Something Borrowed ... from Ana Blandiana

Descintec de ploaie

Iubesc ploile, iubesc cu patima ploile,
Înnebunitele ploi si ploile calme,
Ploile feciorelnice si ploile-dezlantuite femei,
Ploile proaspete si plictisitoarele ploi fara sfârsit,
Iubesc ploile, iubesc cu patima ploile,
Îmi place sa ma tavalesc prin iarba lor alba, înalta,
Îmi place sa le rup firele si sa umblu cu ele în dinti,
Sa ameteasca, privindu-ma astfel, barbatii.
Stiu ca-i urât sa spui “Sunt cea mai frumoasa femeie”,
E urât si poate nici nu e adevarat,
Dar lasa-ma atunci când ploua,
Numai atunci când ploua,
Sa rostesc magica formula “Sunt cea mai frumoasa femeie”.
Sunt cea mai frumoasa femeie pentru ca ploua
Si-mi sta bine cu franjurii ploii în par,
Sunt cea mai frumoasa femeie pentru ca-i vânt
Si rochia se zbate disperata sa-mi ascunda genunchii,
Sunt cea mai frumoasa femeie pentru ca tu
Esti departe plecat si eu te astept,
Si tu stii ca te-astept,
Sunt cea mai frumoasa femeie si stiu sa astept
Si totusi astept.
E-n aer miros de dragoste viu,
Si toti trecatorii adulmeca ploaia sa-i simta mirosul,
Pe-o asemenea ploaie poti sa te-ndragostesti fulgerator,
Toti trecatorii sunt îndragostiti,
Si eu te astept.
Doar tu stii -
Iubesc ploile,
Iubesc cu patima ploile, înnebunitele ploi si ploile calme,
Ploile feciorelnice si ploile-dezlantuite femei…

Rain Chant

I love rains, I passionately love rains,
Maddened rains, calm rains,
Innocent girl rains and free spirited women rains,
Fresh rains and boring, never-ending rains,
I love rains, I passionately love rains.
I like rolling through their tall white grass,
I like to rip off their threads and wear them in my teeth,
So men would go crazy seeing me like that.
I know it’s rude to say, “I am the most beautiful woman,”
It’s rude and perhaps not even true,
But allow me when it rains,
Only when it rains,
To shout the magic formula “I am the most beautiful woman.”
I am the most beautiful woman because it’s raining
And I look pretty with raindrops in my hair.
I am the most beautiful woman because it’s windy,
And my dress struggles desperately to cover my knees,
I am the most beautiful woman because you
Are away and I am waiting for you,
And you know I am waiting.
I am the most beautiful woman and I know how to wait
So I wait.
There's a fresh scent of love in the air,
And all the people around breath deeply in the rain to feel its scent,
During this kind of rain you can fall in love in a flash,
All the people around are in love,
And I am waiting for you.
You're the only one who knows –
I love rains,
I passionately love rains: maddened rains and calm rains,
Innocent girl rains and free spirited women rains...