In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
Lauletaas me nuoret tytöt
että muutkin kuulee.
Ettei meitä tään kylän pojat
vallan mykiks luule.
Surut heitän pitkin teitä
ilot otan myötä.
Missä näen nätin pojan
siellä olen yötä.
Tälläisiikös tässä kyläs
parraat pojat onkii.
Niinku siat riihen eessä
toisiansa tonkii.
Niinhä nuokii pojat onku
muurin takkaa tullu.
Joka tuonki pojan ottaa
se on aivan hullu.
Tään kylän pojat pittäis panna
yhteen aijan rakkoo.
Hohtimilla rutistaa
ja vasaralla takkoo.
Tässä kyläss likat on ku
paatin nenäpuita
Meijn kylän tytöt on ku
tauluun maalatuita.
Tämän kylän tytöt ne on
pienii pallukoita.
Matalia, mustia ku
tervatallukoita.
Tämän kylän tytöt ne on
matalii ja mustii.
Meijän kylän varikset on
samallaisii justiin.
Mie se oon se pikku likka
pikkunen ku kissa.
Enkä muualla oliskaan
ku poikain kammarissa.
Synniks sitä sanotaan ja
syntihän se lienee.
Ruveta ja heretä sen
hurjan pojan viereen.
Ui ui ui...
Niinku sinnuu rakastin
ja saman verran muita.
Leikilläni halasin ja
suikkasin mie suuta.
Hella luuli ett mie suren
enkä sinne päinkään.
Uusi ol jo kahottuna
ennenku vanha jäikään.
Elä sure, elä huoli
elä poika raukka.
Miustä saat sie hyvän akan,
juomarin ja laiskan.
Heila minnuu moitiskelee
kun mie viinaa nautin.
Vaan ei jaksa halata,
jos vettä juo kuin hauki.
Tuolta tullee sorja poika,
voi sitä onnetonta.
Kun ei tiedä kenen ottaa
kun meitä on näin monta.
Ui ui ui ui ui ui ui...
että muutkin kuulee.
Ettei meitä tään kylän pojat
vallan mykiks luule.
Surut heitän pitkin teitä
ilot otan myötä.
Missä näen nätin pojan
siellä olen yötä.
Tälläisiikös tässä kyläs
parraat pojat onkii.
Niinku siat riihen eessä
toisiansa tonkii.
Niinhä nuokii pojat onku
muurin takkaa tullu.
Joka tuonki pojan ottaa
se on aivan hullu.
Tään kylän pojat pittäis panna
yhteen aijan rakkoo.
Hohtimilla rutistaa
ja vasaralla takkoo.
Tässä kyläss likat on ku
paatin nenäpuita
Meijn kylän tytöt on ku
tauluun maalatuita.
Tämän kylän tytöt ne on
pienii pallukoita.
Matalia, mustia ku
tervatallukoita.
Tämän kylän tytöt ne on
matalii ja mustii.
Meijän kylän varikset on
samallaisii justiin.
Mie se oon se pikku likka
pikkunen ku kissa.
Enkä muualla oliskaan
ku poikain kammarissa.
Synniks sitä sanotaan ja
syntihän se lienee.
Ruveta ja heretä sen
hurjan pojan viereen.
Ui ui ui...
Niinku sinnuu rakastin
ja saman verran muita.
Leikilläni halasin ja
suikkasin mie suuta.
Hella luuli ett mie suren
enkä sinne päinkään.
Uusi ol jo kahottuna
ennenku vanha jäikään.
Elä sure, elä huoli
elä poika raukka.
Miustä saat sie hyvän akan,
juomarin ja laiskan.
Heila minnuu moitiskelee
kun mie viinaa nautin.
Vaan ei jaksa halata,
jos vettä juo kuin hauki.
Tuolta tullee sorja poika,
voi sitä onnetonta.
Kun ei tiedä kenen ottaa
kun meitä on näin monta.
Ui ui ui ui ui ui ui...
Lyrics submitted by Kyr
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So us young girls let's do some singing so that others can hear us too. So that the village boys don't think we are all dumb.
If sorrow comes along I'll throw it away but pleasure I will take with me. Everywhere I'll see a pretty boy I'll sleep over at his house.
So this is how the best village boys are like? Like pigs in front of the drying house they push each other.
And so are those boys just like they just came out from behind the stove She who will have any of those boys is completely mad.
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These village girls are not pretty at all The girls in our home village are beautiful like in a painting.
These village girls are small and fat, short and black as tar glimps.
These village girls are short and black ones The crows in our village are just like them.
But I'm the little girl, little as a cat And I wouldn't stay anywhere else than in boy's room
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Ui ui ui...
I loved you some and I loved other some too I just was playing around when I hugged and kissed you
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Don't be sad, don't worry you poor boy I'll make a nice wife for you, drunk and lazy one
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Oh there comes a pretty boy oh poor him 'cause he can't make up his mind who to choose 'cause there's so many of us.