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~ Ia ~

Voi, ielelor, măiestrelor,

Duşmane oamenilor, Stăpînele vîntului, Doamnele pămîntului, Ce prin văzduh zburaţi, Pe iarbă lunecaţi, Şi pe valuri călcaţi...You, iele, enchantresses, Mankind's enemies, Mistresses of the wind, Ladies of the earth, In the air you fly, On grass you slide, On waves you spry...

(Romanian folk chant) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Iele - Romanian female mythical creatures who appear in forests, caves, marshes or at crossroads where they dance naked under moonlight (and where they walk the grass remained scorched), causing delirium to those who watch them. Their real names must not be spoken, so they are called Ia / Iele which means She/ They (feminine).