Ismo Alanko - Kun Suomi putos puusta dalszöveg fordítás angol nyelvre

When Finland fell out of the tree

• 1. In Finnish the phrase 'puusta pudonnut' (fallen from a tree) refers to someone who is bewildered, confused etc. as if they have just fallen out of a tree. In this song, it refers figuratively to Finland 'waking up' from its isolated, agrarian past and adopting a globalised culture.
• 2. Körttikansa - people of the körtti, i.e. Herännäisyys, Awakened Lutherans (a Finnish religious movement from the 18th century). Körtti refers to the old-fashioned clothing associated with the Awakening.
• 3. A person from Karelia, a region covering eastern Finland and part of Russia
• 4. There are several names in this song that refer toi no one in particular, just a 'average' Finnish name like Bob Jones or Jim Smith. 'Litmas-Unto is a colloquial way of referring to someone named Unto Litmanen' - see
• 5. Another region of Finland
• 6. The Finnish expression 'sika säkissä' (pig in a sack) correlates to the English 'pig in a poke', i.e. to be scammed with something inferior
• 7. 'In the lyrics 'milkkiä' and 'blakkiä' are from English. I considered using foreign languages (e.g. 'leche') but I think the intention here is more that simple things became commercialised brands often with English/foreign names, so I took a bit of a liberty!
• 8. 'mielikieli refers to a saying, olla mielin kielin (to be overtly eager to please, in word and deed) - it's not a word anyone would use in conversation, I guess Mr Alanko just made it up.'
• 9. Hansa refers originally to the historical Hanseatic League, but is also now a shopping district in Turku.
• 10. Regions of Finland.