Dragostea Din Tei - Original Romanian Version
"Dragostea din tei" (pronounced /ˈdra.gos.te̯a din tei̯/) is the most succe… Read Full Bio ↴"Dragostea din tei" (pronounced /ˈdra.gos.te̯a din tei̯/) is the most successful single by the Moldovan pop group O-Zone. It shot to the #1 spot on the Eurochart Hot 100, where it remained for 12 weeks.[1] It reached number 3 in the United Kingdom and 72 on the U.S. Pop 100, and it was number one for 15 weeks in France. A popular cover of the song was made by Haiducii, which also charted in many countries, especially Italy where it topped the singles chart. The original song was made famous in the United States by the viral video of Gary Brolsma dancing to the song, calling it "Numa Numa". In 2008, the song's hook was sampled on the T.I. / Rihanna hit "Live Your Life", which topped the Billboard Hot 100 and reached number 2 in the UK.

Dragostea Din Tei
O-Zone Lyrics


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Ma-i-a hi
Ma-i-a hu
Ma-i-a ho
Ma-i-a ha-ha
Ma-i-a hi
Ma-i-a hu
Ma-i-a ho
Ma-i-a ha-ha
Ma-i-a hi
Ma-i-a hu
Ma-i-a ho
Ma-i-a ha-ha
Ma-i-a hi
Ma-i-a hu
Ma-i-a ho
Ma-i-a ha-ha

Alo! Salut!
Sunt eu, un haiduc!
Și te rog, iubirea mea
Primește fericirea

Alo! Alo!
Sunt eu, Picasso!
Ți-am dat beep, și sunt voinic
Dar să știi, nu-ți cer nimic

Vrei să pleci dar nu mă, nu mă iei
Nu mă, nu mă iei, nu mă, nu mă, nu mă iei
Chipul tău și dragostea din tei
Mi-amintesc de ochii tăi
Vrei sa pleci dar nu mă, nu mă iei
Nu mă, nu mă iei, nu mă, nu mă, nu mă iei
Chipul tău și dragostea din tei
Mi-amintesc de ochii tăi

Te sun să-ți spun
Ce simt acum
Alo, iubirea mea
Sunt eu, fericirea

Alo! Alo!
Sunt iarăși eu, Picasso!
Ți-am dat beep, și sunt voinic
Dar să știi, nu-ți cer nimic

Vrei să pleci dar nu mă, nu mă iei
Nu mă, nu mă iei, nu mă, nu mă, nu mă iei
Chipul tău și dragostea din tei
Mi-amintesc de ochii tăi
Vrei sa pleci dar nu mă, nu mă iei
Nu mă, nu mă iei, nu mă, nu mă, nu mă iei
Chipul tău și dragostea din tei
Mi-amintesc de ochii tăi

Ma-i-a hi
Ma-i-a hu
Ma-i-a ho
Ma-i-a ha-ha
Ma-i-a hi
Ma-i-a hu
Ma-i-a ho
Ma-i-a ha-ha
Ma-i-a hi
Ma-i-a hu
Ma-i-a ho
Ma-i-a ha-ha
Ma-i-a hi
Ma-i-a hu
Ma-i-a ho
Ma-i-a ha-ha

Vrei să pleci dar nu mă, nu mă iei
Nu mă, nu mă iei, nu mă, nu mă, nu mă iei
Chipul tău și dragostea din tei
Mi-amintesc de ochii tăi
Vrei sa pleci dar nu mă, nu mă iei
Nu mă, nu mă iei, nu mă, nu mă, nu mă iei




Chipul tău și dragostea din tei
Mi-amintesc de ochii tăi

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to O-Zone's song "Dragostea Din Tei" (also known as "Numa Numa" due to the popularity of the internet video featuring the song) are primarily in Romanian and it is difficult to translate the words directly into English as they are mostly nonsensical. Instead, the song is more about the melody and feeling it conveys. The chorus repeats the phrase "Vrei să pleci dar nu mă, nu mă iei" which loosely translates to "You want to leave but you don't take me." The rest of the verses are essentially about the singer professing his love and happiness to his significant other.


Beyond the lyrics, the song is known for its catchy beat and upbeat melody. It was released in 2003 and quickly became a hit in Europe, particularly in Romania, Italy, and Spain. Its popularity in the US was largely due to the aforementioned "Numa Numa" video which went viral in 2004. The video featured a young man dancing and lip-syncing to the song and was viewed millions of times on websites like YouTube.


Line by Line Meaning

Ma-i-a hi
Expressing joy and excitement


Ma-i-a hu
Continuing the expression of joy and excitement


Ma-i-a ho
Further continuing the expression of joy and excitement


Ma-i-a ha-ha
Laughing in joy and excitement


Alo, salut, sunt eu, un haiduc
Hello, greetings, I am a wanderer


Și te rog, iubirea mea, primește fericirea
And I beg of you, my love, to accept my happiness


Alo, alo, sunt eu Picasso
Hello, hello, I am Picasso


Ți-am dat beep, și sunt voinic
I sent you a beep, and I am strong


Dar sa știi, nu-ți cer nimic
But you should know, I ask nothing of you


Vrei să pleci dar nu mă, nu mă iei
You want to leave, but you're not taking me with you


Chipul tău și dragostea din tei
Your face and love like the linden blooms


Mi-amintesc de ochii tăi
I remember your eyes


Te sun, să-ți spun, ce simt acum
I call you, to tell you how I feel now


Alo, iubirea mea, sunt eu, fericirea
Hello, my love, it's me, happiness


Alo, alo, sunt iarăși eu, Picasso
Hello, hello, it's me again, Picasso


Vrei să pleci dar nu mă, nu mă iei
You want to leave, but you're not taking me with you


Ma-i-a hi
Expressing joy and excitement


Ma-i-a hu
Continuing the expression of joy and excitement


Ma-i-a ho
Further continuing the expression of joy and excitement


Ma-i-a ha-ha
Laughing in joy and excitement


Vrei să pleci dar nu mă, nu mă iei
You want to leave, but you're not taking me with you


Chipul tău și dragostea din tei
Your face and love like the linden blooms


Mi-amintesc de ochii tăi
I remember your eyes




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Written by: Dan Balan

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@RandomDragon._.

Don't worry about it! The lyrics are:
Hi?Hello?
Am I a dummy?
And please, my love, recieve my happiness

Hi!Hii!
It's me, Picasooo I sent you a message,
And I am strong,
But, you know, I won't ask you for anything

You want to leave but you don't take me, x3
Your face and the love from the tree,
Remind me of your eyes x3

That is all for now! btw the
translation stops at 2:09



All comments from YouTube:

@TimeRecords

If you're in a nostalgic mood don't miss this playlist full of dance music '90-2000: https://bit.ly/3E4WDPy

@MauveStingerStings

That Numa Numa song will never get old

Edit: Because people keep replying to me with useless information, I know the song was called Dragostea din tei sinnce 2017.

@tomkaleja

Ma-i-a hi
Ma-i-a hu
Ma-i-a ho
Ma-i-a ha-ha

@merwan4889

We are the first on a comment who will receive a big number of like I think

@rododendron9448

Siema

@hungamunga17113

Okay but have you heard of Maya?

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@cruzjeromeg

Me: do you know what happened to Maya Hee?
Them: Maya Who?
Me: Maya Haha

@muhyusman

Good one

@christianrhendy8145

Nice one

@gusogusishe

nice

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