CD, 12"
Genre	Eurodance
Length	3:34
Label	Jive Records
Producer	Dan Bălan
O-Zone singles chronology
"Numai tu" (2003) "Dragostea din tei" (2003/2004) "Despre tine" (2004)

"Dragostea din tei" (pronounced /ˈdra.gos.te̯a din tei̯/) is the most successful single by the Moldovan band O-Zone. It reached #1 on the Eurochart Hot 100, where it remained for 12 weeks.^[1] Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... For the allotrope of oxygen, see Ozone and for the novel by Paul Theroux, see O-Zone (novel) O-Zone was a pop trio made up of Dan Bălan (aka Duke), Radu Sârbu (aka Picasso), and Arsenie TodiraÅŸ (aka Arsenium). ... Disc O Zone is an album produced by the Romanian band O-Zone. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... CD redirects here. ... A gramophone record, (also phonograph record - often simply record) is an analog sound recording medium: a flat disc rotating at a constant angular velocity, with inscribed spiral grooves in which a stylus or needle rides. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about a music style. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Jive Records is an American record label, owned by Sony BMG, and operates as a quarter of the Zomba Label Group. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... For the football (soccer) player, see Daniel Bălan. ... For the allotrope of oxygen, see Ozone and for the novel by Paul Theroux, see O-Zone (novel) O-Zone was a pop trio made up of Dan Bălan (aka Duke), Radu Sârbu (aka Picasso), and Arsenie TodiraÅŸ (aka Arsenium). ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Despre Tine is the third single release from O-Zones second album DiscOZone. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Romanian language has seven vowels and twenty-two consonants, including two semivowels, and . ... For the allotrope of oxygen, see Ozone and for the novel by Paul Theroux, see O-Zone (novel) O-Zone was a pop trio made up of Dan Bălan (aka Duke), Radu Sârbu (aka Picasso), and Arsenie TodiraÅŸ (aka Arsenium). ... The Eurochart Hot 100 is the main European singles popularity chart compiled by Music & Media magazine from March 1984. ...

Title translation

"Dragostea din tei" is written in Romanian. There are several proposed translations of the title, such as Love from the lime trees (also called "linden trees") and Love out of the linden trees. The intended translation is possibly shown in the subtitles of the music video by O-Zone, which translates it as Love of the linden tree. Linden trees have strong lyrical associations in Romanian poetry, tied to the work of the poet Mihai Eminescu. Therefore the expression may be interpreted as romantic, "linden-type" love. A strong link may be to Eminescu's actual linden tree from Iaşi, Copou park. Another interpretation of the title is a simple paraphrase of a popular Romanian children's book, "Pupăza din tei" by Ion Creangă (in translation "The Hoopoe in the linden tree"). This hit song is commonly known as "Numa Numa" Species About 30; see text A lime-lined avenue in Alexandra Park, London Tilia leaf Tilia is a genus of about 30 species of trees, native throughout most of the temperate Northern Hemisphere, in Asia (where the greatest species diversity is found), Europe and eastern North America; it is absent... In printed material In printed material, a subtitle is an explanatory or alternate title. ... Romanian literature is literature written by Romanian authors, although the term may also be used to refer to all literature written in the Romanian language. ... Mihai Eminescu (pronunciation in Romanian: ) (January 15, 1850 – June 15, 1889), born Mihail Eminovici, was a late Romantic poet, the best-known and most influential Romanian poet celebrated in both Romania and Moldova. ... County Status Municipality Mayor Gheorghe Nichita, Social Democratic Party, since 2003 Area 93. ... Ion Creangă Ion Creangă (March 1 or June 10, 1837—1889) was a Romanian childrens writer and memoirist. ...

Another very likely translation takes into account the neighborhood "Tei" in Bucharest, the capital of Romania (in Romanian, "Cartierul Tei"). Since it's a place very popular with college students (several dorms in the area) and youth in general, the connection is there ("Love in Tei" as in "Love among young people"). In spring especially, many young pairs can be seen in the parks and streets in Tei, and "love is in the air" — even though it might be love that lasts just for a little while. Tei is a neighborhood in Bucharest - Sector 2. ... Nickname: Motto: Patria si Dreptul Meu (My Country and My Right) Location of Bucharest within Romania (in red) Coordinates: , Country County Founded 1459 (first official record) Government  - Mayor Adriean Videanu Area  - City 228 km² (88 sq mi)  - Metro 238 km² (91. ...

