Melancolie
| "Melancolie" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Sofia Rotaru | |
| Language | Romanian |
| English title | Melancholia |
| Recorded | 1983 |
| Genre | Pop music |
| Label | Melodiya |
| Songwriter | Grigore Vieru |
Melancolie (English: Melancholia) is a Moldovan Soviet song written in Romanian by Petre Teodorovici (music) and Grigore Vieru (lyrics).[1] The well known song was performed by various singers such as Sofia Rotaru, Angela Similea, Ion Suruceanu, and others.[2] Both Rotaru and Suruceanu appeared in the Soviet film Dnestrovskiye melodiy of the 1970s.[3]
A megahit in the Soviet Union in 1983.[4]
History
Composer Pyotr Teodorovich first sold it to singer Nadezhda Chepraga for 150 Soviet rubles (an engineer's salary in the USSR).[5]
And then, as it turns out, to Sofia Rotaru for 250 rubles (a large sum at the time). Why the composer did this is unknown, but each singer began to consider the song their own and performed it in concert.[5]
Lyrics
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in Romanian Chorus: Mai drag de-amorul meu târziu, mai dragă, Chorus:
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Translation Chorus: For me it so easy when you near, right next Chorus: Now to me all people became close, close |
References
- ^ Păunescu, Ana Maria (19 January 2014). ""Melancolie, melancolie..."". Jurnalul Național (in Romanian).
- ^ "Sofia Rotaru — Melancolie". moldovenii.md (in Romanian). Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ "Melancolie — versuri Sofia Rotaru". versuri.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ Fyodor Razzakov [in Russian]. "София Ротару и ее миллионы" (in Russian). Retrieved 16 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Не просто «дульче мелодие»: как песня «Меланколие» чуть не поссорила Софию Ротару с Надеждой Чепрагой". Fakty ta Komentari (in Russian). Retrieved 11 April 2025.
Literature
- Elizaveta Kvilinkova. Moldovans in Belarus: Ethnocultural Identity and Integration (2024) ISBN 9785046644005