Be Cool Be Good - Loredana Groza

ce mishto ar fi be buneeee
Be cool, be good
sa fim respectati in lume,
Find respect in the light
cu romanu*cu romanu*
Oh Romany, Oh Romany
nu-i chiar asa!
Not at all!

cand s-a duna tot romanu*
When its bad for the Romany
nu-l imprasti nici cu tunu*
Hold off on the ill repute deed
si mai vine si tiganu*
Even when you are Gypsy
se oftica iuropeanu*
Mind how Europe sees us

chiar daca esti moldovean,ardelean sau oltean*
When you are Moldovean, Ardelean and Oltean
suntem made in romanie!
You are all made in Romania!
chiar daca esti regatean,banatean sau tigan*
When you are Regatean, Banatean and Gypsy
suntem made in romanie!
You are all made in Romania!

yali,yali,bre
Yali, Yali, man
am plecat sa fac un ban
I went to make lots of money
dar mau expulzat in apoi in Saraiman!
But then was beyond my wits' end!
capsunele,capsunele, am cules un an
An entire year, I picked strawberries, strawberries!
siam cules si portofele sa mai fac un ban!
Then like a Gypsy thief, I picked pockets and wallets to make money!


cand s-a duna tot romanu*
When its bad for the Romany
nu-l imprasti nici cu tunu*
Hold off on the ill repute deed
si mai vine si tiganu*
Even when you are Gypsy
se oftica iuropeanu
Mind how Europe sees us

chiar daca esti moldovean
Even when you are Moldovean
yali,yali,yali
Yali, yali, yali

chiar daca esti ardelean
Even when you are Ardelean
yali,yali,yali
Yali, yali, yali

chiar daca esti oltean
Even when you are Oltean
yali,yali,yali
Yali, yali, yali

chiar daca esti regatean
Even when you are Regatean
yali,yali,yali

chiar daca esti banatean
Even when you are Banatean
yali,yali,yali
Yali, yali, yali

chiar daca esti tigan
Even when you are a Gypsy!
yali,yali,yalï
Yali, yali, yali


This song pays homage to the various Romanian regional dialects and the influence of Gypsy - Romany - on Romanian culture.

Some corrections:

Originally Posted by NormanF

ce mishto ar fi be buneeee
It would be really cool
sa fim respectati in lume,
If the world would pay us some respect
cu romanu*cu romanu*
With Romanian , with Romanian
nu-i chiar asa!
It's not that easy !

cand s-a duna tot romanu
When Romanians get together
nu-l imprasti nici cu tunu*
You wont spread them away neither with a gunshot
si mai vine si tiganu*
And then the Gypsy comes
se oftica iuropeanu*
The European gets mad

chiar daca esti moldovean,ardelean sau oltean*
Even if you are Moldovean, Ardelean and Oltean
suntem made in romanie!
You are all made in Romania!
chiar daca esti regatean,banatean sau tigan*
When you are Regatean, Banatean and Gypsy
suntem made in romanie!
You are all made in Romania!

yali,yali,bre
Yali, Yali, man
am plecat sa fac un ban
I left (Romania ) to go and make some money
dar mau expulzat in apoi in Saraiman!
But they expelled be back to Saraiman
capsunele,capsunele, am cules un an
An entire year, I picked strawberries, strawberries!
siam cules si portofele sa mai fac un ban!
And I picked pockets and wallets also to make money!




chiar daca esti moldovean
Even if you are Moldovean
yali,yali,yali
Yali, yali, yali

chiar daca esti ardelean
Even if you are Ardelean
yali,yali,yali
Yali, yali, yali

chiar daca esti oltean
Even if you are Oltean
yali,yali,yali
Yali, yali, yali

chiar daca esti regatean
Even if you are Regatean
yali,yali,yali

chiar daca esti banatean
Even if you are Banatean
yali,yali,yali
Yali, yali, yali

chiar daca esti tigan
Even if you are a Gypsy!
yali,yali,yalï
Yali, yali, yali

Please do not ever translate Român as Romany !!! Rromani is another term for Gypsy, so rromani and român are 2 different things .

And aredelean , banatean and moldovean are not dialects , they are the names of the people that live in Ardeal (Transilvania) , Banat ,and Molodova. This song was made because they wanted to show that gypsies and romanians can live together in this country .....I guess...