nykti-eoikuia

One of my interests is
that if I ever happen to translate something for You,
please, be so kind,
and wait at least 30 minutes before you read it. Well, you can read whenever you want, of course, but I have a habit of "correcting" my translations, especially in these 30 or more minutes, maybe even in the following weeks or after a month. But you won´t be the only person who ever reads it because of some "internetial laws", so you don´t have to care. How is that even possible?
☥ I translate because it helps me reach a more thorough and deeper understanding of the lyrics, which I really happen to like. The meaning, yum. It can make me picky about what to translate, true, but eventually, ultimate end-feelings come from the inside, not from the artist although performance can help. I tend to translate [well] only what I feel strongly about.
† But on this site, we also help others and those others often/usually need meanings to songs that, in my opinion, aren’t pure gold. However, I hope that you won’t *notice* quality shifts then. If you are the same kind of golddigger as I am, this might help you. (Additum: Now see I have once mentioned that I had this ambition to only deal with pure gold but I failed quite soon.)
× Overall, I promote – as much promotion is possible here – artists who
a) make great music (very unexpected ;)) although there might be hardly anything translatable or even to translate;
b) have lyrics that want me to tackle their meaning headfirst or their sounds or homonymy, paronymy and synonymy, polysemy because I can only trust myself, not other translators;
c) are deep enough (singing well is a bonus but I can try to load technicians with meaning too) and you might become a victim of over-explanations.
+ I believe that it is a lot better if those to-Eng-translations are done by native speakers (not English native meant, unless bilingual), although the quality of English suffers. Because of knowledge about and access to the words that haven’t been used etc. On the other hand, it might be good that this site is for fun. Fun should be golden.
472 translations posted by nykti-eoikuia, 3 transliterations posted by nykti-eoikuiaDetailsAll Translations
Artist | Translation | Languages | Comments | Info | Info | ![]() |
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5MIINUST | ?mis sa tegid | Estonian → English | 3 thanks received | Estonian → English 3 thanks received | ||
Achille Lauro | Domenica | Italian → Estonian | Italian → Estonian | |||
Mari Kalkun | Sata-sata! | Estonian (South) → English | thanked 1 time | Estonian (South) → English thanked 1 time | ||
Mari Kalkun | Sata-sata! | Estonian (South) → Estonian | thanked 1 time | Estonian (South) → Estonian thanked 1 time | ||
5MIINUST | koptereid | Estonian → English | thanked 1 time | Estonian → English thanked 1 time | ||
Achille Lauro | 1969 | Italian → Estonian | Italian → Estonian | |||
Achille Lauro | Angelo blu | French, Italian → English | thanked 1 time | French, Italian → English thanked 1 time | ||
Achille Lauro | Angelo blu | French, Italian → Estonian | French, Italian → Estonian | |||
Achille Lauro | Stripper | English, Italian → Estonian | English, Italian → Estonian | |||
Interpol | C'mere | English → Estonian | English → Estonian | |||
The National | Sorrow | English → Estonian | English → Estonian | |||
Lenna Kuurmaa | Õnneloos | Estonian → English | thanked 1 time | Estonian → English thanked 1 time | ||
Radiohead | Karma Police | English → Estonian | English → Estonian | |||
Radiohead | Creep | English → Estonian | English → Estonian | |||
Radiohead | Reckoner | English → Estonian | English → Estonian | |||
Radiohead | Spectre | English → Estonian | English → Estonian | |||
Radiohead | House Of Cards | English → Estonian | English → Estonian | |||
Radiohead | Fake Plastic Trees | English → Estonian | English → Estonian | |||
