The band was founded in September 1999 under the name Tanagra Noise by Nick Fagadar (vocals, guitar) and Gheorghe Farcas (bass guitar). In 2000 they changed it to the current name, Luna Amara. The band has played on stage over 200 times in the past five years, throughout Romania. As a live act, this Romanian five-piece outfit has a style that combines modern heavy metal with alternative rock.
All the artists in the band want to dedicate their lives to promote and support a modern European society in Romania. Luna Amara is involved in ecological projects such as "Save Vama Veche" (protecting the endangered seahorses), "Save Rosia Montana" (protecting the wildlife and natural surroundings of a historical mining area from cyanide poisoning) and social awareness projects, such as the recent "Vote for Them" tour, organized to convince young adults to vote.
Considered a "cult band", Luna Amara is currently Romania's most successful group from the new wave of rock acts. The "Folclor" ("Folklore"), "Gri Dorian" ("Dorian Grey"), "Rosu aprins" ("Scarlet") and "Ego nr. 4" singles reached number one in airplay charts at local radio stations around the country.
In January 2006 they released the album "Loc lipsa" (Missing Place). The band performed a 40 dates tour all over Romania in clubs and open air locations as well as shows in Holland, Germany, Bulgaria and Turkey. For the 2nd time running, Luna Amara has been invited to play live at Sziget Festival in Budapest.
Discography
Asfalt (July 2004)
Loc Lipsa (January 2006)
Don`t Let Your Dreams Fall Asleep (May 2009)
In Gol
Luna Amara Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
Vorbe mari ca valuri de noroi.
Știu să te-ascult când încerci,
Limba-n sânge vânăt să-ți îneci.
Pot să te-ajut, dacă vrei,
Prima piatră de pe jos s-o iei.
Vreau să îmi simți tâmpla grea,
Răsturnată-n gol sub piatra ta.
Eu nu ridic vorbe-n vânt,
Răstignita-mi limba tace-n cânt.
Tu ești un rău trecător,
Mediocru, fals, amăgitor.
Orb de ai fi, te-aș uimi.
De sânge, prin timpane, te-aș goli.
Nu căuta să-nțelegi
Vina ta-i ca-i vrut să-nnozi, nu să dezlegi.
Vina ta-i ca-i vrut să-nnozi, nu să dezlegi.
Chiar de-aș vrea să iert nimicul tău
Nu mai pot să mint
Că-mi pare rău
Că-ți este rău
Și-ți pare rău...
Știu, îți e greu să-nțelegi
Lucruri simple, întâmplări firești.
Noi, conspirăm să-ți furăm
Prețiosul tău nimic venin.
Da, noi suntem peste tot
Umbre șerpuite-n lumea ta.
Da, noi avem doar un rol:
Să privim cum te arungi în gol.
Să privim cum te arungi în gol.
Chiar de-aș vrea să iert nimicul tău
Nu mai pot să mint
Că-mi pare rău
Că-ți este rău
Chiar de-aș vrea să iert nimicul tău
Nu mai pot să mint
Că-mi pare rău
Că-ți este rău
Și-ți pare rău...
The lyrics to Luna Amara's song "In Gol" are poignant and raw, exploring themes of betrayal, forgiveness, and the emptiness that can come from living a life without purpose. The song begins with the singer listening to someone they care about hurling insults like muddy waves. They offer to help the person pick up the metaphorical first stone so they can start to move forward, but ultimately they know that it's the person's own choice whether or not to do so. The singer then describes themselves as someone who doesn't just talk the talk - they are willing to suffer in silence like a crucified martyr in order to stay true to their principles.
The song transitions to a more direct confrontation, with the singer calling out their subject for being a mediocre, false, and deceiving presence in their life. They say that they could shock the person even if they were blind and would spill their blood to make it happen. The person's sin, the singer says, is that they've chosen to stay tangled up in a web of lies instead of working to untangle themselves. The final chorus is a repetition of the previous one, but this time with a sense of finality and resignation. The singer knows that they can't forgive the person for what they've done, even if they wish they could.
Line by Line Meaning
Stau să te-aud cum arunci
I am waiting to hear you throw
Vorbe mari ca valuri de noroi.
Large words like waves of mud.
Știu să te-ascult când încerci,
I know how to listen when you try
Limba-n sânge vânăt să-ți îneci.
To drown your purple-blooded tongue.
Pot să te-ajut, dacă vrei,
I can help you, if you want,
Prima piatră de pe jos s-o iei.
Take the first stone off the ground.
Vreau să îmi simți tâmpla grea,
I want to feel my heavy temple,
Răsturnată-n gol sub piatra ta.
Overturned in the void under your stone.
Eu nu ridic vorbe-n vânt,
I do not speak empty words,
Răstignita-mi limba tace-n cânt.
My crucified tongue is silent in a song.
Tu ești un rău trecător,
You are a passing ill,
Mediocru, fals, amăgitor.
Mediocre, false, deceptive.
Orb de ai fi, te-aș uimi.
Even if you were blind, I would amaze you.
De sânge, prin timpane, te-aș goli.
I would empty you through the blood in your eardrums.
Nu căuta să-nțelegi
Don't try to understand
Vina ta-i ca-i vrut să-nnozi, nu să dezlegi.
Your fault is that you wanted to confuse, not to solve.
Chiar de-aș vrea să iert nimicul tău
Even if I want to forgive your nothingness
Nu mai pot să mint
I can't lie anymore.
Că-mi pare rău
I'm sorry
Că-ți este rău
That you feel bad
Și-ți pare rău...
And you are sorry ...
Știu, îți e greu să-nțelegi
I know it's hard for you to understand
Lucruri simple, întâmplări firești.
Simple things, natural occurrences.
Noi, conspirăm să-ți furăm
We are conspiring to steal from you
Prețiosul tău nimic venin.
Your precious nothing is venom.
Da, noi suntem peste tot
Yes, we are everywhere
Umbre șerpuite-n lumea ta.
Serpentine shadows in your world.
Da, noi avem doar un rol:
Yes, we have only one role:
Să privim cum te arungi în gol.
To watch how you make yourself fall into the void.
Chiar de-aș vrea să iert nimicul tău
Even if I want to forgive your nothingness
Nu mai pot să mint
I can't lie anymore.
Că-mi pare rău
I'm sorry
Că-ți este rău
That you feel bad
Chiar de-aș vrea să iert nimicul tău
Even if I want to forgive your nothingness
Nu mai pot să mint
I can't lie anymore.
Că-mi pare rău
I'm sorry
Că-ți este rău
That you feel bad
Și-ți pare rău...
And you are sorry...
Contributed by Joseph J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.