Hapentuhlaaja by Maustetytöt - English lyrics translation

Oxygen Waster

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Finnish lyrics

Transcribed by AI (Transcribe.com). Likely has errors

English lyrics

Translated by AI (Transcribe.com, Google Translate) Likely has errors

Subsequent linguistic analysis and corrections by lilli m. Thank you!

Koulubussissa kotiin matkalla,
kukaan ei halua viereeni istua.
Jos itsetunto voi enää kutistua,
ennen kuin se kuolee.

On the school bus on the way home,
no one wants to sit next to me.
If my self-esteem can shrink any more,
before it dies.

Niin koitan esittää, etten huomaakaan,
kun mulle takapenkillä nauretaan.
Tää naama itseänikin alkaa nolottaa,
mut ei oo muutakaan.

I try to act like I don't notice
when they're laughing at me in the back seat.
This face is starting to embarrass even me,
but I don't have any other.

Mitä opin tänään koulussa?
Mul ei ole mitään arvoa.
Pelkkä hapentuhlaaja,
lukee muistiinpanoissa.

What did I learn in school today?
I have no value at all.
Just an oxygen waster,
it says in my notes.

Ja mietin, mitä opin koulussa.
Mul ei ole mitään arvoa.
Yksi hapentuhlaaja,
seison nyt parvekkeella.

And I wonder what I learned in school.
I have no value at all.
An oxygen waster,
I'm standing on the balcony now.

Ja koitan vastustaa kiusausta.

And trying to resist temptation.

Jos puhuu mulle, kai antaa vain menettää.
Välitunneilla yksin saan skenettää.
Kinkkukiusauskin lautaselle jää,
kun itkettää.

If you talk to me, I guess you're just losing your voice
During recess, I'm left alone to the scene.
Even ham temptation [casserole] gets left on the plate,
when you're crying.

Päättäreihin en kutsua saanutkaan,
no en ois kiireiltä päässytkään tulemaan.
Parvekkeella alkaa jo tulemaan,
kun mä juhlin yksin.

I didn't even get an invitation to the end-of-year party,
but I wouldn't have been able to make it anyway with my busy schedule.
It's already starting to get dark on the balcony
as I celebrate alone.

Mitä opin tänään koulussa?
Mul ei ole mitään arvoa.
Pelkkä hapentuhlaaja,
lukee muistiinpanoissa.

What did I learn in school today?
I have no value at all.
Just an oxygen waster,
it says in my notes.

Ja mietin, mitä opin koulussa.
Mul ei ole mitään arvoa.
Yksi hapentuhlaaja,
seison nyt parvekkeella.

And I wonder what I learned in school.
I have no value at all.
An oxygen waster,
I'm standing on the balcony now.

Ja koitan vastustaa kiusausta.

And trying to resist temptation.

Mitä opin tänään koulussa?
Mul ei ole mitään arvoa.
Pelkkä hapentuhlaaja,
lukee muistiinpanoissa.

What did I learn in school today?
I have no value at all.
Just an oxygen waster,
it says in my notes.

Ja mietin, mitä opin koulussa.
Mul ei ole mitään arvoa.
Yksi hapentuhlaaja,
seison nyt parvekkeella.

And I wonder, what did I learn in school?
I have no value at all.
An oxygen waster,
I'm standing on the balcony now.

Ja koitan vastustaa kiusausta.

And trying to resist temptation.

Pelkkä hapentuhlaaja,
mä vastustan kiusausta.
Pelkkä hapentuhlaaja,
mä vastustan kiusausta.
Pelkkä hapentuhlaaja,
mä vastustan kiusausta.
Pelkkä hapentuhlaaja,
mä vastustan kiusausta.
Pelkkä hapentuhlaaja,
mä vastustan kiusausta.
Pelkkä hapentuhlaaja,
mä vastustan kiusausta.
Pelkkä hapentuhlaaja,
mä vastustan kiusausta.
Pelkkä hapentuhlaaja,
mä vastustan kiusausta.
Pelkkä hapentuhlaaja,
mä vastustan kiusausta

Just a oxygen waster,
I resist bullying [or: temptation].
Just a oxygen waster,
I resist bullying
Just a oxygen waster,
I resist bullying
Just a oxygen waster,
I resist bullying
Just a oxygen waster,
I resist bullying
Just a oxygen waster,
I resist bullying
Just a oxygen waster,
I resist bullying
Just a oxygen waster,
I resist bullying
Just a oxygen waster,
I resist bullying

Notes

"If you talk to me, I guess you're just losing your voice:" The original Finnish line has no subject - "if - talks - to me, probably - voice - to lose." It's unclear who is losing their voice or if the voice per se is being lost (the Finnish word for "voice," "ääni," has other meanings and, as in English, can be used abstractly). Thanks lilli m for explaining and pondering this.

"alone to the scene:"The actual Finnish word, "skenettää," for what the singer is left alone to do, does not have a direct English translation. Based on the English word "scene," skenettää, according to Google, "usually refers to networking, seeking a role, 'adjusting' or bolstering one's position in social circles, especially in a bar environment, among young people in Helsinki." Thanks lilli m for tracking this down and finding an elegant English translation!

Temptation/bullying shift: lilli m noticed the meaning of the word "kiusaus" in the song shifts from "temptation" to "bullying". The precise word for "bullying," lilli m points out, is "kiusaaminen," but it has the same base verb, "kiusata," as "temptation." "Kiusas" is also present in the name of the ham casserole included in the song, "kinkkukiusaus."

Corrections or other notes welcomed at ryantate@ryantate.com.

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