Hello everyone!
Can anyone tell me what my grandmother was singing in this video? (Is it Romanian?)
I would also like to know what accent you would consider her having?
My grandmother was born in Karamurat (now Mihail Kogalniceanu), raised in Dobruja during the 1930’s/40’s, and then was moved around a lot during WW2 so, to my understanding, her accent is a bit mixed.
She passed away a couple years ago and I never got the chance to know more about what she was singing.
Thank you <3 https://imgur.com/a/pAb2Ab3
Hello, I didn't really catch all of the words but I am 99.9% sure that this is the song she is singing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdFJbpKmMTw&list=RDOdFJbpKmMTw&start_radio=1
Ce sa fac daca-mi placi (What shall I do if I like you) - Alexandru Andries
Also the translation of the lyrics she is singing:
What am I supposed to do if I like you?
You tell me, is it my fault?
I want to avoid you, to stop loving you,
But what am I supposed to do if I like you?
Oh wow! This is totally it! Thank you so much, you have no clue how happy I am to finally have an answer! ❤️ it makes sense she’d sing this song, she was such a romantic haha
That genre of music was actually called Romanțe but nowadays is probably extinct replaced by the "cultural giants" "singing" about drugs and bitches.
The song is not a "romanta" but what was called "muzica usoara", modern popular music. Romanta sounds diferent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2R0sBHqvzk Ioana Radu was a famous romante singer.
it's a piece called "Ce sa fac daca-mi placi" (What can I do, if I like you), composed in 1945 by Henri Malineanu (lyrics E Mirea)