🇲🇩 ESC 2022 Moldova: Reaction to Zdob și Zdub - Trenulețul

[@JulieH1958]

If I could, I would compose a sonnet to honour Moldova and the joy they bring to Eurovision . Thanks from Australia 🇦🇺

[@elidasandru9368]

So nice of you. Thank you from Bucuresti (Bucharest) Romania.

[@cocanitulescu9240]

Gracias por valorar Moldova!

[@margelatutrandafirulgalben3156]

Do it

[@thingybob4375]

The King on the carpet is Stefan the Great of Moldavia, named in a recent poll as The Greatest Romanian of All Time. As someone else has said, there is growing support in Moldova for unification with Romania and the song is about their shared culture, not knowing where one country ends and the next begins. The fact that the train goes from east to west is not insignificant... At the end of the film, in the car, one guy says how it's crazy they only speak on the phone and don't see each other for hundreds of years - "hundreds" being the key word. I'm with Tyler on this one. Moldova can do no wrong in my Eurovision book. As for staging - the band of four, plus the two brothers means six people on stage already, so no room for dancers, unicyclists or grannies in rocking chairs. Moldova being Moldova, they will come up with something - I have no doubt.

[@MyrtleP]

Thanks for the extra details. I had heard that it was about reunification, but I didn't want to make any assumptions.

[@thingybob4375]

@@MyrtleP Well, I think it's "officially" (cough!) about the reintroduction of the direct train route between the two cities but comes loaded with some of that classic Eurovision subtext in heaps...

[@SeanMJOBrien]

@@thingybob4375 It should be noted that one of the countries is in NATO already, while another is not. A "merger" would be the fastest way to be protected by the NATO defense agreement.

[@adriana.arpentii]

@@MyrtleP please do not listen to all Romanians this is gonna happen just in their dreams. As a Moldovan I am telling you Romanians keep commenting at any video that moldovans do and keep saying that is everything about them or unification with them. It’s such a b…. as usual. We do not want unification with anybody. Leave us alone!

[@av9071]

Ridiculous! Stefan was always MOLDAVIAN/MOLDOVAN king. Romania did not even exist at that time! There was no even such a name of the country. The song is just about a train between the countries that have similar traditions and language. No more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ievaklavina5913]

Im latvian and im border guard i acually understad what they ment.....its really funny...the video...the song. I love the folcloric music. For me its just right in every way 🤣😍

[@galinaiuriev7158]

Moldova is a part of big Romania !!!

[@raulbudusan]

Here is the lyrics translation: The train's going, just like flying From one country to another It is going but confused: What's the country? Are they fused? Is it old or is it new? Seems like one, but also two Both together and apart Are there two? Or just one part? Hey ho, Let's go! Folklore and Rock'n'roll. The train's route is East to West Chisinau - Bucharest. Both in that land and in this We dance hora - it's a bliss And in each country within Magic's made with violin When the train gets to a stand Feels like almost the same land Feels like went without a change Home-to-home. What an exchange! Hey ho, Let's go! Folklore and Rock'n'roll. The train's route is East to West Chisinau - Bucharest. Hey ho, Let's go! Folklore and Rock'n'roll. The train's route is East to West Chisinau - Bucharest. Hey ho, Let's go! Folklore and Rock'n'roll. The train's route is East to West Chisinau - Bucharest. Chisinau - Bucharest. Going quickly, going good Train of our nationhood But it cannot comprehend What's the country? Where's the end? Is it old or is it new? Seems like one, but also two Both together and apart Are there two? Or just one part? Hey ho, Let's go! Folklore and Rock'n'roll. The train's route is East to West Chisinau - Bucharest. Hey ho, Let's go! Folklore and Rock'n'roll. The train's route is East to West Chisinau - Bucharest. Hey ho, Let's go! Folklore and Rock'n'roll. The train's route is East to West Chisinau - Bucharest.

[@sandavidican3682]

❤️

[@tilzo_9752]

aw thats such a nice message especially for eurovision, i feel like countries and borders can get to a point where rather than bringing people together they are separating people apart, and we forget that everywhere in europe and around the world we are all in this together

[@TheFuriared]

@@tilzo_9752 It goes deeper than that, Moldova and Romania are essentially the same country, but eastern Moldova was annexed by USSR.