Radiohead | No Surprises | English → Estonian | English → Estonian | |||
Radiohead | High And Dry | English → Estonian | English → Estonian | |||
Radiohead | Weird Fishes / Arpeggi | English → Estonian | English → Estonian | |||
Radiohead | Let Down | English → Estonian | English → Estonian | |||
Mahmood & BLANCO | Brividi | Italian → Estonian | Italian → Estonian | |||
Smilers | Meteoriitide sajus | Estonian → English | Estonian → English | |||
Jüri Pootsmann | Jäljed jätsid tuulde | Estonian → English | thanked 1 time | Estonian → English thanked 1 time | ||
Smilers | Ainult unustamiseks | Estonian → English | Estonian → English | |||
Trad.Attack! | Armasta mind | Estonian → English | Estonian → English | |||
Wild Beasts | The Devil's Crayon | English → Estonian | English → Estonian | |||
Orelipoiss | Pintsel | Estonian → English | Estonian → English | |||
Karl-Erik Taukar | Shangri-La | Estonian → English | thanked 1 time | Estonian → English thanked 1 time | ||
Eurythmics | Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) | English → Estonian | English → Estonian | |||
Mari Kalkun | Puhas Lumi | Estonian → English | thanked 1 time | Estonian → English thanked 1 time | ||
EiK (Estonia) | Kuis saama peab | Estonian → English | thanked 1 time | Estonian → English thanked 1 time | ||
Vitamiin | Tiigrikutsu | Estonian → English | Estonian → English | |||
ÖED | Anna teed | Estonian → English | Estonian → English | |||
Metro Luminal | Ta õrnas käes | Estonian → English | thanked 1 time | Estonian → English thanked 1 time | ||
The Smiths | What She Said | English → Estonian | English → Estonian | |||
Gotye | Somebody That I Used to Know | English → Estonian | English → Estonian | |||
5MIINUST | Jäätis | Estonian → English | thanked 1 time | Estonian → English thanked 1 time | ||
The Smiths | I Know It's Over | English → Estonian | English → Estonian | |||
The Smiths | How Soon Is Now? | English → Estonian | English → Estonian | |||
The Smiths | Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want | English → Estonian | English → Estonian | |||
The Smiths | There's a Light That Never Goes Out | English → Estonian | thanked 1 time | English → Estonian thanked 1 time | ||
The Smiths | Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now | English → Estonian | English → Estonian | |||
EiK (Estonia) | Tead | Estonian → English | Estonian → English | |||
The Smiths | This Charming Man | English → Estonian | English → Estonian | |||
УЕ | Пепел (Pepel) | Russian → Estonian | Russian → Estonian | |||
Fenkii | Paranoia | Estonian → English | 2 thanks received | Estonian → English 2 thanks received | ||
nublu | laiaks lüüa | Estonian → English | Estonian → English | |||
Sophie Ellis-Bextor | Murder on the Dancefloor | English → Estonian | English → Estonian | |||
Triin Niitoja | Laululind | Estonian → English | 2 thanks received | Estonian → English 2 thanks received | ||
EiK (Estonia) | Järgmisel nädalal | Estonian → English | Estonian → English | |||
EiK (Estonia) | Mu suvi | Estonian → English | Estonian → English | |||
Jüri Pootsmann | Magus melanhoolia | Estonian → English | 2 thanks received | Estonian → English 2 thanks received | ||
Maian | Papi | Estonian → English | 2 thanks received | Estonian → English 2 thanks received | ||
EiK (Estonia) | Annahetk | Estonian → English | Estonian → English | |||
Vaiko Eplik | Soorebased | Estonian → English | Estonian → English | |||
Dua Lipa | New Rules | English → Estonian | English → Estonian | |||
Alice | Una notte speciale | Italian → Estonian | Italian → Estonian | |||
Alan Sorrenti | Tu sei l'unica donna per me | Italian → Estonian | Italian → Estonian | |||
Jüri Pootsmann | Silmades | Estonian → English | thanked 1 time | Estonian → English thanked 1 time | ||
Röyksopp | What Else Is there | English → Estonian | thanked 1 time | English → Estonian thanked 1 time | ||
