Sat Mar 31, 2007 4:25 am
Inexistence wrote:Ahh, one of my favourite songs. I've memorised the basic pronunciation, but I have no idea what it means. I've listened to it for hours on end.
Nuapurista kuulu se polokan tahti
jalakani pohjii kutkutti.
Ievan äiti se tyttöösä vahti
vaan kyllähän Ieva sen jutkutti,
sillä ei meitä silloin kiellot haittaa
kun myö tanssimme laiasta laitaan.
Salivili hipput tupput täppyt
äppyt tipput hilijalleen.
Ievan suu oli vehnäsellä
ko immeiset onnee toevotti.
Peä oli märkänä jokaisella
ja viulu se vinku ja voevotti.
Ei tätä poikoo märkyys haittaa
sillon ko laskoo laiasta laitaan.
Salivili hipput.
Ievan äiti se kammarissa
virsiä veisata huijjuutti,
kun tämä poika naapurissa
ämmän tyttöä nuijjuutti.
Eikä tätä poikoo ämmät haittaa
sillon ko laskoo laiasta laitaan.
Salivili.
Siellä oli lystiä soiton jäläkeen
sain minä kerran sytkyyttee.
Kottiin ko mäntii ni ämmä se riitelj
ja Ieva jo alako nyyhkyytteek.
Minä sanon Ievalle mitäpä se haittaa
laskemma vielähi laiasta laitaa.
Salivili.
Muorille sanon jotta tukkee suusi
en ruppee sun terveyttäs takkoomaa.
Terveenä peäset ku korjoot luusi
ja määt siitä murjuus makkoomaa.
Ei tätä poikoo hellyys haittaa
ko akkoja huhkii laiasta laitaan.
Salivili.
Sen minä sanon jotta purra pittää
ei mua niin voan nielasta.
Suat männä ite vaikka lännestä ittään
vaan minä en luovu Ievasta,
sillä ei tätä poikoo kainous haittaa
sillon ko tanssii laiasta laitaan.
Salivili.
The sound of a polka drifted from my neighbor's
and set my feet a-tapping oh!
Ieva's mother had her eye on her daughter but
Ieva she managed to fool her, you know.
'Cause who's going to listen to mother saying no
when we're all busy dancing to and fro!
Ieva was smiling, the fiddle it was wailing
as people crowded round to wish her luck.
Everyone was hot but it didn't seem to bother
the handsome young man, the dashing buck.
'Cause who's going to mind a drop of sweat
when he's all busy dancing to and fro!
Ieva's mother she shut herself away
in her own quiet room to hum a hymn.
Leaving our hero to have a spot of fun
in a neighbor's house when the lights are dim.
'Cause what does it matter what the old folks say
when you're all busy dancing to and fro!
When the music stopped then the real fun began
and that's when the laddie fooled around.
When he took her home, when the dancing was over
her mother angrily waiting they found.
But I said to her, Ieva, now don't you weep
and we'll soon be dancing to and fro!
I said to her mother now stop that noise
or I won't be responsible for what I do.
If you go quietly and stay in your room
you won't get hurt while your daughter I woo.
'Cause this fine laddie is a wild sort of guy
when he's all busy dancing to and fro!
One thing I tell you is you won't trap me,
no, you won't find me an easy catch.
Travel to the east and travel to the west but
Ieva and I are going to make a match.
'Cause this fine laddie ain't the bashful sort
when he's all busy dancing to and fro.
Sat Mar 31, 2007 4:36 am
As pipsqueeek pointed out, though, the Wikipedia entry says that the part of the song used on Leekspin is random euphonic gibberish.
Sat Mar 31, 2007 7:17 am
So weird seeing my native language on these forums 
Well, anyway, Loituma is a Finnish band as most know, and although singing in Finnish, they use an old dialect which in Finland you only encounter on the countryside (my grandma talks like that).
E.g. "Kottiin ko mäntii ni ämmä se riitelj" is in standard language "Kotiin kun mentiin niin ämmä se riiteli"
With this *cough* very interesting information, I leave now to join the laplanders and ride random polar bears -->
Well, anyway, Loituma is a Finnish band as most know, and although singing in Finnish, they use an old dialect which in Finland you only encounter on the countryside (my grandma talks like that).
