Seuraava teksti väittänee olevansa englanninkielinen käännös erään varsin suomalaisen kappaleen suomenkielisistä sanoista.
Mikähän kipale lie kyseessä?
(Yksi tunnistamista helpottava merkkijono on korvattu merkkijonolla ****)
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The sound of a polka drifted from my neighbor's
and set my feet a-tapping oh!
****'s mother had her eye on her daughter but
**** 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!
**** 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!
****'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, ****, 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
**** 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.
Mikähän kipale lie kyseessä?
(Yksi tunnistamista helpottava merkkijono on korvattu merkkijonolla ****)
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The sound of a polka drifted from my neighbor's
and set my feet a-tapping oh!
****'s mother had her eye on her daughter but
**** 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!
**** 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!
****'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, ****, 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
**** 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.
Vastaukset 2
Vanhimmat
Sama vihje kuin edellä, tällä kertaa satamaviininmaan ja brasilian kielellä:
O som da polka veio do meu vizinho
e fez meus pés dançarem
A mãe de **** estava de olho na filha
Mas **** deu um jeito de enganá-la, você sabe.
Porque quem vai prestar atenção a mãe dizendo não
Quando estão todos ocupados dançando!
**** sorria, o violino chorava
conforme as pessoas a cercavam para desejá-la boa sorte.
Todos estavam com calor mas isso parecia não incomodar
o jovem bonito, o rico.
Porque quem irá se importar com uma gota de suor
Quando estão todos ocupados dançando!
A mãe de **** se trancou em seu quarto
silencioso para rezar.
deixando nosso herói ter um pouco de diversão
na casa de um vizinho quando as luzes escureceram.
Porque o que importa o que os velhos dizem
Quando estão todos ocupados dançando!
Quando a música parou é que a verdadeira diversão começou
foi quando as garotas ficaram rodando por aí.
Quando ele a levou para casa, quando a música acabou
encontraram a mãe dela furiosa esperando.
mas eu disse a ela, ****, não chore
e logo estaremos dançando novamente!
Eu disse a mãe dela pare com esse barulho agora
ou não serei responsável pelos meus atos.
se você for silenciosamente para o seu quarto
você não se machucará enquanto eu tento convencer a sua filha a casar comigo.
porque esta fina dama é livre
quando ele está ocupado dançando!
Uma coisa que te direi é não me prenda,
não, você não me achará fácil.
viajarei para o leste e viajarei para o oeste mas
**** e eu iremos nos casar.
Porque esta fina dama não é do tipo que se envergonha
quando ele está ocupado dançando.
kovasti oli muotia joskus.