[@simonad3201]

Traducerea ta 🤩 absolut on point! Inclusiv rima, bravo!

[@raulbudusan]

Mulțumesc @@simonad3201 , le-am trimis-o și lor și au folosit-o in videoclipul piesei. Chiar mi-a făcut plăcere 🙂

[@mariusc4033]

Moldova e Romania si Romania e Moldova Legenda trenuletului de la Chisinau la Bucuresti.

[@adriana.arpentii]

Niciodata nu a fost si nici nu va fi, doar in visele voastre!

[@av9071]

Lasati pe noi in pace. Moldova este o tara independenta!

[@mariusc4033]

@@av9071 am rude in Basarabia si iubesc Moldova. Probabil ca tu ai rude in Rusia si atunci se explica ce fel de "idependenta" vrei.

[@vladgruita1149]

@@adriana.arpentii Esti prost rau de tot. A fost si o sa fie candva din nou!

[@alisabucarciuc4924]

@@mariusc4033 - Cei de scriu ca nu le place Romania sint rusificati ,dar sa crape ei - ca noi tot frati sintem .Eu sint din Republica Moldova -iubesc Romania si imi doresc mult reunirea Romaniei Mare.

[@ЭльвираКравченко-е3р]

this song is about a train that travels from Chisinau to Bucharest. in general, it was dedicated to the restoration of this route. the carpet depicts Stefan the Great, the sovereign who defeated the Turks (100,000 army with 35 thousand Moldovan soldiers)

[@Zullyan]

It's a song whose message is that Romania and the Republic of Moldova are the same country and the same people ;)

[@SeanMJOBrien]

@@Zullyan It should be noted that one of the countries is in NATO already, while another is not. A "merger" would be the fastest way to be protected by the NATO defense agreement.

[@paolacociu8169]

Stephen the Great, also Vlad the Impaler or 'Dracula's' cousin

[@brandusaantoniac2574]

@@SeanMJOBrien , soon, the other one (Romania) will not be anymore in the bloody NATO ...

[@adriana.arpentii]

@@Zullyan no it’s just a song wtf are you talking about dude!

[@carmentoma9357]

I love this song and I'm sure it will qualify! Good luck, Zdob and Zdub!

[@daenerysmax6267]

Romania is Moldova. Moldova is Romania. No difference.

[@ionutpopa5467]

The message of this song is that Romania and Moldova are basically the same country. It has a very strong political message that has even a greater impact considering the war happening at the border of both these countries.

[@adriana.arpentii]

Wrong it’s not about this wtf it’s wrong with all of you Romanians I don’t get it!

[@andyt8216]

One of my absolute favourites for sure 🇬🇧 🤝🇲🇩 🇷🇴

[@tina.tina1]

9:03 Moldovan is not a language, in Moldova we speack Romanian LE: Oh, she knew, I love her!!

[@simo4272]

Moldovan is a dialect of Roumanian language

[@Zullyan]

@@simo4272 Not a dialect, mostly just an accent.

[@therouter101]

@@Zullyan ohh well, we also use a lot of russian words here in Md… its not gramatical language, most like - parasit words, because of them people from Ro, cannot understand us sometime.

[@phipholin0]

@@Zullyan as a linguist I can confirm that is in fact a dialect. I'm myself from Romanian Moldova region, but our dialect is different from the one spoken in Rep. Moldova, since we don't use Russian language at all.

[@phipholin0]

@@therouter101 pentru mine personal, a fost unul dintre motivele pentru care am învățat rusă, ca să-i pot înțelege mai bine pe moldovenii de peste Prut. E fascinat felul în care a evoluat limba în Rep. Moldova, dar își păstrează totuși registrul arhaic, amintindu-ne nouă, celorlalți moldoveni că avem mai multe în comun cu voi decât cu ardelenii sau oltenii.

[@cute.beluga4261]

Im from Moldova.Thank you for your kind praise and support.

