Numa Numa

Numa Numa Dance is a dance-esque lip sync created by Gary Brolsma, performed to the song “Dragostea din tei”, by the Moldovan pop group O-Zone.

It was uploaded to the site Newgrounds in December of 2004. Another instance of the same video can be found on YouTube.

Origin

Originally created for his friends, the link to the Newgrounds post was forwarded to hundreds, then thousands, then millions of people making Numa Numa one of the first viral video hits of the web. Thousands of people would create, remix, and upload their own ‘Numa Numa’ videos to sites like YouTube. Soon Gary would have appearances on mainstream media outlets like CNN, VH1, and the Today Show. He would be parodied in a South Park episode on internet memes.

Mixed Follow-up Success

In September 2006, Gary would record a heavily produced follow up video entitled New Numa: The Return of Gary Brolsma that would get over 12 million views but wouldn’t have the same cultural impact as the first Numa video. In November 2007, Gary would record ‘Numa Three: Crazy Loop!’ which was a return to the webcam format. In March 2009, Gary would release ‘Numa 4’, a video co-sponsored by Geico Insurance.

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Lyrics

Dragostea din tei (Romanian)

Maia hii
Maia hoo

Maia haa
Maia haha (4)

Alo, salut
Sint eu, un haiduc
Si te rog iubirea
Mea primeste fericirea

Alo alo
Sint eu Picasso
Ti-am dat bip
Si simt voinic

Dar sa stii nu-ti cer nimic

Vrei sa pleci dar numa numa iei
Numa numa iei numa numa numa iei
Chipul tau si dragostea din tei
Mi-amintesc de ochii tai (2)

Te sum ce-ti spune
Ce simt acum
Alo iubirea mea
Sint eu fericirea

Alo alo sint iarasi eu Picasso
Ti-am dat bip
Si simt voinic
Dar sa stii nu-ti cer nimic

Vrei sa pleci dar numa numa iei
Numa numa iei numa numa numa iei
Chipul tau si dragostea din tei
Mi-amintesc de ochii tai (2)

Maia hii
Maia hoo

Maia haa
Maia haha (4)

Vrei sa pleci dar numa numa iei
Numa numa iei numa numa numa iei
Chipul tau si dragostea din tei
Mi-amintesc de ochii tai (2)

Dragostea din tei (English translation)

Maia hii
Maia hoo

Maia haa
Maia haha (4)

Hello, greetings
It’s me, a rogue
And please love
My darling

Hello Hello
It’s me, Picasso
I gave you a beep
And feel confident
But know I cannot expect anything

You want to go so take me now
Take me now take me now me now
Your image and love in the linden
The look of your eyes (2)

I sum up what I am saying
How I feel now
Hello, my love
It’s me darling

Hello hello, it’s me again, Picasso
I gave you a beep
And feel confident
But know I cannot expect anything

You want to go so take me now
Take me now take me now me now
Your image and love in the linden
The look of your eyes (2)

Maia hii
Maia hoo

Maia haa
Maia haha (4)

You want to go so take me now
Take me now take me now me now
Your image and love in the linden
The look of your eyes (2)