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minus-squareFlying SquidMlinkfedilink1•5 months agoFor one thing, “Love from the Linden Tree” is a weird name for a song. For another, the band is Moldovan, but the song’s name is in Romanian.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink14•5 months agoLanguages in Europe do not stick to national borders per se. History and all that.
minus-squareKubeRootlinkfedilink11•5 months agoLooking it up, seems like Moldova speaks Romanian, so nothing weird about that? And is that really a “weird” name for a song? Don’t forget it’s gonna sound awkward since it’s a translation, but it seems like a mostly typical name for a song.
minus-squareFlying SquidMlinkfedilink-1•5 months agoI thought they spoke Moldovan? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moldovan_language
minus-squareKubeRootlinkfedilink5•5 months agoThe page you linked says Outdated name for the Romanian language in Moldova However, I don’t know the details, so if Moldova has a different variant or dialect, and the song title doesn’t use that, you might have a point.
minus-square@lingh0elink2•5 months ago For one thing, “Love from the Linden Tree” is a weird name for a song. Especially considering the linden tree’s specific smell.
I don’t get it, what’s so weird about it?
For one thing, “Love from the Linden Tree” is a weird name for a song. For another, the band is Moldovan, but the song’s name is in Romanian.
Languages in Europe do not stick to national borders per se. History and all that.
Looking it up, seems like Moldova speaks Romanian, so nothing weird about that?
And is that really a “weird” name for a song? Don’t forget it’s gonna sound awkward since it’s a translation, but it seems like a mostly typical name for a song.
I thought they spoke Moldovan?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moldovan_language
The page you linked says
However, I don’t know the details, so if Moldova has a different variant or dialect, and the song title doesn’t use that, you might have a point.
Especially considering the linden tree’s specific smell.