[@florinflorin2168]

Bravo! Felicitări! (un vampir din Brașov) Transilvania, România!

[@vitothepizzaguy7475]

If Moldova and Romania do unite (hopefully) This should be the new Anthem

[@maryceb1067]

I love Moldova song!!🇲🇩❤👍

[@monalisa3852]

I love it, that is a happy song for sure.

[@gheorghebivol931]

Moldova este Romania. Noi suntem români...ne mîndrim.

[@ciprianmihaistan402]

Moldova and Romania have the same language and culture. one people, two countries. Union!!!

[@locotenentrocket1551]

Once Romania was called Great ROmania, and was united with MOldova. We have the same language, the same culture, the same heart despite de conflict that Rusia army stays in Moldova territory after 92. Also we have a train, a train that goes with coals !!!! This train is from Chisinau to Bucharest and is called FRiendship.

[@adriana.arpentii]

And before that once Moldova was called Great Moldova and at that time Romania did’t even exist and been called Walachia so shut up with your b….

[@georgesebastianlungu7538]

I can explain you the meaning of this song . The message is very strong and also simbolic and me like a roamanian I can understand and I will let you know . So , The train goes East to West , Chisinau - Bucharest is a clearly direction to pro European politics that are in this moment in Moldova . They want to delete theyr past and go in a progressive way together with Romania in the European Union . They want to forget theyr agressive past and bad memoryes (mother Russia ) Congragulations Zdob&Zdub & Advahov Brothers for your beautifull message and your creativity !!! Much love from Romania we support your country and your progress . We wait you in the future in EU and don't want to have this borders .

[@carmenlucia4301]

BUNA MANCARE, AER SI BEUTURA IN ROMANIA MAREEEE!!!!😉❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@ubuntuposix]

This may be Moldova's last Eurovision, if Russia succeeds, and it did a big statement with this song: that Moldova is Romania (its the same nation, same language and culture).

[@olgabalaban15]

🥴🥴🥴

[@teodora7219]

Or maybe Russia will let us unite in exchange of Romania giving up their NATO membership. I would agree to that and do the unification.

[@danascully6698]

@@teodora7219 Never will happen what you said! This is just imposible!

[@predaionut3105]

Its old history with "Trenulețul" .In the past in 1947 ,the route into Chişinău and Bucharest did he stop becouse URSS did he separed Moldavia and Romania .And naw in 2022 did he's rebuilding the route into Bucharest and Chişinău .The relation into Moladia and Romania did he start again .

[@domnulVP]

Moldova va câștiga concursul muzical Eurovision 2022, ne vedem de n anul 2023 în Moldova.. .

[@daenerysmax6267]

Votez Moldova. Din Romania.

[@anyta6139]

😍😍👍

[@carmenlucia4301]

CE FAAAAIN, ERA!!!!🤗

[@AnAmericanInDenmark]

This song really is Eurovision in a nutshell, isn't it? Cheesy, catchy, and cultural. I love it (however I did watch a live performance of this song, and it really lacked the energy and charm of this official video, so I hope they bring it 100% in Turin!)

[@Megacillin23]

While I agree that it lacked energy on the stage (imo all the auditions that day did) I am not one bit worried for Turin cause they have experiance on giving a live show everyone talks about and it were auditions without staging after all... :)

[@alohim1573]

Well it's moldova! They are master with performance to crazy song like this

[@imatiger9787]

@@alohim1573 Come in Moldova and you going to love this litle country 🙃

[@alohim1573]

@@imatiger9787 moldova are usually doing good at eurovision regardless the results 👌

[@imatiger9787]

@@alohim1573 I am a moldovian girl and i love my contry 🇲🇩👍

[@nataliazubova5219]

Moldova 💗

[@cameronclare2132]

This is incredibly Balkan, it sort of reminds me of an Eastern version of the Dropkick Murphys or Flogging Molly. Similar bands include Dubioza Kolektiv, Korpiklanni, Gogol Bordello & Balkan Beat Box (whose founder member co-composed Russian Woman), as well as Koza Mostra who sang Alcohol Is Free!

