Translating a song from Finnish into English

AxmxZ · 12-02-2007, 02:29 AM

Hello! I found a lovely song online, called "Aikoja entissia" (??) but I don't know a lick of Finnish beyond "terve", "poika" and couple of other words. Can someone do me a huge favor and:

a) listen to the song for me (I'll email it to you if you email me)
b) write out the lyrics
c) translate them into english

and if possible

d) tell me what dialect the song is in?

I'm willing to offer any help in English or Russian in return. (If you're interested in contemporary Russian rock music, for instance, I can give you a tour, complete with mp3s, lyrics, translations and history.)

Thanks!

Hevosnaama · 12-04-2007, 09:09 PM

You mean "Voi niitä aikoja entisiä" ? Not exactly contemporary music

Not that I'm interested in listening it, not really my cup of tea.

AxmxZ · 12-04-2007, 09:16 PM

Exactly, that's how it starts! Yeah, it's really old - I found it in the sound archives of folk music of Finnish immigrants to the States.

I don't particularly care if anyone likes it or not. I'm not looking to share it with folk enthusiasts - I just need the translation and the lyrics, for a university project.

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AxmxZ Brand New Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2 AxmxZ is an unknown character at this point	Translating a song from Finnish into English Hello! I found a lovely song online, called "Aikoja entissia" (??) but I don't know a lick of Finnish beyond "terve", "poika" and couple of other words. Can someone do me a huge favor and: a) listen to the song for me (I'll email it to you if you email me) b) write out the lyrics c) translate them into english and if possible d) tell me what dialect the song is in? I'm willing to offer any help in English or Russian in return. (If you're interested in contemporary Russian rock music, for instance, I can give you a tour, complete with mp3s, lyrics, translations and history.) Thanks! Last edited by AxmxZ; 12-02-2007 at 05:37 AM.
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Hevosnaama Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 31 Hevosnaama is an unknown character at this point	You mean "Voi niitä aikoja entisiä" ? Not exactly contemporary music Not that I'm interested in listening it, not really my cup of tea.
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12-04-2007, 09:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
AxmxZ Brand New Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2 AxmxZ is an unknown character at this point	Exactly, that's how it starts! Yeah, it's really old - I found it in the sound archives of folk music of Finnish immigrants to the States. I don't particularly care if anyone likes it or not. I'm not looking to share it with folk enthusiasts - I just need the translation and the lyrics, for a university project.
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