Sanie Cu Zurgдѓlдѓi - Maria Lдѓtдѓreи›u - Melodia Originala ⟶

The version most people recognize as "original" today was recorded by folk singer in 1949 for Columbia Records . Lătărețu significantly altered the song by: Adding the famous chorus . Changing some of the original lyrics.

Adapting the style into a definitive that became the template for all future covers. International Success and Controversy The version most people recognize as "original" today

The song was composed in 1936 by the Jewish-Romanian composer Richard Stein , with lyrics by poet Liviu Deleanu . The version most people recognize as "original" today

The melody achieved global fame through several famous adaptations, though often without credit to Richard Stein: The version most people recognize as "original" today