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"Dragostea Din Tei" (pronounced [ˈdraɡoste̯a din ˈtej] ⓘ; official English title: "Words of Love",[2][3] also informally known as "Maya Hi" and "Numa Numa") is a song by Moldovan pop group O-Zone, released as the second single from their third studio album, DiscO-Zone (2004). The song's title is Romanian for "Love from the linden tree".
Excuse me Europe, but I have to ask: What the fuck?
Excuse ME! You weren't aware of it?
This is, what made this track to an everlasting Internet meme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JpMPAaQSyQ
Man, I miss having fun on the internet without the fear of millions of people bullying/doxxing me or a corporation using my likeness to spread viral marketing/train their shitty AI.
I always thought Numa Numa guy looks like he's having a lot of fun
It's weird. I think half of the people who watched it were like you (and me) and the other half were like, "ha ha fat guy."
But then I think most of the ridicule of that Star Wars kid, who ended up having serious psychological issues stemming from it, was because he was fat too.
I know the song. I didn't know anything about the weirdness behind it.
I don't get it, what's so weird about it?
For one thing, "Love from the Linden Tree" is a weird name for a song. For another, the band is Moldovan, but the song's name is in Romanian.
Languages in Europe do not stick to national borders per se. History and all that.
Looking it up, seems like Moldova speaks Romanian, so nothing weird about that?
And is that really a "weird" name for a song? Don't forget it's gonna sound awkward since it's a translation, but it seems like a mostly typical name for a song.
I thought they spoke Moldovan?
The page you linked says
Outdated name for the Romanian language in Moldova
However, I don't know the details, so if Moldova has a different variant or dialect, and the song title doesn't use that, you might have a point.
For one thing, "Love from the Linden Tree" is a weird name for a song.
Excuse me Europe, but I have to ask: What the fuck?
Northwestern European here: I had no idea at the time and still don't. I hereby pass this question along to Eastern Europe.
Baby don’t hurt me.