Paleface - Aakkosmurha (Alphabet Murder)

I've decided to switch up how I type down the translation, at least for rap songs. Instead of having the entire song at first in Finnish and then in English, I'm going bar by bar. This makes it easier to point out doubles and cultural references, that rap does a lot. Pop and metal lyricism are different, easier to understand in terms of lingo and more timeless with the references, if there are any.

This song has (almost) every word of each bar starting with a certain letter. I attempted to do the same, apart from rhyming. Some bars worked fine, but mostly it sucked. So I ditched that idea and just translated the song as usual.

Anna anteeks, alotetaan alusta ja aina alempaa

Forgive me, lets start from the beginning and always lower

Aktivisti ajaa aggressiivisesti agendaa

An activist aggressively pushing an agenda

Apokalyptisia asioita aakkosil

Apocalyptic things via alphabets

Ammun aapiskukon alas, Atlantin aaltoihin

I shoot down the ABC rooster, down to the waves of the Atlantic

Biitti bängää, beibi, bileet banaaneiksi

Beat's bangin, baby, party goes bananas

Bumboclaat burnaa Babylonin bakteereiksi

Bumboclaat burns Babylon into bacteria

Bumboclaat is a Jamaican slang word for toilet paper.

Bassolinjabuli burnaa bäkkärillä beissit

Big bassline burns bases backstage

Baari bailaa, bungaa Batmanilta banjobreiksit

The bar is partying, costing banjo breaks/breakdances for Batman

... whatever that means.

Campuksella cateringist cappuccinoo, calvadost

On campus, cappucino, calvados from the catering.

In Finnish "kampus" is spelled with a k, he took some creative liberties.

Calvados is a certain type of alcoholic liquor.

Croissanttei, currykanaa, cheddaria Chicagost

Croissants, curry chicken, cheddar from Chicago

Cocktailkutsuil coffeeshopist chilii, Calii, crackii

On the cocktail party chili, Cali, crack from the coffee shop

Cadillacis chillaa, checkaa Cheekin comebackii

Chilling in a Cadillac, checkin' Cheek's comeback

Cheek is a Finnish rapper.

Dinosaurus dousaamassa drinkkiin dieselii

A dinosaur dosing diesel into a drink

Dissaan DJ:t, dynamiittii, douppidiilerii

I'm dissin' DJs, dynamite, dope dealers

Debytantti-DJ:t dunkkaa, diggailemas daamei

Debutante DJs dunkin', diggin' dames

Dominoimas, diktaattori donkkaa digitaaleis, damn

Dominatin', dictator dunks in digitals, damn

Tää on niille, jotka miettii onks tos suomiräpis mitää järkee

(Murha...)

This is for those who wonder if Finnish rap makes any sense

(Murder...)

H niinku hakkaan aapisella kaikki suomiräpin MC:t (tää on)

H like I hack up all Finnish rap MCs with an ABC book (this is)

(Aakkos...)

(Alphabet...)

N niinku niille, jotka miettii onks tos suomiräpis järkee

(Murha...)

T like for those who wonder if Finnish rap makes any sense

(Murder...)

V niinku veteraani kiipee takas suomiräpin kärkeen

V like a veteran climbing back to the top of Finnish rap

Ennennäkemätön energia estradilla edelleen

Unforeseen energy on stage still

Egoistit eristetään esimerkiks eteiseen

Egoists are isolated, in example into an entrance

Elvistelemättä eklektinen epeli

Ain't boastin' (to say): quite eclectic

"Elvistellä" means "to boast" or "to brag" but literally it means "to behave like Elvis". 😂

En epäröi ku ensikertalaiset, eepos eteni

I won't hesitate like first-timers, an epic progressed

Feidasin Facebookin, fantastinen fiilis!

I got rid of Facebook, feeling fantastic!

Firaabelifyrkat fikkaan festareille friikiks

I pocket side hustle money for a festival to freak

Femmat freestyle-fakiireille flänäpäissään friikkaa

High five for a freestyle fakir, freakin out while drunk

Frendi fiksas feissin, Fab Five Freddyn kanssa fiittaa

Friend would fix the face, featurin with Fab Five Freddy

Gangstaräppärit käy gänkkää gaalaillast gillat

Gangsta rappers go gain money from the gala night

Giljotiinigängi, Guatemalan guerillat

Guillotine gang, guerillas of Guatemala

Geomagneettinen niinku graniitti tai gneissi

Geomagnetic like granite or gneiss

Suomiräpin guru, Gucci Mane tai Ghostfeissi

Guru of Finnish rap, Gucci Mane or Ghostface

Helsingissä hengaamassa hip hop -heimon kaa

Hangin out with hiphop tribe in Helsinki

Hässäkkä niin hektinen et herkimpiä heikottaa

Thing so hectic that more sensitive ones feel weak

Homma hallus, hakkaa hakaristit hajalle

Got it under control, chop up the swastikas

Hardcore ku habanero, Harambe Harambe!

Hardcore like habanero, Harambe Harambe!

Tää on niille, jotka miettii onks tos suomiräpis mitää järkee

(Murha...) (Pelle!)

This is for those who wonder if Finnish rap makes any sense

(Murder...) (Clown!)

H niinku hakkaan aapisella kaikki suomiräpin MC:t (tää on)

H like I hack up all Finnish rap MCs with an ABC book (this is)

(Aakkos...)

(Alphabet...)

N niinku niille, jotka miettii onks tos suomiräpis järkee

(Murha...)

T like for those who wonder if Finnish rap makes any sense

(Murder...)

V niinku veteraani kiipee takas suomiräpin kärkeen

V like a veteran climbing back to the top of Finnish rap

(Aakkos...)

