Hăitura / Коляда

Hey, hey, kids and brothers
Hold on a sec and don’t rush
Join the oxen by the side
And listen to my word
Tomorrow the year is fresh
The plow’s gonna start rolling
We begin to sing the carol

Oh, little bunny, oh, gray one
Oh, little bunny, with the white tail
And he jumped up on the table, grabbed a piece of sugar
Worn-out pants, skinny legs, crooked, thin

Kolyada, little carousel, Kolyada, red girl
Kolyada, don’t sit too close, Kolyada, near the roadside
Kolyada, they'll take you, Kolyada, they'll carry you
Kolyada, they’ll sell you, Kolyada, Kolyada
The year has risen again

Old Traian
Rode on a well-taught horse

With a name like Graur
With a saddle of gold
With a silk bridle
As thick as a cow

Oh, little bunny, there’s a deep river
And how on the river, on the bend rides my darling on a stick
Worn-out pants, skinny legs, crooked, thin
Skinny legs, crooked, worn-out pants, thin

Kolyada, little carousel, Kolyada, red girl
Kolyada, don’t sit too close, Kolyada, near the roadside
Kolyada, they'll take you, Kolyada, they'll carry you
Kolyada, they’ll sell you, Kolyada, Kolyada

Kolyada, they will be riding, Kolyada, merchants and nobles
Kolyada, they will sit you down, Kolyada, in a green carriage
Kolyada, they'll sell you, Kolyada, for a hundred rubles
Kolyada, Kolyada, tomorrow they’ll eat meat.