" Am două probleme-n versuri, Elena. Dar nu tu și Victor. " ("I have two problems in my verses, Elena. But not you and Victor.")

One evening, after she had sung the entire sorrowful ballad while washing dishes, Adrian spoke.

That night, while she slept, he searched her journal. Between pressed flowers and dried lavender, he found the original poem. It was dated two years before they met. It was addressed to a man named Victor.

They had met in Bucharest three years ago—she a literature student, he a visiting musician from Madrid. Their love was built on late-night walks along the Dâmbovița and her translating old folk songs for him, line by line.

" Am două probleme-n versuri: pe tine și pe mine / Pe tine cum te las, pe mine cum rămân fără tine. " ("I have two problems in my verses: you and me / How do I leave you, how do I remain without you.")