[@MyrtleP]

Oooo! More bands I have to go listen to!!!

[@ZakhadWOW]

Cameron, you are over-generalizing to lump Moldova into the Balkans, it's is honestly more of a fusion of Romania, itself not really all the Balkan, given zero close cultural ties to the various Slavs, and the Greater RUssoan cultural hegemony. I mean most folks consider Greece to NOT be Balkan, although its the far souith end of the peninsula. That Danube boundary from the serbian border to the Black Sea is sort of a boundary between the Balkan culture area and the Latinised Romanians. the "Republic of Moldova" is only the eastern part of historic MOldova (known as Moldavia in many languages), including the historic region of Bessarabia (Basarabia in ROmanian). It's got SOME similarities to the Balkan cultures, but thanks to on and off Russian/Soviet tyranny/domination, is very very differnt.

[@dannybunny777]

Cameron This is authentic Romanian Moldavian folklore!

[@predaionut3105]

Maia you are the best !

[@michellecalin9570]

The Carpet is the meaning of the song - It represents the occupation of Moldova & Bukovina & Romania .

[@womantoday6576]

Their 2005 entrance, also in Romanian language, Boonica bate toba, finished 6th. I really hope this year they will at least repeat this result if finish on the podium won't be the case.

[@adrianmarin3195]

Hy guys. I want to avoid to comment what happened during the voting process at Eurovision Song Contest 2022. For sure, this song is not a " piece of art ". It doesn't knock you down with a complex melodical line and lyrisc to induce a complex emotional state.. It's just an explosion of basic, simple, yet, overwhelming joy. What's for sure is that this song will be one of the 2022's huge market hit. You'll hear it (and dance it) where ever there will by a crowd joined together to have a good time and a smashing party. For sure, Zdob si Zdub & the Advahov Bros will make a lot more money out of this song than the Kalush Orchestra. We just received a crazy enough remedy to help us go along such crazy times that we are living now We should be thankfull for that Mulțumim frați de peste Prut. Cum să zîce la noi, în Ardeal : Dumniezo vă-mburdie-n Rai.

[@ioanavisinescu2091]

The song is in romanian but their accent is different, very heavy with specific words that they use, so sometimes for some romanians it is hard to understand. Maybe that's why they had subtitles. They are a popular band in Romania, even though they are from Moldova.

[@MyrtleP]

Ooooo!! That's interesting to know. They do sound more Balkan to my ignorant ears. I hope that's not offensive to say. I definitely don't mean it that way so please let me know. Now I want to go listen to Romanians and Moldovans speaking back to back so I can really hear the difference.

[@ioanavisinescu2091]

@@MyrtleP It's not offensive at all. They have a heavier accent because they have a lot of Russian influence, so most of them speak russian.

[@trildi]

@@ioanavisinescu2091 Not very accurate. The accent is similar to the Moldovan region of Romania (therefore not related to Russian) where 'ci/ce' is pronounced 'ş', or 'ă' is pronounced 'î', and so on.

[@ZakhadWOW]

@@MyrtleP Well, just think of the challenges of "Espanol" in the Americas, Chileans have almost nothing in common with Mexicans, and then there are the far eastern DOminicans/PuertoRicans. THere are pretty major regional differnces, though when everyone sticks to their best formal grammar, there's no problem.

[@ZakhadWOW]

@@ioanavisinescu2091 nearly 70 years of forced Sovietization will do that to a culture

[@gabrielaispas5142]