E.g. "Kottiin ko mäntii ni ämmä se riitelj" is in standard language "Kotiin kun mentiin niin ämmä se riiteli"
With this *cough* very interesting information, I leave now to join the laplanders and ride random polar bears -->
Sat Mar 31, 2007 7:45 am
You've been spinning for 14:30:15.
Lol. I had it minimized with the volume down and forgot about it until I just checked.
Lol. I had it minimized with the volume down and forgot about it until I just checked.
Sat Mar 31, 2007 1:14 pm
Geez, Jas, show off a little why don't you? You DO know that doesn't count, right? *rolls eyes*
Sat Mar 31, 2007 1:50 pm
Jasujo wrote:You've been spinning for 14:30:15.
Lol. I had it minimized with the volume down and forgot about it until I just checked.
Oh umm yeah... I'm 14:30:16!! Hah! How do you like them apples!!
Sat Mar 31, 2007 2:04 pm
Kym wrote:Jasujo wrote:You've been spinning for 14:30:15.
Lol. I had it minimized with the volume down and forgot about it until I just checked.
Oh umm yeah... I'm 14:30:16!! Hah! How do you like them apples!!
My plot to take over the world by spinning leeks the longest has been foiled again! Those meddling kids. *shakes fist*
Sat Mar 31, 2007 4:13 pm
XD
...turning off the sound doesn't count. You gotta have all of it!
*goes to try again -- this time, watching the leek*
...turning off the sound doesn't count. You gotta have all of it!
*goes to try again -- this time, watching the leek*
Sat Mar 31, 2007 4:38 pm
DM was on fire! wrote:XD
...turning off the sound doesn't count. You gotta have all of it!
*goes to try again -- this time, watching the leek*
You weren't watching the leek originally?
That's not very spartan-like of you.
Sat Mar 31, 2007 6:08 pm
Adam told me the record was 8 hours.
May I note you could not spin a leek as such unless you wanted dirty hands. To clean it you must cut it, thereforth and so on this girl FAILS.
May I note you could not spin a leek as such unless you wanted dirty hands. To clean it you must cut it, thereforth and so on this girl FAILS.
Sat Mar 31, 2007 6:16 pm
XD
No. I wasn't. It didn't matter, compared to Jas, I didn't last that long.
Jas owned the record holder. Definetly.
No. I wasn't. It didn't matter, compared to Jas, I didn't last that long.
Jas owned the record holder. Definetly.
Sat Mar 31, 2007 6:25 pm
You've been spinning for 0:42:50.
Soon I shall overcome Jas's record.
Soon I shall overcome Jas's record.
Sat Mar 31, 2007 7:36 pm
Kitten Medli wrote: this girl FAILS.
Not really, since she can rotate her wrist 360 degrees... over and over and over again... o_o
One of my friends had like, four windows of Leekspin open at once, and couldn't close them... I wonder how that must've sounded D8
Sun Apr 01, 2007 12:57 am
Did anybody else realise that this is a parody of another website?
I'm not proud to say ive been pranked into going to it (twice
) But there actually another website, thats more funny, becaue it is actually DIFFICULT to look at this ... thing... spin. I can't link you, or name the name of the website, because its probably one of the most inappropriate websites ive ever seen. I'll just say the thing that this guy was spinning wasnt a leek.... lol. But that's where this comes from lol....
I'm not proud to say ive been pranked into going to it (twice
) But there actually another website, thats more funny, becaue it is actually DIFFICULT to look at this ... thing... spin. I can't link you, or name the name of the website, because its probably one of the most inappropriate websites ive ever seen. I'll just say the thing that this guy was spinning wasnt a leek.... lol. But that's where this comes from lol....
Sun Apr 01, 2007 1:10 am
Zero! wrote:Kitten Medli wrote: this girl FAILS.
Not really, since she can rotate her wrist 360 degrees... over and over and over again... o_o
One of my friends had like, four windows of Leekspin open at once, and couldn't close them... I wonder how that must've sounded D8
Fair enough, young maiden.