Translation of the song Kom ti byin artist KAJ
Kom ti byin
Come to the village
Maxmo, he e ett ställ me driv
Maxmo, it is a place with drive
Jär kan do å ska do spender ett liv
Here you can and will spend a life
Vi har allting mellan himmel å jåod
We have everything between heaven and Earth
En brandkår en kyrko en handilsbåod
A fire department, a church, a store
Å vejjin som e brejd å fin
And a road that is wide and fine
Vissa stannar, men tem flesta kör föbi
Some stay, but the most drive past
så svänginin in å sii na najs
so come here and see something nice
Österbottens westcoast paradise
Ostrobothnia's westcoast paradise
Jär var fistjin i distjin aldri bad
Here has the fish on the counter never been bad
Fö haavi havi havi jär i allon vääd
for we have had the fishing net here in all weathers
Speciellt sommartid e kommersin bra
Especially in the summer the commerce is great
tå kesävierat tulevat Maksamaan
as the summer guests come to Maxmo (to pay)1
Så ta chansin, la sommarkransin
So take a chance, make a summer wreath
Å kom ti gubbholmsbadi på dansin
And come to Gubbholmsbadi2 for a dance
Tå paviljongen e full så e allt på topp
When the pavilion is full then everything's in top condition
Å e je Maxmo själv som bjuder åpp
And it's Maxmo who invites you
Tå do siir tecknin i skyin
When you see the marks in the sky
Kom ti byin, kom ti byin!
Come to the village, come to the village!
E finns itt na fö seint elo biti
There is no being too late or early
Kom ti city, kom ti city!
Come to the city, come to the city!
Hilkka ha pilkka na brax no
Hilkka has jigged some bream now
Kom ti Maxmo, kom ti Maxmo!
Come to Maxmo, come to Maxmo!
Ha do itt vari förr ere dags no
If you haven't been here before, it's now time for that
Kom ti Maxmo, kom ti Maxmo!
Come to Maxmo, come to Maxmo!
Kör ut i skåojin, kör langt å läng
Drive in the forest, drive far and for a long time
Tå den råopar Hurri, ere dags ti sväng
When they shout Hurrri3, it's time to turn around
E je himmelriket du gissa e
It is heaven, you guessed it
Men blinkar do så ha do missa e
But if you blink, you have missed it
Vi har ett träsk en skåola å mycke mer
We have a swamp, a school, and much more
Nej minus skåolan fö han la ner
No, minus the school for he shut (it) down
E finns nager lindor, lador å träsk
We have some fallows, barns and swamps
Så gröjtin å fishin e fucking fäsk
So the porridge and fish are fucking fresh
På påsk ja tå festar vi
On Easter, yes, when we party
På lokalin me korvin å lotteri
In the premises with sausage and the lottery
Fö tå brinder brason å vi jetär plättan
For then the bonfire burns and we eat pancakes
Brason an tänds me EU blankettan
The bonfire has been lit with EU forms
Hoppamäki e vår högsta punkt
Hoppamäki, it's our highest point
Tid skidar vi å he e jävlit tungt
We ski there and it's fucking hard
Bakom knöussin sir ni Haapa rian
Behind the hill, you see Haapa cabin4
Little known fact: Ja vart laga i an
Little known fact: I was made in it
Tå do sir tecknin i skyin
When you see the marks in the sky
Kom ti byin, Kom ti byin
Come to the village, Come to the village
E finns itt na fö seint elo biti
There is no being too late or early
Kom ti city, kom ti city
Come to the city, come to the city
Denhä byjin e byans number one
This village is the number one of all the villages
Kåomåsan, kåomåsan
Komossa, komossa5
Arbeit på talko e va vi kan
Work at a talkoo6 is what we can do
Kåomåsan, kåomåsan
Komossa, Komossa
E je mang leis
It is many-sided
E haa ti ga
It must go
Alldeilis
Precisely
Riksin, Österbottens route sixtysix
Riksin, Ostroborhnia's route sixtysix
Sväng in me Las Palvis för din koffeinfix
Come to Las Palvis for your caffeine fix
Hid gar vägin bakom takana
Here goes a road behind takana7
Flest tjälahål per capita
Most holes in the road from ground frost per capita
Itt så myttjy ti sii, e je va e je
There isn't much to see, it is what it is
En åker tide, tide å tide
A field for you, for you and for you
Myttjy gambäfolk, dem hör it va ja seir
A lot of old people, they don't hear what I say
Nativitetin e låg, vi var knappt na fleir
Fertility is low, we are barely any more
E va hårda tider växt åpp i vildmarkin
It was hard growing up in the wilderness
Levd på råmjölk, råjjin, rå köti å barkin
Lived with raw milk, rye, raw meat and bark
Hängd me djurin sidan ja bleiv född
Hanging out with animals since I was born
Puppe heitt kaninin, e va sad tå an dödd
The rabbit's name was Puppe, it was sad when it died
Per-Erik va tuppin, ja herre på täppan
Per-Erik was a rooster, yes, the lord of the lands
Tills rävin tåo an å vägra släpp an
Until a fox took it and refused to let go
Ein åv tjuran råka stärv
One of the bulls happened to die
Stackars Börje, gåodan kärv
Poor Börje, it was delicious sausage
Tå do sir teckninni skyin
When you see the marks in the sky
Kom ti byin, Kom ti byin
Come to the village, Come to the village
E finns it na för seint elo biti
There is no being too late or early
Kom ti city kom ti city
Come to the city come to the city
E je bästa ställi på all vis
It's the best place in all ways
Kom ti Palvis, Kom ti Palvis
Come to Palvis, Come to Palvis
Kör från Vöro ti Maxmo - halvis
Drive från Vörå to Maxmo - half the way
Kom ti Palvis, Kom ti Palvis
Come to Palvis, Come to Palvis
E sker itt na men e var myki jåort
Nothing happens but there's a lot of soil
He e gängstä livi på en glesbygdsåort
It's gangster life living in the countryside
No ha vi lämna båoi, flujji ur holkin
Now we have left the nest, flown out of the hulk
Do kan ta pojkin ur byin, men it byin ur pojkin
You can take the boys out of the village, but not the village out of the boys