Lyrics Explained S1E0: Miljoona Ruusua - Katri Helena

Katri Helena is so far the only Finnish singer that matches my taste. As I'm now bored with other Finnish learning games and methods, let's learn by analyzing her songs lyrics. This series could be long because she has released 480 songs in her 70 years' career. What an industrious artist!

Let's start with a familiar melody covered in many languages: 
Million Roses.

I'll find dictionary form of nouns and verbs by using Verbix, as well as why they were transformed. The why will be in pink. Words are also arranged differently compared to the conventional order for rhetorical effect, so I'll rearrange them.

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Miljoona Ruusua - Katri Helena

Taas ruusut käy kukkimaan, tuoksua täynnä on maa

Mietteeni sinne taas vie, missä on ruusuinen tie

Nuoruuden rakkaus on kaunis ja koskematon

Katseet ne kertovat vain, katseestas onnen mä sain

• ruusu pl. and general - käydä pl. 3rd pers. in spoken language - kukkia 3rd infinitive, maa subj. - olla verb of maa - tuoksu after adj täynnä (not sure)
• mieti suffix "my" - viedä verb of mietteeni - tie structure "siellä on"
• nuoruus possessor - rakkaus subj. - olla verb of rakkaus
• katse pl. and general - kertoa pl. 3rd pers. - katse sing. suffix "from your" - minä spoken lang. - saada past verb of mä - onni identified (?)

Roses are blooming again, the earth is full of fragrance
My thoughts take me back to where there is a rosy road
Young love is beautiful and pure
Looks, they just tell, I got happiness from your look at me

(Chorus x2)

Tunteen niin kaihoisan saan, ruusun kun nään hehkuvan

Syömeni kultaa se on, tunne tää arvaamaton

Tuskaa ei lauluni soi, vaikka sua saada en voi

Paljon mä sain kuitenkin; ruusuisen tien muistoihin

• saada present verb of "minä" - tunne sing. identified - nähdä present verb of "minä" in spoken lang. (?) - ruusu sing. identified
• syödä supplements kultaa (?) - kulta unspecified amount - olla verb of se - tuntea imperative sing. - tämä spoken lang. (?)
• laulu suffix "my" - soida follows negative mark ei - tuska sing. unidentified - voida follows negative mark en - saada follows voida - sinä obj. in spoken lang.
• mä minä in spoken lang. - saada past verb of "minä" - paljon - tie sing. identified (?) - muisto pl. suffix "toward"

I get such longing feeling, when I see the glowing rose

I've eaten gold, feel this unpredictable
My song doesn't sound pain, even though I can't get you
I got a lot, however; the rosy road to memories

(Chorus x2)

↺ Taas ruusut käy kukkimaan, tuoksua täynnä on maa

↺ Mietteeni sinne taas vie, missä on ruusuinen tie

Maailma suuri ja maa kauaksi voi kuljettaa

Ruusuissa piikkejäkin, joskus ne pistävätkin

• maailma - maa - voida verb of suuri maailma ja maa - kuljettaa accompanies voida - kauas manner
• ruusu pl. suffix "in" - piikki pl. unidentified and suffix "also" - pistää verb of ne and suffix "also"

The big world can bring you far away
Roses also have thorns, sometimes they also hurt

(Chorus x3)

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Chorus:

Miljoona, miljoona, miljoona ruusua

Tuoksua, tuoksua, tuoksua rakkauden

Muistoja, muistoja, muistoja tuoksut tuo

Tunteen ja katseen ensirakkauden

• miljoona - ruusu after a number
• rakkaus possessor - tuoksu unspecified amount
• tuoksu pl. and general - tuoda pl. 3rd pers. in spoken lang. - muista pl. and unidentified
• ensirakkaus possessor - tunne possessor - katse possessor

A million roses. 

Fragrance of love. 

The scents bring back memories 

of first love feeling and of first love look.

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Omg, it took me more effort than I thought. There are many question marks, which indicate I'm not sure. I also ignored adjectives, adverbs, and function words. I'd say that's enough for "pilot episode".

Listening to songs repeatedly would wire some words in your memory. But breaking down lyrics grammar is seriously a grind. I'll approach lyrics differently next time... (if there's next time). Now, my favorite game - the most effective and effortless - is still guessing words in Suomen kielen sanakirja maahanmuuttaja.