🎧👍🇷🇴❤️💛🧡💚💙💜 I was in Rep. of Moldova twice: in 1994 or 1995 🤓 (when I was student and when I had a Moldovan classmate, Zinaida Varanita, from Rep. of Moldova) and in 2018. Zinaida told me how hard was for them to live every day - around '80s. They were entirely dependent on Russian "energy" (electricity, gas, oil...) and poor, they were forced to write Romanian words with kirilic letters and Russian was practically their official language. So they used to speak very well Romanian and Russian, but they wrote Romanian words with kirilic letters not with Latin letters. For preserving their language, under those hard circumstances, they had/have all my respect! You should know that the Moldovan industry is in Transnistria - a region that was not Romanian. Transnistria represent 10% of Moldovan teritory and has 11% of its population. An electrical plant is there and Rep. of Moldova is dependent on that. The economical paradox: Russia has been giving, for years, the gas to Moldova and for that plant from Transnistria to produce electricity (a region like Donbas inside of Ukraine, full of Russian people), but Moldova has been paying the money for gas to Transnistria, not to Russia (a political decision of Russia - thus it was supporting Transnistria's economy and their Russian citizens...). A war btw. Moldovans and Russians took place around 1992 over Transnistria's territory - just like in Donbass now - but nobody cared of this small Republic at that time. Moldovans lost the control over Transnistria and Russia installed an Army there (2000 soldiers nowadays). Stalin was that Bolshevik ruler, who had such "bad" ideas: to incorporate Ukrainian/Georgian/Chechen... regions to Russia and viceversa, for make all these Republics more bolshevik and more Russian - around 1950. The nowadays wars (with Chechnya in 1992, with Rep. of Moldova in 1992 for Transnistria region, with Georgia in 2008 for Abhazia and North Osetia, with Ukraine in 2014 for Crimea and in 2022 for Donbass...) are his inheritance/legacy. It is true that Moldovans don't want the unification with Romania. When, around 1992, Moldova and Romania talked about unification, Russia generated two problems inside Moldova: Russian minority was helped by Russia to create the self-proclaimed Rep. of Transnistria and the Gagauzian minority was helped to create a self-proclaimed Rep. of Gagauzia - those two was recognized as Republics only by Russia, and by no other state. As I said: just like Donbass inside Ukraine... There is no wonder that Moldovans don't want the unification with Romania. They are too scared by Russia and too dependent on Russian energy. And my personal oppinion is that "actual borders" should not be changed! They are a different Republic and should remain like that - for their good future. Romania is part of EU and in NATO, Moldova isn't. Romania helped Moldova as much as possible: we have been accepting Moldovan students here, for free, we gave them also Romanian citizenships and Romanian IDs/passports and, maybe over 3-4 years, we will give them gas/energy. Moldovan language is Romanian, in fact Moldovans have a more Russian accent, a few Russian words and some regional words but it is still Romanian. Moldovan is not another dialect. For ex.people from Northern France will never understand people ftom Southern France. A dialect is almost another language, just like you can not understand Scottish. We and Moldovans understand each other perfectly. They have just been using some regional words. For ex. Moldovans used to call "cucumber" for melon, while "cucumber" is just "cucumber" for Romanians. Hope all these helped you for a better understanding of the situation/history of this "area" - not only regarding this song. Best regards from Romania! 🇷🇴

[@kimcalonius2182]

Basarabia e România

[@imatiger9787]

Thank you, for the next vacation you should consider Moldova, it is a small country and not very beautiful but everything related to culture is wonderful (be careful in the car the roads are bad :)

[@MyrtleP]

Tyler REAAALLLY wants to visit Moldova some time. I have never been there, but it seems like a lovely place.

[@imatiger9787]

@@MyrtleP come im wating for you 🇲🇩🙃

[@trildi]

@@MyrtleP The Geography Now video may help in picking places to see. Unfortunately not much is left for various historical reasons. Moldova is missing a trick as it could have a great rural/cultural tourism infrastructure but alas a poor country can only do so much.

[@MyrtleP]

@@trildi thanks for the recommendation. I will check out the video. When we travel, of course we love seeing museums and crazy architecture and things like that, but more than anything else, I love to experience day-to-day, real life culture. It's hard to find that in a lot of super touristy places because everything is built up around visitors. I would rather ride public transportation, shop in a small grocery store, and eat at a stranger's house. I feel like in Moldova, real local culture would not be so hard to find

[@trildi]

@@MyrtleP Great to hear - the food is delicious and the churches and monasteries are a big thing. Wine is the biggest thing however - make sure you visit the longest wine cave in Europe, if not the world :D

[@transuraltransural3215]

Moldova is a very nice country. I recomend.

