Lume, lume! Maria Tănase 1958
World, world, sister world
When will I have enough of you ?
When I give up bread for Lent
And the glass will give up on me
Maybe then I’ll have enough of you
When they hammer the nails on my coffin
World, sister world
When they put me in my grave
And I won’t be on earth anymore
World, sister world
That’s how the world is, transient
‘Cause that’s how the world is, transient
One is born, another dies
World, sister world
The born one suffers
The dead one rots
‘Cause that’s how the world is, transient
One is born, another dies
World, sister world
The born one suffers
The dead one rots
World, sister world
* Here is the source for the song and the translation of the lyrics.
* The only information on the year of the recording can be found here. Other information you can see -stating that “the recording year is 1969”- doesn’t make any sense, since Maria’s year of death is 1963.
* You can listen the other version of this song played by Balanescu Quartet, titled as “Life and Death” and view the translation of the same lyrics given in the booklet here.
