THE TRANSFORMATIONS OF THE INSTRUMENTAL DOINA “DRAGOSTEA CA PE TESLUI” IN THE LAST 80 YEARS Part II – Analysis of the song “Dragostea ca pe Teslui” – violinist Gică Chirea’s version

Abstract

This is the second of a four-article series started in the previousissue of RevArt. These four papers follow, as the title shows, thediachronic path of the instrumental doina “Dragostea ca pe Teslui” bycomparing three of its versions. This text analyses violinist Gică Chirea’sversion, son of fiddler Ilie Chirea. At the end of the four articles, generalconclusions will be drawn about variation and the various avatars of theinstrumental love doina “Dragostea ca pe Teslui” over a period of about80 years.