More Scandinavian music, please.

[Zuffox]

Seeing that it may be a while until I feel up to the challenge of putting in some elaborate Islandic band description, I'll just name-drop; just on top of my head, there's Sigur Rós, Amina and Björk... er, I recall the list being bigger.

Oh well, Sigur Rós in particular is an amazing band, one of the best, actually.

 

[Simon Darkshade]

Povel Ramel?

Yes, thats the one!

 

[Ingvina Freyr]

So Ingvina, what have been the best bands? What Finnish music did you like?

I'm in the middle of a very important project at work and have had little time to dive into the list of names that I've made from all your suggestions.[/excuse]
I am trying to listen to youtube while working though, and so far I haven't discarded any band that I've heard. Hassisen Kone, Happoradio and CMX are all good (just to name a few Finnish acts), Sonata Arctica are also really, really good. The last few days I've repetedly listened to Maija Vilkkumaa - Hei Tie as well. I must admit I'm quite sold there.

On a sidenote; I always sing along with the music I listen to, but when the song is in a language I don't fully understand I need to make sure I know what the lyrics is about so that I'm not singing "I am a fairy princess dressed in pink" or something like that. I know most of you Finns thinks us Swedes are sissies anyway, but I don't wish to confirm it.
Can any of you guys post the lyrics to Hei Tie in Finnish and a translation as well? I would be most grateful.

 

[mrtn]

Yes, thats the one!

I corrected your usage of smilies.

 

[kuukkeli]

Can any of you guys post the lyrics to Hei Tie in Finnish and a translation as well? I would be most grateful.

Let me check... Yep, I've got no life so here it goes

Hei tie by Maija Vilkkumaa

Verse 1
Neiti takkutukka, lumpeenkukka, kompuroiva raitasukka
Laulaa kolikoita hattuun
Laulaa kuninkaista, sotilaista, liisoista ja ihmemaista
Ja siitä kuinka sattuu

Pre-chorus
Ja sen kodissa jossakin ne soittivat jo poliisin
Ja se yksi paskiainen katuu mutta anteeksi ei saa

Chorus
Hei tie vie mut kaupunkeihin, kyliin, bensanhajuun, valoviidakkoon
Vie toiveista pois, sylistä syliin, kunnes en enää tiedä missä oon
Ja millä sotket päätä
Mä oon paperisen ohut ja mun sydän syväjäätä kasvattaa
Hei tie vie mut reunalle ja yli, kauas täältä sinne missä oon

Verse 2
Ujonlainen keijukainen, asioistaan vaitonainen
Kaukaa kyyneleensä kiertää
Yksinäinen, päältä jäinen, rakkaudessa kerjäläinen,
Kengät kuljettaa ja hiertää

Repeat Pre-chorus
Repeat Chorus
Repeat Verse 1

Hey road as a rough translation by me

Verse 1
Miss messy hair, flower of the water-lily, stumbling in her striped stockings
Singing coins into a hat (1)
Sings of kings, of soldiers, of Alices and of Wonderlands
And of how it hurts

Pre-chorus
And in her home somewhere they already called the police
And that one bastard regrets but is never forgiven

Chorus
Hey road, take me to the cities, to villages, to smell of gasoline, to neon lights
Take me away from dreams, from lap to lap, until I no longer know where I am
And with what you mess up my head
I am thin as paper and my heart is frozen deep
Hey road take me to the edge and over, far away from here to where I am

Verse 2
A rather shy fairy, minding her own business (2)
Circles wide past her tears
Lonely, icy on the surface, beggar in love
The shoes move her and rub her feet

Repeat Pre-chorus
Repeat Chorus
Repeat Verse 1

(1) Referring, of course, to street musicians and how they have hat in front of them for coins - not somehow conjuring the coins
(2) Honestly, this is no fairy Swede joke. The Finnish word 'keijukainen' originally refers to same mythological creature as 'fairy' but instead of homosexual its secondary meaning is a slender girl (or a fat one if you use the mocking version 'tonnikeiju' [ton-fairy]).

 

[Simon Darkshade]

For shame. Ack says everything that is ever needed, without the need for such profligate tomfoolery.

I have a few more Scandinavian pieces on my home system. Once I reach there tonight, I will add more.

 

[Mr. Dictator]

maybe i can interest you all in some i'm from barcelona?

 

[willemvanoranje]

Try these:

Snook - Svett och tårar (sweat and tears)
Snook - Älskling jag är hemma nu (honey I'm home now)

 

[Ingvina Freyr]

Let me check... Yep, I've got no life so here it goes

Thanks a lot!

A rather shy fairy...

I knew it!!!

 

[Love]

This is the best dia Psalma song...EVER!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhN9XoV78L8&mode=related&search=

(Im sorry there is only lousy quality live videos...)