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Originally Posted by Oniisan

Jenni Vartiainen

Birth name: Jenni Mari Vartinen
Born: March 20, 1983 (age 28) Kuopio, Finland
Genres: Pop
Occupations: Singer
Years active: 2002—2004; 2007—present
Labels: Warner Music Finland
Associated acts: Gimmel
Studio Albums:
Ihmisten edessä [2007]
Seili [2010]

Jenni Mari Vartiainen (born March 20, 1983, in Kuopio), is a Finnish pop singer. Before her musical endeavours, she was a figure skater in her teen-age years and attended the Music High School of Kuopio. Vartiainen rose to publicity after winning the 2002 talent show Popstars with Susanna Korvala, Ushma Karnani and Jonna Pirinen, forming the band Gimmel that released two albums before breaking up in October 2004.

After Gimmel, Vartiainen started her solo career, releasing her debut single "Tunnoton" in April 2007. In September of the same year, the single was followed by her debut album Ihmisten edessä and its eponymous second single, both of which sold gold in Finland. In late March of 2010, Jenni Vartiainen released her second studio album Seili, after the arrival of its gold-selling debut single "En haluu kuolla tänä yönä". The sophomore album debuted at number one on the Finnish Chart and went on to sell over 100,000 copies, becoming the best-selling album of 2010 in Finland. Met with mixed to positive critiques for its combination of pop elements and ballads, Seili spawned another gold-selling single, "Missä muruseni on", which dominated the top-three spots of the Finnish Singles Chart all the way to early 2011.

During her solo career, Jenni Vartiainen has sold over 180,000 records in Finland and received nine Emma Awards.

Thank you for introducing our own Pop Queen [at least in sense of sales, haha : D] Oniisan ^__^ Since you didn't translate any of her songs though, I will now translate some~
These all are from her newest album Seili, which was a huge succees, sales reaching multi-platinum [3x], thus becoming the top selling album of 2010 in Finland.

This first song, sharing the album title, is called "Seili*". It's semi-ballad type of song, kinda melancholic but also quite epic. I don't know why, but I though the mixing gives me a bit of "Ayu-vibes" : D
Very poetical lyrics are by former rapper-turned-Jazz/Pop singer Mariska, who is also quite popular in Finland.
This song includes an interlude called "Koti" [Home]. It's short and beautiful off-vocal piano track, mixing the music of "Seili". I have both songs belove.
[*Seili is an island located off the south-west coast of Finland. [Swedish name is "Själö"]
Seili was formely an island which held an mental hospital, which might explain the theme of the lyrics.
Airisto is also and island in Finland, and is part of Seili.

Spoiler:

Koti/Seili



Lyrics

On matkallaan aalloilla Airiston
In the journey on the waves of Airisto
Sofia, ryysyläinen
Is Sofia, the abandoned one
Kun taakseen hän katsoo niin siellä yhä on
When she looks behind the back of hers
tuttu tie joka kotiin vie
There lies the familiar road which leads to home

Halki synkän veen
Through the somber surface of the water
vene hiljalleen
Little by little
lipuu saareen syrjäiseen
The boat glides to the distant island
Halki synkän veen
Through the somber surface of the water
lipuu hiljalleen
Little by little
Seiliin soudetaan
To Seili we are rowing
Seiliin soudetaan
To Seili we are rowing

Jos määränpää edessä häämöttää
Looming of the distance
Siel' saari on tuomittujen
There's the island of the doomed ones
Jos Seiliin ken joutuu, hän Seiliin myös jää
One end ups in Seili, One will remain there
kuolemaan heikot soudetaan
The dying ones are rowed to Seili

Halki synkän veen
Through the somber surface of the water
vene hiljalleen
Little by little
lipuu saareen syrjäiseen
The boat glides to the distant island
Halki synkän veen
Through the somber surface of the water
lipuu hiljalleen
Little by little
Seiliin soudetaan
To Seili we are rowing
Seiliin soudetaan
To Seili we are rowing

Mukana naulat ja lautaa
Got the nails and board
niistä leposijan saa
I can create my own resting place
Sata on Seilissä hautaa
There are hundreds of graves in Seili
ja satoja vielä kaivetaan
And hundreds are to come

This second song is far more happier, called Nettiin ["Onto the Internet"] It tells a story about broke up couple. After the divorce the girl's boyfriend decides to revenge her by downloading [stupid] pictures about her Onto the net : D What a drama!
This song includes a lot of rhyming, which sounds pretty nice in my opinion~

