Îmbăta means "to get drunk" or "to intoxicate". It's an interesting word because it's not just about alcohol; it can also be used metaphorically.
In this song, the lyrics say, "Se va îmbăta curând inima ta / Cu dragoste și dor de el și dor de voi" (Your heart will soon get drunk / With love and longing for him and longing for you all). Here, the heart isn't getting drunk on alcohol, but rather on overwhelming emotions of love and longing, creating a vivid and poetic image of emotional intoxication.
Nicole Cherry’s “Dansează Amândoi” is a glitter-lit snapshot of heartache on the dance floor. Over a catchy, up-tempo beat, the singer stands frozen with her drink while her ex twirls a new girl right in front of her. She tries to silence her own heart, Taci, nu are rost, reminding it that what was hers is gone, yet every bass thump pulls up memories of soft kisses and late-night promises. The club’s mirror becomes a confession booth where she pleads with herself to stop drinking, stop hoping, stop hurting.
What makes the song so relatable is its mix of vulnerability and irony. She sizes up the new girl (not prettier, not smarter), then almost tenderly asks the stranger to take good care of him. Questions spiral: Did he love me? Does he love her the same? In that moment, love turns into a spectator sport, and the toughest dance is the one you watch from the sidelines. “Dansează Amândoi” captures the bittersweet truth that sometimes moving on starts with standing still and letting the music play.
Nicole Cherry, born Nicoleta Janina Ghinea in 1998, is one of Romania's most recognizable young pop voices. She started performing as a child and broke through in 2013, at just fourteen, with her single "Memories," which won her a 2014 Zu Music Award for Best Breakthrough artist.
Since then she has become a fixture on Romanian radio and TV, drawing millions of YouTube views. Her sound moves easily between pop, reggae, Balkan-pop, and urban influences, and songs like "Dansează Amândoi" show off her talent for turning heartbreak into bright, danceable pop.