Band history
Band history
The band was formed in 1994. Various line-ups, initial sound rather hardcore and lyrics mostly in Russian, played at "10 Years After Chernobyl" Action in Chişinău, warmed up for Rage Against the Machine at the Learn to Swim II Festival in 1996; the recording of that festival includes their "В доме моем" ("V dome moiom", "In My House") in Russian, and "Hardcore Moldovenesc" in Romanian.
Around 1998, their sound began to change, embracing traditional Romanian/Moldovan music and with lyrics entirely in Romanian.
On August 14, 1999, Zdob şi Zdub played as part of the Russian MTV-Party, held on Red Square in Moscow, along with Russian bands "Gorky Park" and "IFK" and US band The Red Hot Chili Peppers.
The band has toured extensively, mostly in Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, and Romania, but also in Germany (1998) and the Netherlands (2000), and more recently in Serbia, Hungary, and Italy. On January 31, 2001, in Moscow, "Zdob şi Zdub" performed with the legendary musician and film director Emir Kusturica and his "No Smoking Orchestra".
The video of their song "Bună Dimineaţa!" ("Good Morning"), a tongue-in-cheek evocation of the agro-romanticism of the Stalinist-era Soviet Union and its satellites was awarded Romanian video clip of the year (2001) at the "Televest" Festival in Timişoara, Romania. The following year they won the equivalent MTV Romania Video Music Award for "Ţiganii şi OZN" ("The Gypsies and the UFO").
On February 26, 2005, the band won a national pre-selection contest to claim the right to represent Moldova in its first ever appearance at the Eurovision Song Contest, with their song Boonika Bate Toba ("Grandmamma is beating da drum-a"). On May 19 they performed fourth in the running order of the semi-final and came up sixth in the grand final on May 21.
Line-up
The following listing is by no means a comprehensive list of who has ever played in Zdob şi Zdub. Early line-ups were very fluid, and many prominent Moldovan musicians have been known to "sit in" for recording sessions or for individual concerts.
* Roman Yagupov (born 13 September 1973) - vocals, flute, ocarina, iorgafon ("yorgaphone"), and other ethnic instruments. Original member.
* Mihai Gîncu (born 5 March 1975) - usually bass guitar; drums 2003-2004. Original member.
* Sviatoslav Starus - guitar
* Anatol Pugaci (also spelled "Pugach", born 6 October 1973) - drums, sometimes bass. Original member, left 1999 and returned 2004
* Andrei Cebotari - drums, 1999-2002
* Victor Dandeş (born 3 April 1972)- trombone, accordion, ethnic instruments
* Valeriu Mazilu (born 12 September 1978) - trumpet
* Igor Buzurniuc (born 23 June 1981) - guitar
Discography
* "Tabăra Noastră" (Our camp)
* "Hardcore Moldovenesc" (Moldovan Hardcore)
* "Zdubii bateţi tare"
* "Remix"
* "Agroromantica"
* "450 de oi" (450 Sheep)
* "Ethnomecanica"
Видели ночь
Zdob Şi Zdub Lyrics
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Погасли огни один за одним
Мы видели как уезжает последний трамвай
Ездят такси, но нам нечем платить
И нам незачем ехать мы гуляем одни
На нашем кассетнике кончилась плёнка. Мотай!
Видели ночь, гуляли всю ночь до утра
Видели ночь, гуляли всю ночь до утра
Видели нoчь, гуляли всю ночь до утра
Зайди в телефонную будку скажи, чтоб
Закрыли дверь в квартире твоей
Сними свою обувь, мы будем ходить босиком
Есть сигареты, спички, бутылка вина и она
Поможет нам ждать, поможет поверить
Что все спят и мы здесь вдвоём
Видели ночь, гуляли всю ночь до утра
Видели ночь, гуляли всю ночь до утра
Видели ночь, гуляли всю ночь до утра
Видели нoчь, гуляли всю ночь до утра
Видели ночь, гуляли всю ночь до утра
Видели ночь, гуляли всю ночь до утра
Видели ночь, гуляли всю ночь до утра
Видели нoчь, гуляли всю ночь до утра
The lyrics to Zdob și Zdub's song "Видели ночь" (Seen the Night) depict a night of aimless wandering and escapism. The song begins with the singers leaving their homes as all the lights in the windows turn off one by one. They witness the last tram leave, and unable to afford a taxi, they decide to walk alone. The cassette in their player runs out of tape, but they continue to indulge in their night out.
