Paroles et traduction Pavel Stratan - Cucu o murit

Cucu o murit

Am un cuc de-cela
Din stramosi lasat.
Are cuc intr-insul
Asa-i de minunat.
Cand ma uit o data
Ceasul s-a oprit.
Cuculica, scoala!
Cucu o murit!
Ceasul nu mai bate
Ora-i douspe fix.
Doamne, ce inseamna, oare,
Semnul X?
Daca cucu stie,
Ori, sa zic stie (stia).
Ca sa-i cante cucu,
Cred ca nu mure (murea).
Mai canta o data
Fix la douspe fix.
Cred ca oricum ceva anseamna
Semnul asta X.
Obosesti odata
Nimeni n-o stiut
Ca si cucu moare,
Chiar daca-i de lut.

The Cuckoo Died

I have an old cuckoo clock,
Left to me by my ancestors.
It has a cuckoo inside,
That's what makes it so wonderful.
When I look at it,
Time seems to stop.
Little cuckoo, wake up!
The cuckoo is dead!
The clock no longer chimes,
It's exactly twelve o'clock.
My dear, what could it mean,
This sign of X?
If the cuckoo knows,
Or rather, knew.
That the cuckoo would sing to it,
I don't think it would die.
Sing one more time,
Exactly at twelve o' clock.
I believe that this sign of X
Means something anyway.
You get tired once,
No one knew
That even cuckoos die,
Even if they're made of clay.