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Pasha Parfeni will sing “Soarele și  Luna” for Moldova at Eurovision 2023. 

The Moldavian artist returns to Eurovision after 11 years with the hope of taking Moldova to the grand final for a third straight edition. The Etapa Națională 2023 winner loves his wife dearly. His entry is a reminder of the deep connection they share — and suggests that the universe blessed it from above. 

Scroll down to read the “Soarele și  Luna” lyrics.

Moldova in Eurovision 2023: Pasha Parfeni with “Soarele și  Luna”

Pasha Parfeni — real name Pavel Parfeni — is a 36-year-old Moldavian singer and songwriter. His mother was a music teacher and his father a singer, so he grew up in an environment full of music and developed his passion from a very young age. From 2008 to 2009 he was a member of Moldavian band Sunstroke Project. In 2009 the band participated in the national selection with the song “No Crime,” which Pasha composed. He participated in numerous music festivals, including the George Grigoriu International Pop Music Festival (2009, 1st place),  Slavianski Bazaar (2009, 2nd place), Mamaia Contest in Romania (2009, 1st place) and the iconic Golden Stag Festival (2009).

He’s participated in Moldova’s national selection several times, but is best known for his 2012 effort when he won with the song “Lăutar”. That secured him the ticket to Eurovision 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan, where he finished 11th in the grand final. 

What do the “Soarele și Luna” lyrics mean? 

“Soarele și  Luna” describes a love as magical as the folk stories it alludes to. The English title is “The Sun and The Moon”, and the entire song is built around metaphors, folk symbols and natural elements. Together they give love a brand new dimension and elevate it to something holy and spiritual, driven by the force of the cosmos. 

From the very start, we learn that this song is about a wedding: “Dense leaf forest/ I think I’ve found my bride.” The Sun and the Moon seem to take control of the nuptials, giving their most powerful blessings to the couple: “The Sun and the Moon…will hold our wedding crown”. 

The lyrics include the presence of numerous natural elements. Notably, the forest and the the Nistru River create complete harmony between the lovers and the nature surrounding them. The “seventh evening” carries still more folk significance. In folk stories, the seventh day — Sunday — is the one on which God rested after he finished creating the world. It is also known as “The Day of Sun” and it is dedicated to rest, family and love. 

The music video presents characters from folk stories: the women with horns symbolise “muma pădurii” — Mother Forest, who protects the wild but also the love described in the song. The man with a pan flute represents “Statu-Palmă-Barbă-Cot”, a folk character and very small old man, who also protects their love. The song transports us to a folk fairytale where nature and magic create a holy and cosmic weeding. This love is pure and never-ending. 

“Soarele și Luna” lyrics — Pasha Parfeni (Moldova Eurovision 2023)

Codrule cu frunză deasă
Cred că mi-am găsit mireasă
(Așa, așa, așa…)
Nistrule cu apă lină
M-am pierdut și ea-i de vină
(Așa, așa, așa…)
I-am cântat eu doine multe
Pân-a vrut să mă sărute ea
(Așa, așa, așa…)
Păi, am cântat-o, am dansat-o
În tot felul răsfățat-o
(Așa, așa, așa…)

Soarele, Soarele
Soarele și Luna
Ne-or ține, ne-or ține
Ne-or ține cununa
Soarele, Soarele
Soarele și Luna
Ne-or ține, ne-or ține
Ne-or ține cununa

Soarele, Soarele
Soarele și Luna
Ne-or ține, ne-or ține
Ne-or ține cununa
Soarele, Soarele
Soarele și Luna
Ne-or ține, ne-or ține
Ne-or ține cununa

I-am promis miresei mele
Nuntă sub un cer cu stele
(Așa, așa, așa…)
I-am dat în a șaptea seară
Un inel cu piatră rară
(Așa, așa, așa…)

Soarele și Luna
(Soarele și Luna)
Ne-or ține cununa
(Ne-or ține cununa)
Soarele, Soarele
Soarele și Luna
Ne-or ține, ne-or ține
Ne-or ține cununa

I-am promis miresei mele
Nuntă sub un cer cu stele
I-am dat în a șaptea seară
I-am dat în a șaptea ѕeară
Un inel cu piatră rară

Soarele și Luna
(Soarele și Luna)
Ne-or ține cununa
(Ne-or ține cununa)
Soarele, Soarele
Soarele și Luna
Ne-or ține, ne-or ține
(Ne-or ține cununa)

Soarele, Soarele
Soarele și Luna
Ne-or ține, ne-or ține
Ne-or ține cununa
Soarele, Soarele
Soarele și Luna
Ne-or ține, ne-or ține
Ne-or ține cununа

 

Dense leaf forest
I think I’ve found my bride
(Like this, like this, like this…)
River Nistru with pristine water
I got lost, and it’s only her fault
(Like this, like this, like this…)
I sang her so many songs
Until she wanted to kiss me
(Like this, like this, like this…)
I sang to her, I danced with her
I pampered her in all sorts of ways
(Like this, like this, like this…)

