For a deep dive into the academic study of these symbols, you might search for "Romanian Colinde Symbolism" or "The Apple Symbol in Balkan Folklore" in scholarly databases like JSTOR or Google Scholar.
: The phrase roughly translates to "Little Apple, Little Pearl." In Romanian carols, the "apple" ( măr ) and "pearl" ( mărgăritar ) are archetypal symbols of purity, wealth, and the divine. colind_marut_margaritar_karaoke
If you are looking for the cultural or symbolic "paper" (scholarly context) behind the song's lyrics, it is rooted in traditional Romanian folklore: Symbolic Context of the Lyrics For a deep dive into the academic study
Listen to Colind Marut Margaritar on Spotify. Song · LCO Music · 2022. Little Pearl." In Romanian carols