Drum Bun

*For the Azerbaijani patriotic song also translated as 'Farewell', see Yaxşı yol.*
"**Farewell**" is a Romanian march song composed by Ștefan Nosievici in 1856. After his death later that year, The Society for Romanian Culture and Literature in Bukovina posthumously published the song in 1869. The lyrics were written by Vasile Alecsandri and Alexandru Flechtenmacher. It used to be taught in primary schools.

There are some versions that combine the lyrics of "Drum Bun" and "Treceți, batalioane române, Carpații!" together.

## Lyrics

### Romanian original

Drum bun, drum bun, toba bate, drum bun, bravi români,
Cu sacul legat în spate, cu armele-n mâini.
Fie zi cu soare, sau cerul noros,
Fie ploi, ninsoare, noi mergem voios!

Drum bun, drum bun, toba bate, drum bun, bravi români,
Cu sacul legat în spate, cu armele-n mâini.
Fie la paradă, fie la război,
Toți în rând grămadă, veseli mergem noi!

Drum bun, drum bun, toba bate, drum bun, bravi români,
Cu sacul legat în spate, cu armele-n mâini.
Steagul să lucească, pentru el trăim,
Țara să-nflorească, pentru ea murim!

Друм бун, друм бун, тоба бате, друм бун, бравь ромынь,
Ку сакул легат ын спате, ку армеле-н мыйнь.
Фие зи ку соаре, сау черул норос,
Фие плой, нинсоаре, ной мерӂем войос!

Друм бун, друм бун, тоба бате, друм бун, бравь ромынь,
Ку сакул легат ын спате, ку армеле-н мыйнь.
Фие ла парадэ, фие ла рэзбой,
Тоць ын рынд грэмадэ, весель мерӂем ной!

Друм бун, друм бун, тоба бате, друм бун, бравь ромынь,
Ку сакул легат ын спате, ку армеле-н мыйнь.
Стягул сэ лучясэ, пентру ел трэим,
Цара сэ-нфлоряскэ, пентру я мурим!

Δρουμ μπουν, δρουμ μπουμ, τομπα μπατε, δρουμ μπουν, μπραβι ρομυνι,
Κου σακουλ λεγατ υν σπατε, κου αρμελε-ν μυινι.
Φιε ζι κου σοαρε, σαυ κ̌ερουλ νορος,
Φιε πλοι, νινσοαρε, νοι μεργ̌εμ βοιος!

Δρουμ μπουν, δρουμ μπουμ, τομπα μπατε, δρουμ μπουν, μπραβι ρομυνι,
Κου σακουλ λεγατ υν σπατε, κου αρμελε-ν μυινι.
Φιε λα παραδε̠, φιε λα ρε̠ζμποι,
Τοτζι υν ρυνδ γρε̠μαδε̠, βεσελι μεργ̌εμ νοι!

Δρουμ μπουν, δρουμ μπουμ, τομπα μπατε, δρουμ μπουν, μπραβι ρομυνι,
Κου σακουλ λεγατ υν σπατε, κου αρμελε-ν μυινι.
Στεαγουλ σε̠ λουκ̌ασκε̠, πεντρου ελ τρυιμ,
Τζαρα σε̠-νφλορεασκε̠, πεντρου εα μουριμ!

### English translation

Onwards, onwards, play the drums, onwards, countrymen, hooray!

Holding bags onto your backs, guns into your hands, hooray!

Be it sunny day or be it day with cloudy skies,

Be it rain or snow, we keep on marching on, onwards!

Onwards, onwards, play the drums, onwards, countrymen, hooray!

Holding bags onto your backs, guns into your hands, hooray!

Be it sunny day or be it day with cloudy skies,

Be it rain or snow, we keep on marching on, onwards!

Onwards, onwards, play the drums, onwards, countrymen, hooray!

Holding bags onto your backs, guns into your hands, hooray!

Let our flag shine bright, for the flag is indeed our cause,

Let our land blossom, for we pledge our life for it, onwards!

## References

1. ↑ Iraclie și Ciprian Porumbescu (2014). Morariu, Alexandru Leca. Vol. 2. Suceava: Lidiana. pp. 1–574. ISBN 9786067440096.
2. ↑ Marile evenimente istorice ale anilor 1848 și 1918, și muzica românească (1979). Roșu, Michaela. Editura Muzicală. pp. 1–271.
3. ↑ Ciprian Porumbescu, creator and protagonist of the Romanian operetta (2020). Filimon, Rosina Caterina. *Artes*. Journal of Musicology. 21: 36–55. doi:10.2478/ajm-2020-0003.
4. ↑ Dorulŭ. Cullegere de cânturi naționale și populare (3 ed.). Bucharest: H. C. Wartha. 1861. pp. 1–192.
5. ↑ Ecoul poeziei lui Vasile Alecsandri în nord-vestul Ardealului (1941). Scurtu, Vasile. *Transilvania*. 72: 299–303.
6. ↑ Farewell, drums play