Hăitura / Коляда
Zdob Si Zdub
The Hăitura / Kolyada
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.