The second verse speaks of a momentary respite, as they enter a phone booth and request the closure of the door to the apartment. They remove their shoes to walk barefoot and have cigarettes, matches, and a bottle of wine to await the morning. The night is their refuge, a place where they can forget the world and its troubles and be lost in each other's company.
Overall, the song speaks of the desire to escape from the daily routine and spend time in the much-needed company of oneself and their beloved. It is about cherishing the moments of bringing simplicity and remembering that sometimes all one needs is another person and a quiet night.
Line by Line Meaning
Мы вышли из дома, когда во всех окнах
We left the house when all the lights in the windows were out
Погасли огни один за одним
The lights went out one by one
Мы видели как уезжает последний трамвай
We saw the last tram leaving
Ездят такси, но нам нечем платить
Taxis are driving by, but we have no money to pay
И нам незачем ехать мы гуляем одни
We have no reason to go anywhere, so we walk alone
На нашем кассетнике кончилась плёнка. Мотай!
We ran out of film on our cassette player. Rewind!
Зайди в телефонную будку скажи, чтоб
Go to the phone booth and tell them to
Закрыли дверь в квартире твоей
Close the door to your apartment
Сними свою обувь, мы будем ходить босиком
Take off your shoes, we will walk barefoot
Есть сигареты, спички, бутылка вина и она
We have cigarettes, matches, a bottle of wine, and her
Поможет нам ждать, поможет поверить
She will help us wait, she will help us believe
Что все спят и мы здесь вдвоём
That everyone else is asleep, and we are here together
Видели ночь, гуляли всю ночь до утра
We saw the night, we walked all night until morning
Видели ночь, гуляли всю ночь до утра
We saw the night, we walked all night until morning
Видели ночь, гуляли всю ночь до утра
We saw the night, we walked all night until morning
Видели нoчь, гуляли всю ночь до утра
We saw the night, we walked all night until morning
Writer(s): Viktor Tsoi
Contributed by Jack P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@braxbrax7655
Hoping to translate the lyrics with a proper sense (very sweet lyrics-poetry)
I'VE SEEN THE NIGHT
"We left the house
when the lights in all the windows
went out one by one.
We saw the last tram leaving the taxi rides,
but we have nothing to pay
and we have no reason to go,
we walk alone.
Our cassette has run out the film.
Rewind it!
Seen the night,
walked all night until the morning.
Go to the phone booth,
tell them to close the door in your apartment.
Take off your shoes,
we will walk barefoot;
there are cigarettes,
matches, a bottle of wine
and she helps us to wait,
helps to believe
that everyone is sleeping
and we are here together.
Seen the night,
walked all night until the morning.
walked all night until morning".
@user-yh4vx4he7w
КТО СЛУШАЕТ ЭТОТ ШЕДЕВР В 2024г.
@Ptica-sinica
💃🔥💃🔥
@olegzanin722
мы) иммигранты из Украины в Испании)
@Cizda
Я раньше никогда не слышал её, хоть и коренной Молдован )
@tayakalina1386
@@Cizdaтебе потому что 12
@denisss_petrov
@@Cizdaэта группа лучше на молдавском поет, например песня кишенев-бухарест, загугли👍
@user-gj2zk9ut8x
Великий кавер! Труба бесподобна, солист красавец! Эх, молодость 🥲
@user-rq3xz4yp4p
Просто сумасшедший кавер! 👍👍👍👍Пожалуй the best cover этой песни!!! Услышал его в первые когда он только вышел. И до сих пор слушаю и не приедается ведь: настолько все сделано нестандартно и музыкально. Кавер на все времена!!!👏👏👏 Качественные каверы вдыхают новизну придают свежее звучание в давно уже знакомые бессмертные иворения. Был бы жив Виктор Цой наверное не меньше восхитился бы этой версии своей композиции. Красавцы!!! Настоящие профи!!!!👍👍👏👏
@user-bw9if5lh5k
А где ссылка на автора? Он сам это сочинил?
@dinaburger
Сто лет не слышал! Привет из Витебска, молдаване! 29.06.2023