Greu E-n Strainatate - Robert Calota - Ce

The difficulty of being away from family, especially children and parents.

The song serves as an anthem for the Romanian diaspora, expressing the "dor" (longing) that many feel while trying to build a better future for their families from afar. It highlights that no matter how much money is earned, it cannot replace the time lost with loved ones.

A common metaphor in Romanian folk and manele music suggesting that money earned abroad is "bitter" because of the hardship required to get it. Lyrics (Refrain Example)

Working hard in a foreign country to send money home, often at the cost of one's own happiness or health.

(How hard it is abroad, / To stay away from everything, / To work among strangers, / With a heart full of sighs.) Summary of the Sentiment