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Translation
John John
Snow, moonshine and a bunch of birch-branches
Village marshall took me in from cold
When he arrived I tottered on the terrace
I said: "Bullshit I have to go
Can't make it, sauna's on fire, it secretly lighted"
Someone else burned it down
And it was burned down
Drunk
Man from next door
John John
And I'm being taken in again
Snow, moonshine and a bunch of birch-branches
When I flee sauna-jobs will be plenty
Hidden-still liquor, the lasting agony
But now its all taken from me by the prison
Man loses his temper, alike
he lost his sauna in the middle of winter
He puts the blame on me
But it was burned down
Drunk on moonshine
My neighbor
John John
Snow, moonshine and a bunch of birch-branches
I think it was tar that smelled in the neighbor
Poor sauna lights up easy middle of the night
Now watching how
Turned to a run
It made man angry, there
Now he runs, and the sauna's still burning
I burned up the sauna
That's how I put it
Just put some wood to the stove
Drunk on moonshine
John John
And I'm being taken again
Thanks! ❤ | ||
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Submitted by Ajahiljaasillalla on 2015-07-10
Added in reply to request by StealyPhil
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Korpiklaani: Top 3
1. | Ievan polkka |
2. | Lempo |
3. | Rauta |
Idioms from "Jouni Jouni"
1. | middle up |
Comments
Notes: took 10 minutes. Never heard the song. Tar = fire-cured condensed resins from evergreen trees and it is very well burning, and sticky like napalm and has its own (very good) characteristic odor. Bunch of birch-branches is a vihta, literally a bunch of birch tree branches Finns used (and still use) to clean themselves in the sauna: whipping oneself with this bunch when sweating makes dirt go away (no soap needed). Sauna in this song may refer to a very old-fashioned type of sauna that is basically a fireplace made of stones and a wooden hut built around it - no chimney at all (holes in the wall let the smoke out and once the stones are hot, water is thrown on them to release the steam - these saunas can still be found in Finland but they light up very easy - but are really good for bathing).