# Numa Numa Dance **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 19, 2004, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numa-numa-dance/280600 "2004-12-19T04:05:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![King\_Friday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/43a26b/32.png) [@King\_Friday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/King_Friday)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2004, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numa-numa-dance/280600/1 "2004-12-19T04:05:16Z")
Has everyone seen the [Numa Numa Dance](http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/206373) ? Click on _Watch This Movie._ The most addicting video ever. ---
**Author:** ![King\_Friday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/43a26b/32.png) [@King\_Friday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/King_Friday)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2004, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numa-numa-dance/280600/2 "2004-12-19T04:09:31Z")
I forgot to add that the song is called _Dragostea din tei_ for all you downloaders. ---
**Author:** ![shy\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@shy\_guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shy_guy)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2004, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numa-numa-dance/280600/3 "2004-12-19T06:49:50Z")
I don’t know about the video, but I’ve been in love with the song ever since I heard it in Europe over the summer. No idea what it’s about or even what language it’s in. No real desire to know, either; I like the mystery. ---
**Author:** ![WeRSauron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f19dbf/32.png) [@WeRSauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WeRSauron)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2004, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numa-numa-dance/280600/4 "2004-12-19T07:22:32Z")
From the subtitles, I’d venture to guess it’s in Romanian. Quite interesting! We are amused. WRS/Thû - Nu ma nu ma iei ---
**Author:** ![WeRSauron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f19dbf/32.png) [@WeRSauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WeRSauron)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2004, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numa-numa-dance/280600/5 "2004-12-19T07:56:25Z")
The group that originally sang the song is called “O-Zone.” They are Moldovan: Moldova was once a republic of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and became independent when the USSR broke up. The capital is Chisinau (the “s” has a cedilla underneath it, this letter is pronounced as “sh”). It is between the Ukraine and Romania. The language spoken in Moldova is Romanian (perhaps also called “Moldovan”). A long time ago, Moldova was a part of Romania. Indeed, the flag of Moldova shares the same colors as the flag of Romania. [More here.](http://www.countrywatch.com/cw_country.asp?vCOUNTRY=116) WRS - more useless information. ---
**Author:** ![King\_Friday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/43a26b/32.png) [@King\_Friday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/King_Friday)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2004, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numa-numa-dance/280600/6 "2004-12-19T07:56:43Z")
> [@shy guy](#): > > I don’t know about the video, but I’ve been in love with the song ever since I heard it in Europe over the summer. No idea what it’s about or even what language it’s in. No real desire to know, either; I like the mystery. If you watch that video, you can choose to see the English sub-titles. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2004, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numa-numa-dance/280600/7 "2004-12-19T10:17:52Z")
Hey! Star Wars Kid is back!! 😉 😃