The third translation comes directly from a native Moldovan^{[attribution needed]}. He claims that the title uses a wordplay and simply means "Love at first sight", "dragostea dintâi", in Romanian (i.e. "Love from the linden trees", roughly analogous to "Love from the clear blue sky" in English, with the added associations that linden trees have in the Romanian language). This translation obviously rises above the literal meanings of the words and draws on something more poetic and specific to the language and culture. Given that O-Zone is from Moldova, where Romanian is spoken, it seems quite plausible that this interpretation is accurate. Furthermore, it provides something more universally meaningful, as the idea of love at first sight is understood more globally than the idea of love having to do with linden trees.^{[citation needed]} For the allotrope of oxygen, see Ozone and for the novel by Paul Theroux, see O-Zone (novel) O-Zone was a pop trio made up of Dan Bălan (aka Duke), Radu Sârbu (aka Picasso), and Arsenie TodiraÅŸ (aka Arsenium). ...

A still image from O-Zone's music video

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History

The song was written and composed by Dan Bălan, and the original version was sung by Bălan, Arsenie Todiraş, and Radu Sârbu. The single was first released in 2003 in Moldova, where the group lived and produced at that time, and in the spring of 2004 in most other European countries. In as late as 2006, the song was still in the lower reaches of some Eastern European singles charts. It was written and produced by Bălan (who wrote most of the group's songs), and was one of 2004's most successful summer hits, as well as one of the best selling singles of the year across Europe. For the football (soccer) player, see Daniel Bălan. ... Arsenium with Natalia Gordienko while performing at Eurovision. ... Radu Sarbu. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Statistical regions of Europe as delineated by the United Nations (UN definition of Eastern Europe marked red):  Northern Europe  Western Europe  Eastern Europe  Southern Europe Pre-1989 division between the West (grey) and Eastern Bloc (orange) superimposed on current borders: Russia (dark orange), other countries formerly part of the USSR...

O-Zone's version was the most popular across Europe, with the exception of Italy, where it was only known by discogoers. A cover version of the song performed by the Romanian singer Haiducii, who released the song in Europe around the same time, was more popular in Italy (it reached #1 in the singles chart). "Dragostea din tei" has also inspired a number of parody videos distributed over the Internet, most notably Gary Brolsma's popular "Numa Numa Dance" video in 2005. The "Numa Numa Dance", which first appeared on the flash site Newgrounds.com, has become so famous that it has sparked numerous parodies of the video itself in the United States over the years since 2003.^[2] Haiducii is the stage name of Paula Mitrache (born on 14 June 1977 ) ). Haiducii was born in Bucharest, Romania. ... New York Times article (26 February 2005) about Gary Brolsma and the Numa Numa dance. ... This page has been protected from editing to deal with vandalism. ...

English language version

The American release of DiscO-Zone [1] features an English version of the song performed by Dan Bălan and Lucas Prata. This version focuses on the "It's me, Picasso" lyric from the original to provide a theme of an artist who has lost his muse. Bălan and Prata performed the English recording of "Dragostea din tei" entitled Ma Ya Hi on The Today Show on 22 February 2005. Unlike the original recording, however, this version was not as successful, charting at 72 on the Billboard Charts. Italic textlahedad laulud teil,,mulle meeldib,, ... An editor has expressed a concern that the tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for an encyclopedia. ... A young Pablo Picasso Pablo Picasso, formally Pablo Ruiz Picasso, (October 25, 1881 - April 8, 1973) was one of the recognized masters of 20th century art. ... For other uses, see Today. ... is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... On January 4, 1936, Billboard magazine published its first music hit parade and on July 20, 1940 the first Music Popularity Chart was calculated. ...

