I want to hear the song "Dragostea Din Tei" by O-Zone

Search: Dragostea_din_tei

Why: Several years ago, I think Cara and Sarah used to sing it all the time when reminiscing about their days abroad in España. Someone said the words meant something like, "Text me. Send me a text."

Anyway, I recently heard it sampled on some song, and I think I saw Rihanna in the music video. Ri-Ri's #1 fan Joel of 2Pz really helped me track this one down. It was tough because a) It's not English and b) I didn't know of any actual lyrics other than the yodeling.

Answer: Omg, it's so awesome. The fun starts at about 0:50. Let's go to the discotheque!

The band is Moldovan and the lyrics are Romanian. Dragostea din tei means something like "love from the linden trees," which are popular in Romanian poetry, or maybe "the first love." The song (released April 2004) is also known as "Ma Ya Hi" and "The Numa Numa Song." There was a whole Internet phenomenon about it after Gary Brolsma recorded himself singing along.

Also, the new song that samples it is "Live Your Life" by T.I. ft. Rihanna, and it's like a year old.

Source: YouTube

The More You Know: That's not the "Send me a text" song, by the way - I had my club jams confused. That was "Navegando en Internet," which is about sending an e-mail to yr boyfriend. Get out your bare midriffs!