The “Transdniestr” awarded by the Germans to the Romanians was the land to the east of the Dniester, going al the way to the Bug, and incorporating the city of Odessa. Most of this region was never historically part of Moldavia or Bessarabia. It was also not ethnically Romanian, although the Romanians attempted to colonize and “Romanize” the region during their brief civil administration.
The concept Transniester was loosely adopted by the Soviets as an administrative unit as a way of recognizing the heavy Russian ethnic makeup of the region, and that is the basis of today’s Transniester. But really, the national anthem of Transniester is best performed by The Monkees; a made up band playing for a made up country.
“Take the last train from Kishinev, and I’ll meet you at the station.”