[@carmenlucia4301]

MOLDOVA =ROMANIA!🤗😉❤

[@stanasimopoulos3207]

I agree for the win!!

[@bogdantudorache5872]

As happy as the story is, the song is quite political. It's the story of a train journey between two countries that should really be the same. Moldova and Romania. Chisinau is the capital of Moldova and Bucharest is Romania's.

[@yvkon]

Ladies and gentlemen I present to you the Eurovision 2022 winner....Tyler is wearing a shirt with a Dutch flag( 🇳🇱)on it. Not to be nit-picking but is that subconsciously prophetic?😉

[@nelug.3767]

Thenk you for reaction🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mreya23]

Well, they did get second place in the televoting after Ukraine!

[@dianadavid1967]

I love them🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@costelbanasu6447]

he forgot the carpet in the train

[@mariana400]

He forgot the carpet in the train.

[@admirnatura2336]

🇦🇩👋

[@nicolaemicleusanu2087]

the best reaction😁😁💪

[@daenerysmax6267]

Any Romanian or Moldovan understands that carpet. Yes, the Moldovan language is actually Romanian. No difference.

[@adriana.arpentii]

Nope the Romanian langauge is actually the Moldovan language and not as you said.

[@daenerysmax6267]

@@adriana.arpentii mda, bullshit.

[@mioriticus7779]

@@adriana.arpentii Draga Adriana, in intreaga Românie vorbim aceeasi limba, nu numai in regiunea Moldovei. Iar aceasta limbã este româna. Nu i se spune moldoveneasca, sau transilvaneana, sau munteana. Da, in Moldova exista si regionalisme, dar asta nu ne impiedica sa ne intelegem foarte bine. Din pacate esti dintre cei care neaga intreaga istorie, sau poate asta este istoria pe care o invatati voi, cea predata de rusi. Partea de dincolo de Prut a Moldovei a fost mereu moneda de schimb intre marile puteri din pacate, cu beneficiar final Rusia. Ca in toate teritoriile ocupate, o mare parte a populatiei a fost trimisa in Siberia sau s-a refugiat in România, iar in locul acesteia au fost adusi coloni rusi. Din acest motiv acum vorbiti doua limbi - româna si rusa. Stefan cel Mare s-ar rãsuci in mormânt dac-ar fi obligat sa vorbeasca in rusã. (PS. nu m-as mira sa ai si pasaport românesc - asa beneficiezi de avantajele necesare, dar ne scuipi si ne jignesti in restul timpului).

[@anaandreeahmelic8866]

I assure you if u translate the exact lyrics and the dialogue, and know a tiny bit of the political context you will find it ten times more funnier and interesting as a concept( P.S. I am from Moldova and i really appreciate the nice feedback, we are all really proud with our representation at Eurovision this year).

[@syzygylp7393]

I agree. The message, the humor, the vibe...it is just perfectly amazing!

[@polishpsych]

Americans may be loud in the public transportation comparing to Japanese people maybe but comparing to Eastern and Central Europeans they are very quiet😂 Joking. That’s just in the video. The live version is way better

[@markmd9]

They added subtitles to the video clip

[@adidima2002]

Moldovan language is not a thing. In Moldova people speak Romanian. Romanian is the most difficult Latin language.

[@anyta6139]

❤❤❤

[@dumitrurobu77]

The lyrics are in Romanian because Moldova was part of Romania. So,the Lyrics are in Romanian language ,but the Russian Bolshevik communists came and imposed the Russian language. From here, the Romanian language was "destroyed" with a Russian accent.

[@Roma_Aeterna_SPQR]

The romanian language was not destroyed nor nothing... They just speak in the ancient, heavy Moldovan accent(when they don't insert russian words...). I live in the romanian Moldova, unocupied by the russians, and our accent is almost the same as theirs on countryside. The cities have a softer, but still Moldovan accent. Our accent is older than the russians. It may go back to Dacian times. Moldova was not ocupied by the Romans, we were the free Dacians.