(Alphabet...)

N niinku niille, jotka miettii onks tos suomiräpis järkee

(Murha...)

T like for those who wonder if Finnish rap makes any sense

(Murder...)

V niinku veteraani kiipee takas suomiräpin kärkeen

V like a veteran climbing back to the top of Finnish rap

I niinku ilmiömäinen, isännöimäs isä itse

P like phenomenal, daddy himself hosting

Irrottele iskulinjat, ku idän ihme

Loosen up the punch lines, like Eastern wonder

Idän Ihme ("Eastern Wonder") is a Finnish rapper.

Ikuisesti ines iskemässä inspiraatioo

Forever in, strickin inspiration

Ilotulitusta, ilmoille informaatioo

Fireworks, puttin information out there

Fireworks are literally "joy firings" or "happiness firings" and in slang, it can mean one's spitting facts, for example. Powerful words or actions of some kind are caused by a person.

Nyt jytisee, tää jätkä ei jorise

Rumbling, this dude doesn't chitchat

Jumalauta, jäbä on ku joulukuusen koriste

Goddamn, bro's like a Christmas tree decoration

Junnu Vainion ja Juicen jalanjäljis

In the footsteps of Junnu Vainio and Juice

They're both legendary Finnish songwriters with hundreds of hit songs over the decades. RIP both.

Nii järkyttävän jyrkkä, että jengi joutuu järjiltään

So shockingly steep/stark that people go crazy

Karri korjaa kakun, kahmaloittain käteistä

Karri takes the cake, lapfuls of cash

Paleface's real name is Karri Miettinen.

Kirjotettu kuulakärkikynillä ja kepeillä

Written with pens and sticks

Kannan kreittii käsissä, niin kylmettävä kundi

I carry a crate in hand, such a cold dude

By the pronunciation, I guess "kreitti" means "crate", but I'm not sure.

Kamppailemas kunniast ku Kurdistanin kurdit

Fightin for honor like Kurds of Kurdistan

Liian levee, liian leso, liian läski

Too wide/braggy, too boasty, too fat

"Leveä" means "wide", like fat, but the same word as a verb, "leveillä" means to brag or to boast. So it's a double.

Liian leijaa läppää, liian levottomii läppii

Jokes too boasty, jokes too wild

Lit. Leija = kite, but in slang it's someone who's boasting/bragging. Levoton = restless.

Legenda on labras, lisää liekkii lasereilla

Legend's in the lab, more flames with the lazers

Lynkkaan lyriikoilla enkä lepää laakereilla

I lynch with lyrics and won't rest on my laurels

Tää on niille, jotka miettii onks tos suomiräpis mitää järkee

(Murha...)

This is for those who wonder if Finnish rap makes any sense

(Murder...)

H niinku hakkaan aapisella kaikki suomiräpin MC:t (tää on)

H like I hack up all Finnish rap MCs with an ABC book (this is)

(Aakkos...)

(Alphabet...)

N niinku niille, jotka miettii onks tos suomiräpis järkee

(Murha...)

T like for those who wonder if Finnish rap makes any sense

(Murder...)

V niinku veteraani kiipee takas suomiräpin kärkeen

V like a veteran climbing back to the top of Finnish rap

"Mayday mayday, " Miettinen mylvii maanisesti

"Mayday mayday" Miettinen moans maniacally

Moottoriturvan massamurhamanifesti

Motor mouth's mass murder manifest

Massiivinen meininki, megafonit mukaan

Massive atmosphrese, bring with the megaphones

Mestarillisesti moukaroin nää mämmikourat mutaan

Masterfully I hammer these butterfingers to the mud

Noteerattu neroks, nuijin nillittäjät nurkkiin

Noted as a genius, I plounder crybabies to corners

Nollatole natsismille, nugit nugipurkkiin

Zero tole for Nazism, nugs into the nug can

"Tole" as in "tolerance".

Just learned that 'nug' (engl.) or 'nugi' (fin.) is a slang word for a piece of marijuana.

Naarmutan näit nuorii niinku narkomaanin neulatki

I scratch these kids like a narcotic's needles

Nähtävästi nenät nyökkää näille niiden neukkaris

I see that noses nod to them in their conference room

Ou jee, oon objektiivisesti OG

Oh yeah, I'm objectively an OG

Ontologi osaa operoida, oukkidoukki

Ontologist knows how to operate, okey-dokey

Old school, oppi-isä, originaattori

Old school, mentor, originator

Ongelmitta osuu oikeeseen ku oskillaattori

Hits the right spot without a problem like an oscillator

Palefeissi pistää pataan pullamössöpellei

Palefacey beating up milksop clowns

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/pullam%C3%B6ss%C3%B6sukupolvi

Punaviinipullot pomppii pakaroit ja perseit

Red wine bottles bouncing buttocks and asses

Perkeleenmoinen posse puskee portit paskaks

One hell of a posse pushing gates to shit

(=They break the gates.)

Pääministeri, pystyttäkää Palervolle patsas!

Prime minister, put up a statue for Palervo!

Palervo Kalsa = Paleface, another name he uses.

Tää on niille, jotka miettii onks tos suomiräpis mitää järkee

(Murha...)

This is for those who wonder if Finnish rap makes any sense

(Murder...)

H niinku hakkaan aapisella kaikki suomiräpin MC:t (tää on)

H like I hack up all Finnish rap MCs with an ABC book (this is)

(Aakkos...)

(Alphabet...)

N niinku niille, jotka miettii onks tos suomiräpis järkee

(Murha...)

T like for those who wonder if Finnish rap makes any sense

(Murder...)

V niinku veteraani kiipee takas suomiräpin kärkeen

V like a veteran climbing back to the top of Finnish rap