(blast from the past) Ozone, in the Dan-Petru formula: Timpul trece fara noi/Time passes in spite of us

all that's left are memories that are now meaningless... sad but romantic song... D.

Dan Balan and Petru Jelihovschi: 1st O-zone incarnation

In doi -- interesting play with sounds (predates the numa numa song) D.

Could the choice of sounds be part of it?

EVEN MORE: "Ciao Bambina!" means "Bye-bye, girl!" in Italian (only Italian words used; well, he also uses "Ciao, bambino!" at one point-- the masculine form of "bambina," as something the girl used to tell him...)

MORE: e.g. "Ciao Bambina!" has sounds added at the end of words (not unusual in Romanian singing) that convey more emotion than the plain words would have: "bambina" --> bambina -aaa; "plec departe" --> plec departe-ehe; "stiu ca ma vei astepta"--> stiu ca ma vei astepta-aaa; "acum e rindul meu" --> acum e rindul me-heu; "voi lipsi in viata ta" --> voi lipsi in viata ta-aaa; "vreau sa-ti spun adio" --> vreau sa-ti spun adio-ho...
......
there are a lot of expressive sounds in these songs that come across regardless of what language one speaks... D.

More: Ciao Bambina!

overcoming unrequited love... (Japanese anime?)

more from the 1st O-zone incarnation (Dan Balan and Petru Jelihovschi)

Nu ma las the limba noastra/ I will never forsake our Romanian language

(old Romanian song; background: parts of Romania have been under foreign control at different times in history, so the official language was not Romanian)