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Paikkaasi etsit |
You searched for your place |
ja svengailit vaan. |
And you were just swinging along |
Mainosten sketsit |
The gags of the commercials |
sut sai hurraamaan. |
Got you shouting hooray |
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Työmiehen penska ja kuitenkaan ei |
A workingman's kid, but |
riittänyt tie, joka faijaskin vei. |
The road that took you father wasn't enough anyhow |
Hän kuoli, kun sydän esti; |
He died because his heart prevented |
elämän se silti kesti. |
But it endured as long as he lived |
Kun sanoit: "en joukkoos lähde", |
When you said "I won't join your troops" |
minkä tähden silloin itki hän? |
Then why did he cry? |
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Syöt puhdasta riisii |
You eat clean rice |
ja viinejäs juot. |
And drink your wines |
Et luo paratiisii, |
You won't create a paradise |
vain viidakon luot. |
But a jungle |
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Pankit ja tehtaat on maailman suu. |
The banks and the factories are the mouth of the world |
Liikaa jos vehtaat, jää kouraas vain luu. |
If you wait for too long, you'll end up with a bone in your hand |
Ei tarvitse piispan saarnaa, |
I don't need the bishop's preaching |
totuudesta ne vuolee kaarnaa. |
They carve the bark from the truth |
Ne ottaa sun puustas hyödyn, |
They're making use of your tree |
maahan lyödyn puun ne siunaa vaan. |
Only a tree that's fallen down is blessed by them |
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Sä sait valkolakin |
You got your white hat ( = Finnish student's cap) |
ja lääkärin nait. |
And married a doctor |
Nait osakkeitakin |
You also married the shares |
mies oli alright. |
Your husband was alright |
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Ymmärsit kerran, vaan kuitenkaan ei |
You understood it once, but |
riittänyt tie, joka faijaskin vei. |
The road that took you father wasn't enough anyhow |
Kuin Juudas, vain katsoit meitä, |
Like Judas you looked at us |
kyynelees, kuin muovispray'tä. |
your tears like plastic spray |
Me marssittiin ohitsesi, |
We passed you marching |
miehinesi horjuit Adloniin. |
You and your husband staggered to Adlon |
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Kuin Juudas vain katsoit meitä, |
Like Judas you looked at us |
kyynelees, kuin muovispray'tä. |
your tears like plastic spray |
Me marssittiin ohitsesi, |
We passed you marching |
miehinesi horjuit Adloniin. |
You and your husband staggered to Adlon |
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Kuin Juudas vain katsoit meitä, |
Like Judas you looked at us |
kyynelees, kuin muovispray'tä. |
your tears like plastic spray |
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Kuin Juudas vain katsoit meitä, |
Like Judas you looked at us |
o-o-oo oo, muovispray'tä. |
0h-oh-ooh plastic spray |
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Kuin Juudas vain katsoit meitä, |
Like Judas you looked at us |
kyynelees, kuin muovispray'tä. |
your tears like plastic spray |
The song is originally from a theme album called Liisa Pien (Li'l Lisa in English) telling the story of a girl from lower classes marrying an upper class man. Reading the lyrics of Kuin Juudas (translates to Like Judas) out of context
might give the wrong impression.
Thanks, Rainer Frilund
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