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Long Friday

Long Friday1
Long Friday
 
On Fridays I'll drink beer2 el presidente you can call me sale3
My self-esteem is safe like a banker's on a Thursday at Kalle4
If sins have already atoned for, crucifixed beard guy
Then this is a buffet, why be humble if you're not poor
It's fun to see that a human can handle weeks without eating
But the mind is matte black if you try to be one weekend without drinking
Easter's family holiday is cute but I can tell that being black out drunk, it's a mistaken holiday
But home is the most dangerous place in the world, look it up on Google
 
It's long Friday again, it should only be once a year
Long Friday, I sing through Saturday too
Long Friday, it should only be once a year
Long Friday, I'm not getting up even on Sunday, ay ay-ay
It's long Friday-ay-ay, ay-ay
It's long Friday-ay-ay, ay-ay
It's long Friday-ay-ay, ay-ay
(Is long as well5)
 
I carry my cross via dolorosa vodka soda I feel like coma
Heineken6 I want to fly, fired from work7 we're going in the night
No rest days, I'm thirsty, only party days, it's a monotonous schedule
Year as long as a famine year, a mountain made of pints
I demand more drinks again, this is a personal Stalingrad
A scout party with skiis on their feet, a fund like an empty cash register
More MDMA8 I get banned by the bouncer again
Snow won't carry a skiing folk, that's why I'll get hangover
Finns are known as a sober folk until Jaloviina9 is opened
 
It's long Friday again, it should only be once a year
Long Friday, I sing through Saturday too
Long Friday, it should only be once a year
Long Friday, I'm not getting up even on Sunday, ay ay-ay
It's long Friday-ay-ay, ay-ay
It's long Friday-ay-ay, ay-ay
It's long Friday-ay-ay, ay-ay
(Is long as well)
 
On Fridays I'll drink beer el presidente you can call me sale
On Fridays I'll drink beer el presidente you can call me sale
On Fridays I'll drink beer el presidente you can call me sale
I'll drink beer I'll drink beer
El presidente you can call me sale
 
Long Friday again, it should only be once a year
Long Friday, I sing through Saturday too
Long Friday, it should only be once a year
Long Friday, I'm not getting up even on Sunday, ay ay-ay
It's long Friday-ay-ay, ay-ay
It's long Friday-ay-ay, ay-ay
It's long Friday-ay-ay, ay-ay
(Is long as well)
 
  • 1. Pitkäperjantai (without space) means Good Friday
  • 2. Galeks, galeksi, galex, galexi - all slang for kalja, meaning beer
  • 3. Sale is an affectionate nickname for the 12th and current president of Finland, Sauli Niinistö
  • 4. Kalle references a night club in Helsinki called Kaarle XII, especially famous for its Thursday nights
  • 5. The original Finnish lyrics lack a subject
  • 6. Literally "straw shoe", but I presume that heinäkenkä here refers to a slang word for Heineken-beer
  • 7. "Saada kenkää" means to get fired; literally "to get shoe"
  • 8. Mämmi is an infamous Finnish dessert made from rye, but I presume that the words mean acstasy rather than dubious-looking porridge
  • 9. A well-known cut brandy in Finland
Original lyrics

Pitkä perjantai

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Comments
EisEis    Sat, 29/05/2021 - 12:43

Spekti is always a hit on the dance floor, indeed! This song always cheers me up whenever I listen to it and sing along to it. I never knew the meaning until today though, hah. Thank you for translating it :)

valaskalavalaskala
   Wed, 09/06/2021 - 12:11

One my favourite memories ever was seeing Spekti live at a bar! Everyone get so turnt, haha. My personal favourite is Juna :) His songs are always super fun, super silly, and apparently super hard to translate! :D

EisEis    Sun, 20/06/2021 - 16:51

Ahh, I'm sure seeing Spekti live at a bar was GREAT! :D And yesss!!! So much fun!

isan31isan31    Wed, 02/06/2021 - 12:46

Wow thank you very much for this very well-explained translation! I really like Spekti (and Finnish music more generally), and it's always great to get an understanding of what the lyrics mean :)