Spoiler:

Nettiin - Onto the Internet
~The music video of the song~
Lyrics

Kun me tavattiin oli mukavaa
When we met, we had fun together
Arvoituksia meidän kasvoilla
Mysteries lie in our faces
ja kun Annankadun kaksioon muutettiin
And when we moved to two-room in Annankatu*
Tehtiin juttuja pariskuntana
We did things like couples do
Silti myöhemmin ohuesti harmittaa
Yet I'm a bit irritated
Miks piti luvata, että saa kuvata
Why I gave you a permission to photo me

Sillä kun me erottiin
Because when we broke up
Sä laitoit minut nettiin
You put me onto the net
Niin kuin luonto minut tarkoitti
Like the mother nature meaned to
Tätäkö se tarkoitti?
But did it mean this?
Kun me erottiin sä laitoit minut nettiin
Because when we broke up, you put me onto the net
Koko maailma mua katselee
The whole World is looking at me
Kuvaruudun valoista, yksinäisten taloista
In the glimmer of the screen, from the houses of the lonely ones

Sinä munapää et voi ymmärtää
But you dickhead cannot understand
Ihmiset hauraita, vaikka haureita
People are so fragile, althought giving
Tietyt asiat on hyvä pitää itsellään...
You should keep certain things only to yourself...
Pienessä piirissä ei jutut leviä
In the little group gossip isn't heard of
Kaupan kassalla myyjä tuijottaa
In the store the shop assistant is staring at me
Onko nähnyt hän jo jotain enemmän?
Has she seen something untold?

Sillä kun me erottiin
Because when we broke up
Sä laitoit minut nettiin
You put me onto the net
Niin kuin luonto minut tarkoitti
Like the mother nature meaned to
Tätäkö se tarkoitti?
But did it mean this?
Kun me erottiin sä laitoit minut nettiin
Because when we broke up, you put me onto the net
Joku Ilpo mua katselee
Some Ilpo is looking at my pics
ja itseään koskettelee
And touching himself

Eikö mikään ole enää omaa?
Isn't there at least something that is only known by me?

*Annankatu is a street in the capital, Helsinki. The music video is shot in the location.

The third song, Missä muruseni on? ["Where is my sweetie?"] is a beautiful power-ballad which has also an award-winning music video [shown belove]

Spoiler:

Missä muruseni on? - Where is my sweetie?

Lyrics

Yöllä taas mä menin parvekkeelle nukkumaan,
Again, I went to sleep in my balcony
jotta lähempänä mua ois hän
So that he would be closer to me
Pediltäni taivas näkyy, ryhdyin oottamaan,
From my bed I can see the sky and begin to wait
että näen tähden lentävän
That I see the star shooting past
Sanovat jos jossain huomaa tähdenlennon niin
They say "if you see a shooting star..."
toivoa voit silloin mitä vaan
"...You can wish for anything just imaginable"
Yöllä ylös taivaalle mä pyynnön kuiskasin
In the night I whispered the prayer of mine
Kävisipä pian tuulemaan
"Oh, if the wind would just blow..."

Tuuli tuule sinne missä muruseni on
Wind, blow where my sweetie is
Leiki hetki hänen hiuksillaan
Play a moment with the hair of his
Kerro rakkauteni, kerro kuinka ikävöin
Tell him how I cherish him, tell him how I miss him
Kerro, häntä ootan yhä vaan
Tell him that I'm still waiting

Tyyni oli eilen yö
The night was calm yesterday
mut kohta kuitenkin
But soon after
Tuuli henkäisi ja tuntee sain
The wind breathed and I felt it
Joku liikkui lähelläni
Someone was moving close to me

koski poskeain
He touched my cheek
Tutun käden tunsin ihollain
I felt the familiar hand in my skin

Enkä enää epäillyt
And never I was doubtful
vaan tiesin, että voin
Since I knew that I can
Niin kuin pieni lapsi nukahtaa
Fall asleep just like little child
Ilma jota hengitämme samaa ilmaa on
The air that we are breathing is the same
Ja jalkojemme alla sama maa
And the same earth under our feet

Tuuli tuule sinne missä muruseni on
Wind, blow where my sweetie is
Leiki hetki hänen hiuksillaan
Play a moment with the hair of his
Kerro rakkauteni, kerro kuinka ikävöin
Tell him how I cherish him, tell him how I miss him
Kerro, häntä ootan yhä vaan
Tell him that I'm still waiting

more coming soon~