Te Strig Lyrics in English by Ioana Ignat
Îngropat literally means "buried". It's a powerful and evocative word that goes beyond simple sadness, suggesting a deliberate act of putting something away permanently.
In the song, the artist sings, "Toate amintirile cu noi le-am îngropat" (All the memories with us, I have buried them). This metaphor vividly conveys the depth of her pain and her attempt to move on by symbolically burying the past, making it a memorable and impactful word choice.
Ioana Ignat turns the messy aftermath of a breakup into a catchy pop confession where she constantly contradicts herself, and that is exactly why it works. On one hand, she claims she has moved on completely: she buried their memories, forgot her ex's face, and let the dried-up flowers die without water ("Am păstrat doar florile dar nu le-am mai udat" [I only kept the flowers but I didn't water them anymore]). She even declares that she will not touch another glass of wine with them, swearing that she wouldn't take them back even if they walked through the door right now.
Then the hook kicks in, and her honest feelings spill out. The chorus is built around the repetitive confession "Te strig, te strig, te strig / Dar nu auzi nimic" [I call you, I call you, I call you / But you don't hear a thing]. It clashes directly with the tough exterior she tries to put on. For Romanian learners, watch how she uses "dor" in the second verse: "Chiar dacă mă ia câte un dor" [Even if a wave of longing hits me]. Dor is a famous Romanian word for deep longing or yearning that has no single English equivalent, and here she pairs it with the verb a lua (literally "to take"), treating that nostalgic ache like a sudden fever that grabs hold of her before she pushes it away.
