She has been compared countless times to the Edith Piaf of Romanian music, she has brought thousands of people to their feet and inspired people with her talent. Maria Drăgan was the artist full of energy and kindness, who, however, was destroyed by the indifference of some important people in her life.
"It was a diamond bought, traded and lost, and we are happy to find it in our memories", wrote journalist Gheorghe Budeanu in the second volume of memories and interviews "MARIA. Alas, the poor turtledove".
Maria Drăgan was born on August 23, 1947, in the village of Bălăurești, Nisporeni. There were six children in the family. After graduating from school, Maria started working in the vegetable garden brigade, and between breaks and evenings she wrote poems, painted and sang. One day, he decided to change his life and went to Chisinau. "She started at the painting school, but ended up at the "Ștefan Neaga" Music School", says Gheorghe Budeanu, the journalist who did the last interview in the artist's life.
In 1966, the founding of a folk music ensemble was announced at the Philharmonic. Learning about this, 19-year-old Maria went to try her luck and succeeded. She became the soloist of the ensemble "Mugurel", where she had a repertoire of over 500 romances, doines, laments. He sang in Romanian, which, at that time, represented a real act of courage. The full, colorful timbre and wide range brought people to their feet. "She was a great artist with a sad destiny. I think she would have had a different destiny if she had been born in another country and in another time," said Ion Busuioc, a friend of the artist.
Maria Drăgan was a bright, warm, open person, who sometimes did not understand the cruelty of the people around her. The stage was a fighting ring, the rules of which he did not know or accept. "I sang with all our people... I traveled the country far and wide, I saw people applauding with a joy that only true singing can explain. I was naive back then and thought that all people were like warm bread. Oh, world, world, soro world... Now, with my mind at rest, I realize that I sang too well not to make enemies out of envy", admitted Drăgan in his last interview.
After the breakup of the "Mugurel" Ensemble, Maria tried to find her place in music, but she didn't really succeed. Thus, one day, she suddenly disappeared from public life, being destroyed by the infected regime, which did not tolerate Romanian songs and talented people. She had to return to her parents' house. She was disappointed, exhausted and sick. The only place where she found work was at the village school where she was hired as a guard. He left the memories in the past and preferred not to think about the success he once had. Every time he heard his songs on the radio, he would go to the pond near the garden and start crying.
"Mary was the song and the song was Mary. As a great artist said: the song ran after Maria Drăgan like a madman. She was in love with the song and always kept this love, but it pained her beyond words that she was suddenly torn from the stage and the people. A lot can be told about her, although her life was very short", says Gheorghe Budeanu, the only and last journalist who conducted an interview with the artist after Maria Drăgan was separated from the scene for 9 years. "She was like a lightning bolt to our music. We live with her memory. Her image remained young, beautiful and devoted to music. What could be more beautiful than that?" Budeanu asks.
On October 6, 1986, at the age of 39, Maria Drăgan died of tuberculosis. It is spent on the last journey only by relatives.
On September 13, 1996, the "Maria Drăgan" Foundation was created, which aims to launch and promote young folklore performers. In 2001, the first edition of the Festival-contest of interpretation of the folk song "Vai, sarmana turturică" was held, dedicated to the folk music performer Maria Drăgan. Streets in Chisinau, Nisporeni and Călărași bear Maria Drăgan's name today.
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