Acasă Lyrics in English Irina Rimes
Necunoscut translates to "unknown" or "the unknown". It's an interesting word because it's not just an adjective, but can also function as a noun, referring to the concept of the unknown itself.
In the song, Irina Rimes sings, "Mamă, te-am crezut, mi-a fost frică de necunoscut" (Mom, I believed you, I was afraid of the unknown). This word captures a universal human emotion – the fear of what lies ahead – making it relatable and thought-provoking in the context of her journey and her mother's advice.
"Acasă" means "home", and the song is about missing it. Irina Rimes builds it around the things her mother told her: the world can be unkind, be careful, keep writing, your music will save you. She admits she believed her mother and was afraid of the unknown, but time passed, and now she can say "look, Mom, what I did."
The chorus is a request rather than a plan. She asks the wind, the rain and a wave of longing to carry her home, to somewhere the nights rest and the worries do not reach. The Romanian word "dor" sits at the centre of it. It is a longing for a place and a person that does not fade, and the only thing she can do about it tonight is call her mother after the song.
Success has its own price in these verses. Her mother warns her to be careful what she teaches the people who follow her, because the road costs something and the universe does not forgive. By the last section she sings about flower bridges over mud, about not being a stranger and not being like the others, and about wanting to fly while they hold her back.
Home in this song is not really a house. It is the place where she is nobody's stranger.