Leslie Da Bass | Pisar | Estonian → English | Estonian → English | |||
Revals | Kirjutan romaani | Estonian → English | Estonian → English | |||
Diodato | Fai rumore | Italian → Estonian | thanked 1 time | Italian → Estonian thanked 1 time | ||
Vaiko Eplik | Seks on lahe | Estonian → English | thanked 1 time | Estonian → English thanked 1 time | ||
BTS (Bangtan Boys) | Intro: Serendipity | English, Korean → Estonian | English, Korean → Estonian | |||
Trad.Attack! | Must madu | Estonian → English | Estonian → English | |||
Ingrid Lukas | Rainspell (Vihmaloits) | Estonian (South) → Estonian | 3 thanks received | Estonian (South) → Estonian 3 thanks received | ||
Trad.Attack! | Lell'o | Estonian (South) → English | Estonian (South) → English | |||
Trad.Attack! | Oleks minu olemine | Estonian → English | thanked 1 time | Estonian → English thanked 1 time | ||
Vaiko Eplik | Lame maa | Estonian → English | Estonian → English | |||
Reket | Ma kuulsin seda läbi viinamarjaväädi | Estonian → English | 1 | 5 thanks received | Estonian → English 5 thanks received | |
Sufjan Stevens | Mystery of Love | English → Estonian | English → Estonian | |||
Sufjan Stevens | Wallowa Lake Monster | English → Estonian | English → Estonian | |||
The Black Skirts | 나랑 아니면 (Who do you love) (nalang animyeon) | Korean → Estonian | Korean → Estonian | |||
Maian | sinise leegiga | Estonian → English | thanked 1 time | Estonian → English thanked 1 time | ||
Jaak Joala | Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da | Estonian → English | thanked 1 time | Estonian → English thanked 1 time | ||
Kruuv | Leelo | Estonian → English | 5 thanks received | Estonian → English 5 thanks received | ||
Frozen (OST) | Põdrad on parimad semud [Reindeer(s) Are Better Than People] | Estonian → English | 2 thanks received | Estonian → English 2 thanks received | ||
Viinerid | Kapa Kohi-LA | Estonian → English | 3 thanks received | Estonian → English 3 thanks received | ||
Koer | Maiu on piimaauto | Estonian → English | Estonian → English | |||
Olev Vestmann | Väsinud päike | Estonian → English | thanked 1 time | Estonian → English thanked 1 time | ||
Janika Sillamaa | Muretut meelt ja südametuld | Estonian → English | 2 thanks received | Estonian → English 2 thanks received | ||
Pärt Uusberg | Õhtu ilu | Estonian → English | 5 thanks received | Estonian → English 5 thanks received | ||
Tiiu Varik | Eile veel | Estonian → English | 2 thanks received | Estonian → English 2 thanks received | ||
Synne Valtri | Majakad | Estonian → English | 8 | 13 thanks received | Estonian → English 13 thanks received | |
Kerli | Tuleloits | Estonian → English | 5 thanks received | Estonian → English 5 thanks received | ||
Liis Lemsalu | Kehakeel | Estonian → English | Estonian → English | |||
Renate | Videomäng | Estonian → English | 4 thanks received | Estonian → English 4 thanks received | ||
Mariliis Jõgeva | Unistustes | Estonian → English | 3 | 5 thanks received | Estonian → English 5 thanks received | |
Merilin Mälk | Miljon sammu | Estonian → English | 10 thanks received | Estonian → English 10 thanks received | ||
Depeche Mode | It's No Good | English → Estonian | English → Estonian | |||
Depeche Mode | Personal Jesus | English → Estonian | 1 | English → Estonian | ||
Lenna Kuurmaa | Keeruta | Estonian → English | 3 thanks received | Estonian → English 3 thanks received | ||
ÖED | Ära käpi mind | Estonian → English | Estonian → English | |||
ÖED | Rulli Rulli Rulli | Estonian → English | 1 | 7 thanks received | Estonian → English 7 thanks received | |
David Bowie | Heroes | English → Estonian | thanked 1 time | English → Estonian thanked 1 time | ||
The Kolors | Frida (Mai, Mai, Mai) | Italian → Estonian | Italian → Estonian | |||
Mahmood | Soldi | Arabic, Italian → Estonian | 3 thanks received | Arabic, Italian → Estonian 3 thanks received |