[@brandusaantoniac2574]

@@Roma_Aeterna_SPQR actually Romania and Moldova are both as one (like the song is telling), the country who was and will be: The Bigg Romania with North Bucovina and the whole teritories witch once formed DACIA! All this teritories were stolen by force or by stranger agreements between the stranger forces, who then, like now, are breaking countries and lives and teritories as they like! Why? Because they can! Still ...

[@alipanroosendaal9503]

I bet they had more fun making this than I did listening to it. Simultaneously loveable and forgettable.

[@dancoman1798]

Try to listen to what he says, it is a song strictly for those who understand the Romanian language. They will probably sing in English to understand the message of national unity.

[@starrynight1657]

I thought the video has English subtitles, maybe added later then.

[@MsCristea]

"ț" is pronounced like zz in pizza...

[@brandusaantoniac2574]

Moldavian and Romanian is the same language. Cose it's actually the same country brocken in three or maby four pieces by the mean history ...

[@alexpetcu887]

actualy there is a version with english subtitles ... so .. that is your fault ;) .. however you still get a like from me

[@marcobalzarini2175]

I have seen a stage version that lack the energy of the video. Maybe this song need really a train full of people to be excellent.

[@ZakhadWOW]

that was a fast and dirty audition organizied at last minute. THey scrapped the national final, and the jury was literally focusing on JUST THE SONG< nothing else.

[@QPRSH]

ț=ts

[@alexam1848]

They react at what ?They don't know à clue about Moldova

[@sav0001]

The whole song reminds me of cheap Balkan wedding music. My last place by far currently, it will definitely stay in my bottom 5 for the year.

[@sweetgirl070707]

Same here. I get that people from other cultures think it's fun and novel, but when you've kinda grown up around music like this, it can become grating.

[@stefania-eleni1347]

Maybe that's precisely why others will like it. Others will sense what we can't anymore as we are breaking away with our roots! Good for them they still believe in themselves as they are and don't try to be something else!

[@Leifdk1]

I can see this working on the stage but as a song I don’t see myself listening to this on purpose. The fiddle section is a little too annoying and repetitive for me. I’m sure it’ll have its fans though. Qualification? Possibly. Edit: it’s probably an accordion section on second thought. Still repetitive and a little annoying though.

[@MyrtleP]

They play the repetitive parts in unison too, so it's like EXTRA reminder of what they're playing over and over. I'm into it, but I can totally see why some people wouldn't be.

[@Leifdk1]

@@MyrtleP I mean, I sort of get it in an “”Ovo je Balkan” kind of way. I ALMOST liked that one but somehow it never entirely took me there. And I wouldn’t disagree that this is probably what Eurovision is all about, being exposed to other cultures’ musical traditions and all. For that I can appreciate it. But it’s not going to be a Eurovision staple for me. For folk music I am more of an “Hora din Moldova” sort of guy. Now THAT I loved. Still do! 😊

[@stefaniamunteanu5732]

I think the message of the song is kind of selfish, because it's a call for the reunification between Moldova and Romania - a thing which I agree with, but who else in Europe cares about this? However I think they will qualify with a crazy show as usual, even though the song is too repetitive and doesn't have any climax.

[@MyrtleP]

I think as long as the reunification lyrics are in Romanian, most other European listeners won't mind and will just pay attention to their energy and performance style.

[@stefaniamunteanu5732]

@@MyrtleP Most probably, they will do something crazy on the stage. Maybe bring a small train or a wagon :)))

[@MyrtleP]

@@stefaniamunteanu5732 it will be the best travel themed entry since UK 2007. 😂

[@brandusaantoniac2574]

"Selfish"? Ștefania Munteanu, ai luat-o razna "pin' barabuli" - ca să ți-o zic așa, bucovinești ... Fiecare țară își prezintă mesajul ei aparte, care n-are de-aface cu nici un fel de ... UE ... Unii o dau numa-n "love story" sau alte love-uri, în alte limbi decât a lor, alții vin cu ceea ce-i interesează și ce-i doare mai tare: Reunirea, Dragostea de Țară ... și fiecare își prezintă propunerea cum pot și se pricep mai bine ...

[@MrQ454]

"Trenulețul" (Romanian pronunciation: [trenuˈlet͡sul]; "The little train" ...