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

Lyrics Explained S1E4: Sadepäivä (Rainy Day) by Mutaveijarit

Today is a rainy day in Lahti. Perfect occasion to share this new children's song I just discovered.

Sadepäivä (Rainy Day) performed by Mutaveijarit was randomly included in my "laulut lapsille" playlist on YouTube. I was mesmerized by the beginning melody. A whimsical world opened up.

Lyrics Explained S1E2: Etkö Ymmärrä - Ti-Ti Nalle

In this series, we find out dictionary form and meaning of words using Verbix and Sanakirja.org, as well as examine why they were transformed. The why will be in pink and the meaning in purple. 

Note that word order in songs may be different from the conventional order for rhetorical effect. As my translation at the end aims for easy comprehension, words could be rearranged.

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Etkö Ymmärrä - Ti-Ti Nalle

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Etkö ymmärrä mitä sulle lausuin

• ymmärrää understand "sinä" negative
• mitä what
• sä + -lle to you spoken lang.
• lausua say firmly "minä" past

Kerran vielä mä kuiskata sen voin

• vielä kerran one more time 
• mä I spoken lang. 
• kuiskata whisper (v.) after voin 
• se + -n it identified
• voida can "minä"

Lyrics Explained S1E3: Matkalaulu - Best Finnish Children's Songs by Petter Ohls

In this series, we find out dictionary form and meaning of words using Verbix and Sanakirja.org, as well as examine why they were transformed. The why will be in pink and the meaning in purple. 

Note that word order in songs may be different from the conventional order for rhetorical effect. As my translation at the end aims for easy comprehension, words could be rearranged.

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Matkalaulu - Jennika Vikman & Sohvi

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Matkustan ympäri maailmaa, laukussa leipää ja piimää vaan.

• matkustaa (v.) travel "minä"
• ympäri around
• maailmaa world
• laukku + -ssa in the bag
• leipä bread unspecified amount
• ja and 
• piimä butter milk unspecified amount 
• vaan but/only  

Jos mua hiukkasen onnistaa niin uuden ystävän saan.

• jos if
• minua me spoken lang. 
• hiukkanen a bit specified amount (?)
• onnistaa (v.) grant luck/bless "hän"
• niin so
• uusi new (?)
• ystävä friend (?)
• saada (v.) get/receive "minä"  

Lyrics Explained S1E1: Anna mulle tähtitaivas - Katri Helena

In this series, we find out dictionary form of transformed content words by using Verbix and Sanakirja.org, as well as why they were transformed. The why will be in pink. Words may also be arranged differently compared to the conventional order for rhetorical effect, so they may be rearranged. A translation as clear as possible is provided after each stanza.

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Chorus:

Anna mulle tähtitaivas, anna valo pimeään

Anna mulle aamurusko, anna usko elämään

Anna mulle rohkeutta, että jaksan huomiseen

Anna edes vähän, rakkautta tähän

Yksinäiseen sydämeen

• antaa v. imperative sing. - mä pron. minä in spoken lang. + suffix "to" - tähtitaivas n. - valo n. - pimeä n. suffix "to"
• aamurusko n. - usko n. - elämä suffix "to"
• rohkeus n. unspecified amount - jaksaa v. of "minä" - huominen n. suffix "until"
• rakkaus n. unspecified amount
• yksinäinen adj. suffix "to" - sydän n. suffix "to"

Give me the starry sky, give light to darkness

Give me dawn, give faith to life

Give me courage to carry on till tomorrow

Give at least a little love to this

lonely heart