Cobzar - Dirty Shirt

Să-mi cânţi cobzar bătrân ceva, să-mi cânţi ce ştii mai bine

Că vin ţi-oi da şi bani ţi-oi da, şi haina de pe mine

Să-mi cânţi cobzar bătrân ceva, să-mi cânţi şi din vioară

Că doar s-o isprăvi cândva o viaţă atât de amară

Lăsaţi-mă în fum să stau în crâşma-ntunecată

Să beau, să cânt şi-apoi să-nving durerea ce m-apasă

Lost in a dark place, I’m craving for some light

Make my hopes, make my dreams be once again alive

I do not want your pity, just play a song for me

Play it long, make me strong, and help me find my peace

I’ve made mistakes and hurt those who loved me most

My past is haunting me like an evil ghost

I need to find a way out of this dark hole

Your song is like a balm to my wounded soul

Sing me an old cobzar, sing me what you know best

I'll give you money and I'll give you money, and the coat on me

Sing me an old cobzar, sing me a violin

That only such a bitter life would ever end

Let me sit in the dark tavern in the smoke

To drink, to sing, and then to overcome the pain that afflicts me

Lost in a dark place, I’m craving for some light

Make my hopes, make my dreams be once again alive

I don't want your pity, just play a song for me

Play it long, make me strong, and help me find my peace

I’ve made mistakes and hurt those who loved me most

My past is haunting me like an evil ghost

I need to find a way out of this dark hole

Your song is like a balm to my wounded soul