The Sun, the Sun
The Sun and the Moon
Will hold, will hold
Will hold our wedding crown
The Sun, the Sun
The Sun and the Moon
Will hold, will hold
Will hold our wedding crown

The Sun, the Sun
The Sun and the Moon
Will hold, will hold
Will hold our wedding crown
The Sun, the Sun
The Sun and the Moon
Will hold, will hold
Will hold our wedding crown

I promised my bride
A wedding under a starry sky
(Like this, like this, like this…)
I gave her on the seventh evening
A ring with a precious stone
(Like this, like this, like this…)

The Sun and the Moon
(The Sun and the Moon)
Will hold our wedding crown
(Will hold our wedding crown)
The Sun, the Sun
The Sun and the Moon
Will hold, will hold
Will hold our wedding crown

I promised my bride
A wedding under a starry sky
I gave her on the seventh evening
I gave her on the seventh evening
A ring with a precious ѕtone

The Sun and the Moon
(The Sun and the Moon)
Will hold our wedding crown
(Will hold our wedding crown)
The Sun, the Sun
The Sun and the Moon
Will hold, will hold
(Will hold our wedding crown)

The Sun and the Moon
(The Sun and the Moon)
Will hold our wedding crown
(Will hold our wedding crown)
The Sun, the Sun
The Sun аnd the Moon
Will hold, will hold
Will hold our wedding crown

 

 

 

What do you make of the “Soarele și Luna” lyrics? Could Moldova obtain a good result in the grand final? Let us know in the comments down below.

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habahaba
habahaba
11 months ago

black magic gallore

flyaway
flyaway
11 months ago

Yes! I love these kinds of ethnic bops! Now that I know what the lyrics mean in English, I like it even more. I hope Pasha does well! I loved Lautar as well and still listen to it often.

Nikita Zhukov
Nikita Zhukov
11 months ago

Not your typical wedding song
Loving this for Pasha and for Moldova, praying for a top-10 finish

Jonas
Jonas
11 months ago

This sounds like a lovely wedding, one I would gladly attend. No aisles, white dresses, flower girls, photographers, rehearsal dinners, DJs, pina coladas, priests, tuxedos, confetti, six-tier cakes, fake tan, best man speeches, patriatchal giveaways… perfect.

Jonas
Jonas
11 months ago
Reply to  Jonas

I’d like to know what Pasha’s bride promised him, though, or why she couldn’t organize the wedding and ring herself.

BadWoolfGirl
BadWoolfGirl
11 months ago

This is the epic ethnic bop I have been waiting for Moldova to send.

Jonas
Jonas
11 months ago
Reply to  BadWoolfGirl

I know you like Doctor Who… did you see the Dalek auditioning to be the UK act?

https://youtu.be/3NLgpjo1Gvs

Dida
Dida
11 months ago

Finally, a good looking man with a great voice. I said a man. Not the screaming midget from Finland…who will get masacrated by the juries in the Final…

Rambo Amadeus
Rambo Amadeus
11 months ago
Reply to  Dida

Not a massive fan of those 2, but Finland’s song is at least more creative than Pasha’s boring typical folk fusion. Moldova won’t receive too many jury points either if they put on their usual kitsch show, I think.

Giorgio
Giorgio
11 months ago
Reply to  Dida

oh wow. you’re gonna look so dumb in may

SJgo
SJgo
10 months ago
Reply to  Giorgio

Finland did so poorly. lol I liked both, no need to be mean.

Benito Camelo
Benito Camelo
11 months ago
Reply to  Dida

Being Norway and Sweden there and you choose to hate on Finland wtf

Vicci
Vicci
11 months ago

My favorite, tied with Portugal, Slovenia, Spain and France

Amar pelos dois
Amar pelos dois
11 months ago
Reply to  Vicci

Currenty on my forth place (Spain is on first, Serbia second and Finland third)

Benito Camelo
Benito Camelo
11 months ago

This song has everything I love when I look for stuff I’m not used to listening to: it’s folk, it’s in a language I rarely hear, it’s cleverly written and well-produced 🙂

Ivar
Ivar
11 months ago

My favourite this year!

Marlinken
Marlinken
11 months ago

All of us in Europe, from the British Isles to Ukraine and everywhere in-between, we should all be helping each other to turn back to our folk traditions. The solution to climate anxiety, the sense of meaning and identity, healthier attitudes towards sexuality and the balance of masculine and femininity; it’s all there. Nature is the great teacher.

Marlinken
Marlinken
11 months ago
Reply to  Marlinken

Also, thank you Moldova for reminding us of this with such a banger! Top 10 for Pasha in May.

Dent
Dent
11 months ago

I’ve also heard an interpretation that this song is about a soldier meeting their end deep in the woods, in the battlefield, “marrying” death, “crown” – the forrest bed being his grave, “sun and moon” meaning him passing over from the living world “sun” to the dead “moon”.

The Voice of Reason
The Voice of Reason
11 months ago

Such a beautiful song. I hope he does well with it!