Melancolie () is a Moldovan Soviet song written in Romanian by Petre Teodorovici (music) and Grigore Vieru (lyrics). The well known song was performed by various singers such as Sofia Rotaru, Angela Similea, Ion Suruceanu, and others. Both Rotaru and Suruceanu appeared in the Soviet film Dnestrovskiye melodiy of the 1970s.
A megahit in the Soviet Union in 1983.
History Composer Pyotr Teodorovich first sold it to singer for 150 Soviet rubles (an engineer's salary in the USSR).
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. Lyrics in Romanian Eu mă întreb de unde vine, vine, De unde doru-şi ia izvorul, dorul Mă luminez şi-mi pare bine, bine Când vine dorul, când dorul vine.
Chorus: Melancolie — dulce melodie, Melancolie — misterios amor. Melancolie, melancolie Din armonia inimii cu dor.
Mai drag de-amorul meu târziu, mai dragă, Mai dragă mi-e mândruţa dragă, dragă, Mai drag mi-e codrul cu izvorul, dorul, Când vine dorul, când dorul vine.
Chorus: Melancolie – dulce melodie, Melancolie – misterios amor. Malancolie, melancolie Din armonia inimii cu dor. Note: ş reads sh as in shower â reads i as in sin, win, kin, pin etc. c in front of e reads as ch as in reachTranslation Who will explain me the miracle, miracle When love around the world travels, travels And suddenly from unknown where the miracle Has come to you, to you has come
Chorus: Melancholia — a sweet melodies Melancholia — non-ordinary feelings Melancholia, melancholia Out of the harmony of a loving heart
For me it so easy when you near, right next The heart's pounding as in a bird, bird The soul's glad for the whole world And childhood's recalling
Chorus:
Now to me all people became close, close By your magical simple power, power When, my darling, I see, see I song from happiness
References
Literature Elizaveta Kvilinkova. Moldovans in Belarus: Ethnocultural Identity and Integration (2024) ISBN 9785046644005
External links Melancolie at Sofia Rotaru website Lyrics