O-Zone first formed in 1998 by Bălan and Petru Jelihovschi, however Jelihovschi had not intended to make music his career and left after their first album, 1999's Dar, Unde Eşti ....
O-Zone is famous for the single Dragostea Din Tei, a notable summer hit which reached #1 in the singles charts of many countries during 2003 and 2004, and Number 3 in the United Kingdom. The follow-up single Despre Tine had similar success across Europe.
They enjoyed a brief resurgence in global popularity due to the online viral success of the Numa Numa Dance, featuring a previously unknown Gary Brolsma lip-synching and dancing to the first minute of the song Dragostea Din Tei.
O-Zone split up in 2005 each artist went on to make solo careers, reuniting in 2017 and 2019, but only for a few concerts.
In 2008, Dragostea Din Tei was sampled by Just Blaze and Canei Finch for the T.I. single Live Your Life.
Numa Numa
O-Zone Lyrics
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Mai-ia-huu
Mai-ia-ha
Mai-ia-haha
Mai-ia-hii
Mai-ia-huu
Mai-ia-ha
Mai-ia-hii
Mai-ia-huu
Mai-ia-ha
Mai-ia-haha
Mai-ia-hii
Mai-ia-huu
Mai-ia-ha
Mai-ia-haha
Alo? Salut! Sunt eu, un haiduc
Şi te rog iubirea mea primeşte, fericirea
Alo? Alo! Sunt eu, Picasso.
Ţi-am dat beep şi sunt voinic
Dar să ştii nu-ţi 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 şi
Dragostea din tei
Mi-amintesc de ochii tăi.
Vrei să pleci dar
Nu mă, nu mă iei,
Nu mă, nu mă iei,
Nu mă, nu mă, nu mă iei.
Chipul tău şi
Dragostea din tei
Mi-amintesc de ochii tăi.
Te sun sa-ţi spun ce simt acum.
Alo, iubirea mea. Sunt eu, fericirea.
Alo? Alo! Sunt iaraşi eu, Picasso.
Ţi-am dat beep şi sunt voinic
Dar să ştii nu-ţi 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 şi
Dragostea din tei
Mi-amintesc de ochii tăi.
Vrei să pleci dar
Nu mă, nu mă iei,
Nu mă, nu mă iei,
Nu mă, nu mă, nu mă iei.
Chipul tău şi
Dragostea din tei
Mi-amintesc de ochii tăi.
Mai-ia-hii
Mai-ia-huu
Mai-ia-ha
Mai-ia-haha
Mai-ia-hii
Mai-ia-huu
Mai-ia-ha
Mai-ia-haha
Mai-ia-hii
Mai-ia-huu
Mai-ia-ha
Mai-ia-haha
Mai-ia-hii
Mai-ia-huu
Mai-ia-ha
Mai-ia-haha
Vrei să pleci dar
Nu mă, nu mă iei,
Nu mă, nu mă iei,
Nu mă, nu mă, nu mă iei.
Chipul tău şi
Dragostea din tei
Mi-amintesc de ochii tăi.
Vrei să pleci dar
Nu mă, nu mă iei,
Nu mă, nu mă iei,
Nu mă, nu mă, nu mă iei.
Chipul tău şi
Dragostea din tei
Mi-amintesc de ochii tăi.
The song "Dragostea Din Tei," also known as "Numa Numa," by Romanian band O-Zone features lyrics that alternate between nonsensical syllables and verses in Romanian. The song begins with the repeated phrase "Mai-ia-hii, Mai-ia-huu, Mai-ia-ha, Mai-ia-haha," which doesn't have a direct translation but is simply meant to be catchy and danceable. The following verses in Romanian tell a love story, with the singer calling their love interest and asking for their affection.
The chorus of the song is what really stuck in people's heads as it became a viral hit in the mid-2000s. The singer begs their lover not to leave, repeating "Vrei să pleci dar, nu mă, nu mă iei," which means "You want to leave but, don't take me." The chorus is then followed by the memorable line, "Chipul tău şi dragostea din tei, mi-amintesc de ochii tăi" or "Your face and love from the linden trees, remind me of your eyes."
The song's upbeat tempo and infectious melody contributed to its internet fame in the early days of social media, where users would share videos of themselves dancing to the song. The O-Zone version of "Dragostea Din Tei" has been covered and remixed by countless artists, including US singer Haiducii and South Korean boy band EXO.
Line by Line Meaning
Mai-ia-hii
The feeling of a moment of excitement or blood rush
Mai-ia-huu
The same feeling building up, getting stronger
Mai-ia-ha
The release of the feeling, letting go
Mai-ia-haha
The victorious feeling after letting go of the excitement
Alo? Salut! Sunt eu, un haiduc
Hello? Hi! It's me, a wanderer
Şi te rog iubirea mea primeşte, fericirea
And I'm asking you, my love, to accept the happiness
Alo? Alo! Sunt eu, Picasso.
Hello? Hello! It's me, Picasso.
Ţi-am dat beep şi sunt voinic
I beeped you and feel powerful
Dar să ştii nu-ţi cer nimic.
But don't worry, I don't want anything from you
Vrei să pleci dar
Nu mă, nu mă iei,
Nu mă, nu mă iei,
You want to leave but you can't take me with you,
Nu mă, nu mă, nu mă iei.
Chipul tău şi
Dragostea din tei
Mi-amintesc de ochii tăi.
No, you can't take me. Your face and the love we share reminds me of your beautiful eyes
Te sun sa-ţi spun ce simt acum.
Alo, iubirea mea. Sunt eu, fericirea.
I'm calling you to tell you how I feel. Hello, my love. I'm happiness.
Vrei să pleci dar
Nu mă, nu mă iei,
Nu mă, nu mă iei,
You want to go but you can't take me with you,
Nu mă, nu mă, nu mă iei.
Chipul tău şi
Dragostea din tei
Mi-amintesc de ochii tăi.
No, you can't take me. Your face and the love we share reminds me of your beautiful eyes
Mai-ia-hii
The feeling of a moment of excitement or blood rush
Mai-ia-huu
The same feeling building up, getting stronger
Mai-ia-ha
The release of the feeling, letting go
Mai-ia-haha
The victorious feeling after letting go of the excitement
Vrei să pleci dar
Nu mă, nu mă iei,
Nu mă, nu mă iei,
You want to leave but you can't take me with you,
Nu mă, nu mă, nu mă iei.
Chipul tău şi
Dragostea din tei
Mi-amintesc de ochii tăi.
No, you can't take me. Your face and the love we share reminds me of your beautiful eyes
Contributed by Mackenzie E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@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
@TimeRecords
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@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?
@cruzjeromeg
Me: do you know what happened to Maya Hee?
Them: Maya Who?
Me: Maya Haha
@muhyusman
Good one
@christianrhendy8145
Nice one
@gusogusishe
nice