Remixes, parodies and other cover versions

• The Spanish humorists "Los Morancos de Triana" parodied the song in one of their TV programs. The parody, formally known as "Pluma Gay" (Gay Mannerisms) but commonly known as "Marica tú"[2]("Queer you", parodying the 'ma-ia-hii' refrain), features audaciously pro-gay lyrics. This version has become more popular than O-Zone's in Chile, Argentina, Puerto Rico (where its success virtually eclipsed that of the original song) and other Latin American countries.

• In Panama, the humoristic TV Program La Cascara for the 2005 Carnival made a parody (named also Marica tú) in reggaeton, while Mala Fe, a Dominican merengue comedic soloist recorded a merengue version.

• One of Los Morancos - Jorge Cadaval - is himself openly gay [3], while his brother César is married and has six children. Their television programs and specials frequently portray either brother, or both, in female garb.

• Regional Mexicano artist Montez De Durango took out a version of the song titled, Pluma Pluma Gay.

• "Marica Tú" has earned a cultural significance similar to that of Macarena (by Spanish duo Los del Río), to the point of being frequently played at weddings and gay clubs.

• A spoof of the song was released by the Romanian metal band "Trooper" under the name of "Zorzon", as a bonus track on one of their albums. The track is unique in Trooper's repertoire not only because of the clearly awkward melodic line for a metal song, but also because it features distinctly foul language and racist remarks towards the Moldovan singers.

• Hyun Young, a Korean model/actress/singer, released a Korean version of the song, titled “누나의 꿈 (Nuna-ui Kkum; Sister's Dream)”, which ranked among the top on various Korean charts in March 2006, within weeks from release.^[3]  The song preserves the “ma-ia-hii” and “nu mă, nu mă iei” choruses from the original; however, while the “ma-ia-hii” does not carry any meaning, but is merely used as a rhythmic interjection, the “nu mă iei” is approximated as "누나의" (nuna-ui, often pronounced nuna-e), which means "sister's". [4] "Nuna" is also an affectionate title a Korean man calls a woman who is older than he is. The lyrics of Sister's Dream are about a romance between a younger man and an older woman.

• In Japanese, the song's refrain sounds similar to the phrase noma noma (飲ま飲ま "drink! drink!") giving it currency as a popular drinking/party/karaoke song in Japan. It has served as the basis of numerous parodies, most notably Maiyahi, made by substituting similar-sounding but ultimately nonsensical Japanese words for the original Romanian lyric. The resulting bizarre interpretations became well-known in Japan in the song's heyday.

• An Austrian version with German lyrics was released in 2004 by the artist "Antonia aus Tirol feat. Sandra S.". The music was mixed with tuba and accordion sounds, the lyrics were changed to a story about flirting in the office. A snippet in MP3 format can be heard on Antonia's official page [5] [www.antonia.at]. It was topping the Austrian charts quickly after the release. The Austrian version is called "Wenn der Hafer sticht."

• A Eurobeat version of the song was remixed by Italian artist Sergio Dall'Ora in early 2005 for release to the Japanese market. Fusing the original song with the popular fast-tempo stylings of the Eurobeat format, the release was one of the few occasions a commercial Eurobeat song has been remixed from an already-existing European track.

• On 11 November 2005, another Japanese version under the same title "Koi no Maiahi" was released on the compilation album of Avex record label artists "Girl's Box ~Best Hits Compilation Winter~" (AVCD-17769) by the singers Hasebe Yu (長谷部優) from girlgroup "dream", Iwasaki Mai (岩崎舞), and Takimoto Miori (瀧本美織) both from girlgroup "SweetS". [6] The group also did a nectar and crystal remix of this song.

• In Brazil, the singer Latino created his own version of "Dragostea din tei". Called "Festa no Apê" (Party at the Pad), the song's lyrics are somewhat indecent, talking about a party (held by the singer himself) that became wild. The song resembles "Dragostea din tei" only in rhythm and melody.

• A Dutch version by the Belgian trio De Feestridders (The Partyknights), which criticizes the use of speed cameras also exists. Other Dutch parodies include "Muggen Hier, Muggen Daar" (Mosquitoes Here, Mosquitoes There) by Gebroeders Ko, "Lekker Lekker" (Nice, Nice) by Ome Henk (Uncle Hank), and "Duitsers Hier, Duitsers Daar" (German Here, German There), by Edwin Evers.

• A clip from the 2005 Walt Disney's animated movie Chicken Little has the title character dancing to a sped-up mix of the O-Zone version; in fact, it popularized the song in Mexico and in the Southeast Asia region (in Malaysia and Singapore, the trailer is aired on TV regularly and in fact, many Malaysians and Singaporeans attributed the song to Chicken Little thanks to the trailer).It can be found here [7]^[4]

• A Taiwanese version (怒罵怒罵) depicts the legislative violence in the Taiwanese parliament.

• Dan Truong, a popular Vietnamese singer, also featured a remixed version of the song in his 2006 album 'Bai ca Mi Ya Hee' (The Mi Ya Hee song). [8]

• Professor Lebedinsky (Профессор Лебединский), Russkij Razmer (Русский размер) and Dmitri Nagiev (Дмитрий Нагиев) released a Russian single "Ya yeyo hoy!" ("Я её хой!") mixing drunken slur, mocking gay-like intonations, out-of-context foreign language and utterly meaningless lyrics.

• The Swedish comedian Svullo made his own version of Dragostea Din Tei, and in the song, he sings off-key.

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Other languages

• Afrikaans language: South Africa's Nicholis Louw, Net die een vir my ("Just the one for me")

The original 'ma-ia-hii' was kept. The song was also a huge hit in South Africa.^{[citation needed]}

• Chinese language: Singapore's Jocie Kok (郭美美), "Bu Pa Bu Pa" (不怕不怕, "Not Afraid, Not Afraid")^[5]

The song is about overcoming her fears and becoming a stronger person. The start of the chorus, 看见蟑螂我不怕不怕螂, translates to "I'm not afraid when I see a cockroach". This track was released as a single, which includes the original track and 8 different remixes. The song became a hit in Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan as well as China, launching Jocie Kok into stardom with her other single titled "Lao Shu Ai Da Mi" (老鼠爱大米, "The mouse loves the rice").

• Chinese language, Mandarin: Taiwan's 2moro, "Shabu, Shabu"

• Hebrew language: One was made in the Hebrew language and is viewable at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FW4bmpzhWok. It featured several well-known Israeli celebrities.

• Japanese language: Japan's Maeda Ken as Maeken Trance Project, "Koi no Buchiage Tengoku: Koi no Maiahi~Chiwawa~Banzai" ("恋のブチアゲ 天国：恋のマイアヒ～チワワ～バンザイ", "Love's High Tension Paradise: Love's Maiahi~Chiwawa~Hurrah"), released 24 August 2005.

Fused the original song with popular Japanese Eurobeat song Banzai and part of the 2002 ad Coca-Cola commercial-related hit by DJ Bobo titled "Chiwawa". It should be noted that although this is a Japanese release, the "Dragostea din tei" section of the medley is sung in Romanian.

• Thai Language: Thailand's Yai โอ้เจ้าหนี้ ("Oh Jao Nee", lit: "O debtor")

In the melody of "Dragostea din tei", the penniless singer humorously pleads to his debtor to leave him alone.

• Vietnamese language: Vietnam's Vu Ha, "Nguoi Tinh Mai Ya Hee" [9]

• Cambodian language: Nop Bayarith, "No Answer" [10]

• Hungarian language:1.Dragostea Din tei, Minisztár [11]；2.Numerkirály, Irigy Hónaljmirigy [12]

• Finnish language: Finnish singer Frederik has sung Dragostea din Tei as "Kumimies", wich means "Rubberman".

• The English version has been parodied by an Elmo Numa Numa song. It features Sesame Street characters Elmo and Grover, as well as a few toys, such as R2D2, Robosapian, American Godzilla and more.

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References

External links

• O-zone official website
• Side-by-side English translation of the song
• (Slovene) Slovenian O-zone site - Lyrics and Slovenian translations, videos and download links of O-zone, RadU, Arsenium and Dan Balan